The miracle of new birth is persistent. Sources of hope are born each day. Our liberal faith asks us to recognize and celebrate that truth. The candles we light push … Continue reading CHRISTMAS EVE: Always Being Born
“How can we be grateful enough?” Asks the text of that beautiful anthem. How can our minds and bodies be grateful enough? Oh, we have managed to survive storms … Continue reading Going My Way
As part of my own preparation for this Sunday, I read all of the things that you all wrote about First Unitarian on those “steeples” that are decorating … Continue reading Winners and Losers
A few years ago, the New Yorker magazine reprinted a notice they found from a small newpaper in Virginia. “IMPORTANT NOTICE,” it read in bold, capital letters. “If you … Continue reading Now More Than Ever
To begin, a story: A man was climbing a mountain on a foggy day, and no doubt because of the poor visibility, he strayed off the path, slipped, … Continue reading The Better Angles of our Nature
We had wonderful music this summer, but it is so nice to have the choir back, filling the sanctuary with their voices and those lyrics that help call us back … Continue reading Homecoming Sunday
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Have you picked blackberries? Those sweet late summer fruits “hidden beneath leaves barbed like critics.” Sweetness that is guarded and protected. “Peril and abundance” whispered like a prayer through purple … Continue reading Barriers to Love
