Thanks for the Imperfect
This Thanksgiving I find myself reflecting on the absence of perfection. You have heard me preach about the problems of perfection as a standard, the way it encourages all of … Continue reading Thanks for the Imperfect
Month: November 2019
MEMO: Canticum Novum
You have likely now heard that the Music Ministry at First Unitarian Church, particularly the adult choir program, has been largely restructured. This began last spring when it was announced … Continue reading MEMO: Canticum Novum
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 – Christmas Eve (8pm & 10pm)
Monthly Theme: BirthSermon Topic: “Holy Night” O Magnum MysteriumMusic: Kenneth L. DeJongText: Traditional O magnum mysterium,et admirabile sacramentum,ut animalia viderent Dominum natum,iacentem in praesepio!Beata Virgo, cujus viscerameruerunt portareDominum Iesum Christum.Alleluia! … Continue reading Tuesday, December 24, 2019 – Christmas Eve (8pm & 10pm)
Immigrant Justice Action Group Lifts Up Challenges and Successes: National Action
On November 12, the Supreme Court considered the Trump administration’s termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), deciding whether this action was lawful and possibly whether DACA’s creation itself … Continue reading Immigrant Justice Action Group Lifts Up Challenges and Successes: National Action
Wells We Did Not Dig
In his concluding statement during the Democratic Candidates Debate last night, Senator Corey Booker pointed out Rep. John Lewis sitting in the audience and began with the famous words of … Continue reading Wells We Did Not Dig
Come Sunday
Theologian and jazz great, Duke Ellington, got it right: “Come Sunday, oh, come Sunday, that’s the day.” We call it Celebration Sunday, this Sunday, when we try to transform our … Continue reading Come Sunday
Democracy
The first thing to say about our democracy is that it is not one. Our system of government is not a democracy. The “framers” of our system, those “founding fathers”, … Continue reading Democracy
Sunday, November 17, 2019 -Celebration Sunday
Monthly Theme: DeathSermon Topic: “Building a New Way” Dig a Little DeeperMusic: Jenifer LewisText: Jenifer Lewis Don’t matter what you look likeDon’t matter what you wearHow many rings you got … Continue reading Sunday, November 17, 2019 -Celebration Sunday