I am fond of telling stories about how children who grow up in the First Unitarian community remember highlights from their younger years here. I have loved hearing from adults, … Continue reading Making Memories

“Almost Biblical.” That is how one staff member at the church described this week. Between the flood in our own Buchan building and the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral … Continue reading Almost Biblical

I always get the words wrong. The hymn “We Would Be One” is a favorite of mine and of many of us: We would be one as now we join … Continue reading We Would Be One

This is the season when preachers and teachers in religious communities search within themselves and in the world to justify hope. The renewal in the earth around us stands in … Continue reading A Fragile Faith

Opportunity rather than equality has shaped the American vision of Beloved Community, at least the dominant vision. Equality as a goal, in fact, has been broadly embraced only as equality … Continue reading Opportunity vs Equality

The Gospel of Mark, the earliest in the Christian tradition, begins with the adult Jesus seeking baptism. The earliest Gospel begins with his yearning for cleansing and the hope of … Continue reading Sing Out Her Name

A number of congregants have spoken or written to me about the UU WORLD article on transgender issues that I discussed in my sermon last Sunday. Some expressed thanks that … Continue reading Another Learning Opportunity

“There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. … Continue reading The Sound of the Genuine

The United Methodist Church has just affirmed their “Traditional Plan,” which refuses to allow same sex marriage or the ordination of queer ministers. Extensive child sexual abuse was recently exposed … Continue reading The Place Where We Are Right

Last Sunday, almost 60 congregants gathered in Eliot Chapel after the 11:15 Service for my quarterly Q&A. Given the snow on Saturday and travel difficulties for many, I was thrilled … Continue reading THOU