Protecting the Noncompliant
A Longing for Respect On my morning walks, I often pass by a van parked in our neighborhood. […]
Freedom
Clinging to Control and Freedom from Fear
Our Instinct to Survive and Our Need to Control At last week’s recovery church meeting we discussed a […]
1 Free Will in a Quantum Universe
Seeking to Know Why As a hospital chaplain, I see a lot of suffering. Illness, financial insecurity, disability, […]
1 Independence Day: A More Perfect Union
The Founding of Our Nation No matter the scripture, we humans argue about its interpretation. Did God give […]
2 Grateful for Everything
For Everything in Our Lives Lyricist Bruce Findlow, in his song, “For All that Is Our Life,” said […]
Flower Communion
Communion and Community We Unitarian Universalists have few rituals of our own. The Flower Communion, created in 1923 […]
1 Memorial Day and the Waging of Peace
Memorial Day and Remembrance On Memorial Day, we remember. We remember war, death, and those we love. We […]
The Journey of Empowerment
Freedom and Power Last week, I wrote about the freedom of acceptance, that which comes with surrender, forgiveness, […]
1 All Kinds of Freedom
The Freedom of Innocence Freedom comes in many forms. For instance, there is a freedom in the innocence […]
3 Remembering Passover and Dismantling the Golem
Passover, Freedom, and Slavery Passover commemorates the triumph of freedom over slavery. On this holiday, Jews around the […]