Have you heard that there is a new name for the days of the week? They’re now all called “day.” Time is funny right now. For so many, one day really does blur into the next, with little to differentiate yesterday from tomorrow. When I lead noon prayers, I have to look at my calendar … read
The story of this woman, Ruth, is a small one in terms of Biblical proportions. No kings, no battles, no one is overthrown, and God doesn’t appear. But it is a large story in terms of the human experience. And like so many of our stories, it begins with grief. Naomi’s husband has died. And … read
“Lying, thinking/Last night/How to find my soul a home/Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone/I came up with one thing/And I don’t believe I’m wrong/ That nobody, But nobody/Can make it out here alone.” (Maya Angelou) So last week, I ended my sermon with these words: “Love will not cure this … read
Those first few weeks into his resurrected life, Jesus had a few things going on. After appearing to Mary Magdalene and the disciples, letting that doubting Thomas touch his wounds, he appeared to the disciples who had gone about their usual work of fishing. After a rather miraculous catch, Jesus and the disciples are enjoying … read
My dear colleague Debbie Glaze is so fond of saying to her college students and to the church staff, “Change is constant; growth is optional.” It feels as though we have been given a prime opportunity to live out those words, as we face a world of change in how we live and move and … read
This week I heard a great story from our Universalist Unitarian friends. It goes like this. Among the most accomplished and fabled tribes of Africa, no tribe was considered to have warriors more fearsome or more intelligent than the mighty Masai. It is perhaps surprising, then, to learn the traditional greeting that passed between Masai … read