Category Archives: newsletter columns

Yesterday I went to the polls to vote. I’ve been waiting months to take that tangible step of punching my straight [*****] party ticket. I love how at the end of the electronic ballot a bright red flashing button lights … Continue reading →

Why do we come to church? Why do we bother getting up on a Sunday morning? There are many temptations: sleeping in both Saturday AND Sunday; an extra few hours at the park; Starbucks. Why do we bother? The answer … Continue reading →

Concepts of faith and morality are challenging ones for Unitarian Universalists. It’s not only that most of us come from other denominations where divinity, holiness, and morality were defined for us, but also that as our own faith deepens, we … Continue reading →

Radical Hospitality: I’ve used this term many times over the past few months but haven’t really explained it. “Radical hospitality” has become something of a spiritual buzzword lately as more and more congregations (in many faith traditions), struggle with what … Continue reading →

Sometimes when I use a zippy story in a sermon, months later people only remember the story and not the message behind the story. “That was your sermon on almost crashing your airplane,” they might recall about my sermon a … Continue reading →