Monthly Archives: April 2007

Building Cathedrals

This was the sermon I preached at the end of candidating week. After services First UU San Antonio voted to call me as its next minister.

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Home at last

Well, we’re home. As you know, it was an adventure getting here with a canceled flight, two delays the next day, and some lost luggage. Going home was better, but not without a little stress: When we arrived at the … Continue reading

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Midweek review

Today marks the half way point of candidating week here in San Antonio, and I couldn’t be happier with how things are going. The search committee has done a great job of arranging events that bring together several committees and/or … Continue reading

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Moments of Faith

Before moving to the city of San Antonio this year, I had visited three times. Each visit occurred during a crisis of faith — personal, spiritual, and denominational — which I’ve recast as “moments of faith.”

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Hello San Antonio!

Welcome to my Website and blog. I’ve designed it so that we can start the process of getting to know each other better before I arrive in a few weeks at First UU Church of San Antonio to candidate as … Continue reading

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Snow, again

As if Illinois knows it may be my last winter here, this week it is snowing again. I do love spring snow–it’s pretty and there’s not much chance of it lasting. On the other hand, last week the temperature reached … Continue reading

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What is a blog anyhow?

It’s come to my attention that not everyone who is visiting this site understand what a blog is. There’s a lot of different types of blogs out there: political, confessional, journalistic, personal. This blog is my minister’s blog. A growing … Continue reading

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Of animal totems

Here’s a little something you will learn about me sooner or later: my animal totem is the tree frog. The discovery of how tree frog came into my life and why he is meaningful is a story worthy of a … Continue reading

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Friday the 13th?

I have to admit, when I first learned that the best time for my visit to San Antonio for candidating week would begin on Friday the 13th, it gave me a moment’s pause. I don’t consider myself superstitious — and … Continue reading

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