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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Mustard Seeds and Sticky Ideas
This is the sermon for Association Sunday on “sticky ideas.” As the Unitarian Universalist Association launches a national advertising campaign in Time magazine, it’s a good time to examine our core messages. I also include a link to this morning’s … Continue reading
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“God called me”: When Universal Translators fail
I wrote this for the church newsletter, but then I realized that I need to write on radical hospitality and generosity during our stewardship drive. So I post it here. “I was guided by God to serve here in … Continue reading
Prayer for an Unfixed World, from Sunday
Today I sat listening in the car to another presidential press conference in which so many issues of our times remain unaddressed & unfixed. I post this prayer from Sunday. It was where I returned as I listened to our … Continue reading
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Building the Church of our Dreams
When we concentrate on funding a vision and not just supporting a budget, on reaching into our souls for an answer to “how much” and not just our pocketbooks, our generosity cannot help but give us joy. This year’s annual … Continue reading
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Voices of Liberal Faith
Last week I encountered several people (both in response to my blogging and in “real” life) who were surprised that someone who “believed like me” would be affirming to all people, especially gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons. I believe … Continue reading
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When a Small Group Isn’t a Small Ministry Group
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
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