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fewer lines in the sand, more listening (part I)
Recently, the Rev. Tom Schade published a series of posts suggesting that today’s political conservatism is wholly inconsistent with the values of Unitarian Universalism. To those who claim both...
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an intermezzo about abortion
“There aren’t ‘women who have abortions’ and ‘women who have babies.’ Those are the same women at different points in their lives.” — Rachel Atkins, PA, MPH, Executive Director, Vermont Women’s Health...
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fewer lines, more listening, part II
It’s been a little while. I had something I needed to say before embarking on this post . . . more on that here. And then I took some time to simply sit with my thoughts, and those of lots of others....
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how can I know another’s heart?
This is a post guest-written by a friend, Mandie, who shares her own experiences and perspectives about abortion in response to this post. For more of Mandie’s words about parenting, faith, and life...
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a $aving sort of grace (thoughts on shame and stewardship)
I love this post from UU Robin Bartlett Barraza, about how her family finds God and grace at a UCC church on Sunday afternoons. Robin’s words evoke the loving embrace of community, a welcome extended...
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warning: this post is about S-E-X
Not long ago, I was studying in a coffee shop in the late hours of the evening. It’s a beautiful place to read—high ceilings of hammered tin, warm woods, a banistered staircase to the loft-style art...
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don’t talk to strangers (listen to them instead!)
Last month I took an intensive course in Unitarian Universalist Congregational Polity–and heard something from our instructor that frightened me: “Unitarian Universalism as we know it isn’t going to...
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of friendship, worship, and the bravery of storytelling
Very early Monday morning, I returned home, bleary and beat, from 2013 General Assembly in Louisville. I attended Ministry Days as well (thanks again, UUMA, for including aspirants this year), and so...
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anger: a love story
I love my friends and my family. They are amazing, creative, funny, loving people. And, like me, they are imperfect. They make mistakes. They have done things, sometimes, that were hurtful, or...
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Dear white girl from Kansas: I choose them
Wow, it’s been a few years. More than that, actually—time flies, right? We don’t keep in touch, and even though we lived and worked less than 30 miles from each other for the last six years, I...
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