Reflections from an experienced chaplain going through the loss of his own father. My father died April 2018. In October I traveled back to Colebrook, CN to help my family celebrate his life in the church across the street from the house where he grew up. When I returned from…
Dear America, How Ya Been?
Dear America, How Ya Been? is a sermon delivered at South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society December 2018 about my love for the dream of liberty, welcome and respect of individuality that I find at the heart of America and having the hard political conversations to cross the divides we have…
The Risk of Caring
The Risk of Caring is a sermon delivered in March of 2017 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden where I was invited to preach as a guest speaker. This sermon shares stories from chaplaincy and talks about the holy ground we walk upon when caring for others. I do…
The 2-Week No Single-Use Plastic Challenge
I was really shaken by the movie “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” I knew things were bad, I did not realize they were this bad. Not only is climate change going to get us, but we’re all going to drown in plastic. The tons and tons of plastic…
Speak, I Will Hear
When you speak I hear The pitter-patter of little feet And somewhere on the wind God, she giggles For in those words of tongue That emerge from your heart-song I realize once and for all That I have no idea What on Earth you are talking about Still there in…
Heart of the Sun
Today I saw the heart of the sun Myriad colors singing Brilliant dance of billions Each wandering soul touching Singing its own song Casting light into the dawn How far will they go? Every one speaking as its own Yet dancing together as one Light playing across their own way…
Reflections on Worth and Dignity
This sermon was delivered on July 7, 2013 at South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society during our summer of our seven principles. This was the first in a series of worship services centered around the seven principles of Unitarian Universalism. Our first principle is really one of the foundations of our…
God, Who?
Last week I gave the guest sermon at Pocatello Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (PUUF) entitled God, Who? about our relationship to God, the word, the concept, the presence, and conceptualizing God as a process unfolding, rather than as a personage – more of a Tao than an identity. There is ample…
Theology of Now
I have been doing a class on Practical Theology and struggling a bit, so am going to come back to this blog to explore some thoughts, ideas and invite reflection in comment. If you read this, and you have thoughts, please, comment. Classical “Theology” is a “discourse on God” so…
SVUUS Membership Reflection
This January I did a brief reflection at South Valley Unitarian Universalist about why I love the community. I have had several requests for copies, so I am putting it up here on gnosticity for posterity. Its copyrighted with the creative commons CC-BY-SA license, so if its useful, grab it…