For those of you that may not have heard, there’s been some changes in my life. I’ve entered seminary to get a Master’s in Divinity at ILIFF School of Theology. I am not sure yet exactly where this will lead, but I will make announcements out here as my process…
Reflections on Elie Wiesel’s Night
Listening to Elie Wiesel’s Night has rocked me deeply…I think for the first time in my life listening to such horror, such pain, my mind imagined it in a personal way…the experience has been profoundly painful. Just as a listener, I am humbled to think anyone endured such an experience.…
Compassion Sermon
After the Emma the Dog experience, our worship team asked if I would be willing to do a sermon on compassion. Here it is. It is based around our second principle, “Justice, equity and compassion in human relations.” I think it was well received this morning. Enjoy. 2011 Compassion Sermon
Illusion of Weakness Sermon
This sermon is a bit out there. I went out on a limb and gave a sermon as a guised archetype…guising is a form of mystical trance where you draw down a character. I wrote and delivered the sermon as Li Tei Quai, a Taoism immortal of Chinese kung-fu legend.…
Emma the Dog: Hey People…please be kind and excellent.
I have a brief story to tell. Last night some kids in our neighborhood found a beautiful little chihuahua wandering the streets…they actually founds its owner. The owner didn’t want it because of a new lease, left her door open, and when the animal got out, decided not to look…
Hey Mom! Peace on Earth…?
Hey mom! Happy Mother’s Day! Would you like some controversial thought today? Because that’s what I got you… I dedicate this blog post to you mom, with a shout-out to Rev. Lora Brandis, Consulting Minister at South Valley Unitarian Universalist (SVUUS) and Pocatello Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (PUUF), another mom who…
3: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
As usual, to me, principle 3 relates not only to life in our congregations, but how we as UU’s live in the world around us day to day. A very important principle for us to live our commitment to respect and dignity of all souls, there’s a dimension to encouraging…
2: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
This Valentine’s Day, take a moment to pray (yes, even if you are a UU) that we, all of us, every last human, recognize the importance of this principle. I had a different post prepared for this principle, until yesterday…I was going to talk about making just and equitable choices…
Extreme Welcoming Sermon
Last month in January, I had the good fortune to “inherit” a service because our consulting minister was called out of town unexpectedly (well, kind-of unexpectedly). The title was already set and the topic already published; Extreme Welcoming. I got into thinking about what makes up the idea of welcoming,…
Sermons Moved Here
For all those of you who complained about being able to download the sermons, they are now here, and I apologize…ScribD, GoogleDocs, you should all be ashamed of yourselves for creating such a difficult linking system. Epic failure all around. The sermons are now here, in the sermons area —…