Category: From the Minister

After Worship: Forgiveness and Yom Kippur

Several of you asked me to post the prayer I shared at this morning’s service on forgiveness and Yom Kippur. It is:

I hereby forgive all who have hurt me, all who have done me wrong, deliberately or by accident, whether by word or by deed. … read more.

Introducing Spirit Study!

Beloved Community,

I am so excited to tell you about a program we’re starting this year, called “Spirit Study.”

Spirit Study is a 10-month invitation to learning, practice, and reflection. Our 2015-16 study topic is voluntary simplicity, the rejection of consumerist, materialist values in favor of choosing … read more.

After Worship: “Inside Out” Multigen Service

It’s Sunday around 4 p.m., and I’m still feeling tender and spiritually nourished after worship this morning. Planning our multigenerational services–which aspire to engage us in ways that sermon-focused services can’t–is usually a pretty big challenge. As much as I love worship that is creative … read more.

After Worship: Learning More About Paganism

I promised some book recommendations for those of you who would like to learn more about Neo-Paganism. There are thousands of Pagan books out there, with many, many, many designed to be introductory. These are just a few of my personal favorites:

Wicca: A Guide … read more.

After Worship: What book changed your life?

At our July 19 service, we exchanged recommendations of books that have changed our lives. In my homily, I recommended (not for the first time) Michelle Alexander’s New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.

What book changed your life?

A Vision of Multigenerational Community

Excerpts from the June 21 worship service “What Have You Learned?”

In her book Woman on the Edge of Time, Marge Piercy writes of a utopian society, and one of the practices there was for the elderly to spend the day with the children. One person … read more.