The Journey

As long time readers know, I do like my walks.  Exercise, schmexercise.  It's more for my head and soul. And it's been a while. ...

I miss the Blog Carnival, and I like it when a conversation bounces from blog to blog.  I could just wait for these conversations to spring ...

Okay, so I have to tell you about my friend, Father Mac.  Father Mac and I are in seminary together.  He’s not Catholic, at least, not anymo...

I had an experience last October that I've been meaning to write about -- a post by the Rev. Thomas Perchlik made me take the time. M...

That's one of those things that experts start telling you as soon as the biopsy stick turns pink*.  And it's true.  And sometimes ...

In the early Church, they had an extensive conversion practice. I propose that, in lieu of the standard "orientation- sign the book - ...

In preparation for meeting with the RSCC (no, I don't have a date ... the spring ones were filled by October, so I'm patiently waiti...

Patrick Murfin has a great post about the Tea Party participan t who mocked the man with Parkinson's. Meanwhile, I've been reading ...

Dontcha just love it when it seems like you and others you know are all thinking the same things at the same time? I've been ruminating...

It is after midnight. My papers due this week are done. Everyone is asleep. Except me. And now I can cry. Along with the other Wilms' m...

The BFF-DRE and I have a question. Do you know of any UU churches that were planted in the last 20 years that were not planted as a functio...

"It's such a good feeling ...." After a somewhat stressful morning -- they went back and redid scans, I swear the techs wouldn...

So ... life is good. Seminary is good. My parents come in town today. They haven't seen their grandkids since last July. Spoiling wi...

And what prompted the story of the Penguins and Purple Martins: Two seemingly related worlds sharply diverging from each other. Purple Marti...

I believe a church evolves, just like animals do, albeit a lot faster. A church that has evolved without a minister is a different animal th...

I purchased “The Gift, Poems by Hafiz” translations by Daniel Ladinsky recently. I had for years been a fan, picking up stray poems here an...

It's the details, good and bad, that bring our stories alive. Sam Sanders talks about this in his article, Taking Black History Out of ...

I have a dear friend who asked me to coach her in writing a sermon. It has wound up being a great gift to me, as it’s forced me to think th...

Many groups of people have ways of getting folks to find out what they most value. For chefs, as Anthony Bourdain has reported, they play ...

A conversation arose on Facebook recently about the use of “Rev” in front of a first name. Reverend John. Reverend Jane. The question was ...