The Journey

I am a Universalist. I am a "missionalist." And I find it very difficult to speak of one without speaking of the other. One ...

Imagine you're a UU student in an evangelical seminary. Imagine someone in one of your classes says, "After reading your paper, I...

It was just a stick, that looked like a snake.  Phew. In other words, benign.  How YOU doing?

Okay, so, after being careful not to look into the woods last week, I took a walk this week, still keeping my eyes firmly on the path. A...

A friend of mine, Stoic Joy, and his wife, Mrs. Joy, take walks on the same trail I do.  Last week, he told me, "We saw a big snake the...

Have you ever been so excited, so happy, you felt like you could just burst into tears?  Yeah, okay, but in the middle of a class? I'm...

Grab bag of various and sundry: Was at a UU event this Sunday and a UU theologian was leading us in a very simple exercise in being in the...

Is that a bummer title?  Sorry.  We often don't want to think about death until suddenly we're thrust into it, having to deal with t...

BEEEEEEP . "Thank you for contacting The Journey.  Lizard Eater is unable to come to the blog right now, as she's busy writing a ...

Went for another soul walk today.  Didn't see any animals.  Probably because there were several people walking or running on the path.  ...

So ... the event. About a month ago, I received an email from the mall near our church, congratulating me on being one of 10 finalists in ...

Before I even got out bed this morning, Soul had hopped up on top of the covers, bouncing around, "Can we go for a walk today?  You don...

“The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul.” -- Emerson I have held four babies, seconds after being born, searched their f...

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...