Not many local religious leaders are speaking out publically on our present state and national budget debates. Religious leaders should not have any more say in what the government does than any other citizens. But, we as religious leaders ought to remind the public that the ideals of our respective faiths expect us to respond [...]
As I write this, it is warming up to be a summerlike day, with temperatures in the 70s. It is hard to believe that April is around the corner, complete with leaves on trees and flowers at full bloom about our feet. The winter was hard on many people. The snow piled up and the cold [...]
Courage means facing fears and fighting wrongs. Courage means living a life that respects the inherent worth and dignity of all people. Courage means being a force for good in the world and standing on the side of love. Are you seeking a spiritual home where you can feel like you belong? A spiritual home [...]
Hope rises. It rises from the heart of life, beating with joy and sorrow. Hope longs. It longs for good to be affirmed, for justice and love to prevail, for suffering to be alleviated, and for life to flourish in peace. Hope requires a home. With a structure of community, meaning, and ritual, hope gains [...]
Interfaith dialogue has renewed significance for me in the light of anti-Muslim feeling of the hearing initiated today by Congressman Peter King, and the fact that I attended the Memorial service for Rabbi Sandy Roth, one of my close interfaith colleagues with whom I traveled to Israel and Palestine. I invite you to join [...]
UUCWC will be an inclusive faith community focusing our energy and resources on spiritual deepening, thereby challenging us to become a dynamic and recognized force in our community(s). — UUCWC vision statement In late February, I received a call from a not-for-profit group that works with teens, some of whom are gay and lesbian and [...]
In the aftermath of the January 8 shootings in Tucson, Americans have pondered many questions about gun control, mental health care, violent images in political rhetoric, and the value of life and relationships. President Obama went to Arizona and gave a remarkable address to the people of arizona and to all Americans to help us [...]
The founders of our country wisely decided in the First Amendment that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof … .” Article VI specifies that “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” The [...]
Observing the beginning of a new year can be a meaningful and important time in your life. depending on one’s religious, cultural, or ethnic perspective, there are a variety of times in any calendar year when we may sense a new year beginning. On our calendar, January 1 carries a great deal of symbolic meaning. [...]
During the holiday season, people in our country make great efforts to be together with family and friends. Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year in the United States, and the December holidays are right behind it. There is something about the winter season that makes us long to spend time with friends [...]
