I remember once many years ago meeting a man who had served honorably as a Ranger in the Special Forces/Army for many years. He was not particularly tall but clearly very strong and had distinguished himself as one of the…
This is how the “arc” of these holidays function : we experience the weight and plagues of the world and then mercifully realize that these difficulties are not the last line of the larger story.
This last week has brought for me several reminders of why I am a Unitarian Universalist, one who still identifies as a Christian. The first was the tragic loss of life that occurred in Atlanta when 8 people were gunned…
What an intense few weeks it has been, and what a challenging few weeks it will be. Between presidential politics and spiraling COVID cases, it feels like our attention has whipsawed from screen to screen. Maybe that is why I…
This last week has been quite intense and historic. As a world-wide pandemic continues to rage the President of the United States has been impeached for the second time. It’s almost hard to believe. What’s also hard to believe is how much various…
The last 2 days will be a period that few of us will forget. For only the second time in our nation’s history the Capitol building was violently stormed by outside forces. In 1812 it was the British who ransacked…
As I sit here and write this on the first day of the year I am keenly aware of how important both personal and community care is right now, and how lies and misinformation are seeking to divide us a…
Not sure about you, but to co-opt a Dickensian phrase, it feels right now “like the best of times and the worst of times.” The worst of times aspect is readily apparent right now, what with more Americans dying each…
Imagine you were able to go back in time exactly 12 months and find me here in my office at the church, writing my column. I am not sure I would believe you when you described what this November has…
While this last week has been unseasonably warm here in New England and parts of the Midwest, today definitely feels like a mid November day: chilly, damp and dark. Perhaps that is why I wanted to wish all of you…
