Giordano Bruno is Burned at the Stake
On this day, the 17th of February, in 1600 Giordano Bruno, former friar, amazing thinker, difficult personality, and arguably the “first” martyr to science was burned alive at the stake. Apparentl
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Daily Bread #98
My weight is starting to flatline, hovering just below 160. No worries. 160 is just fine, it feels like a healthy weight for me and some of the weight is just loose skin (they don’t talk about that
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Sermon: When Enemies Become Friends
as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, Museum District campus, January 12, 2020 I am thrilled to be in the pulpit with you this morning. I am excited to be staying on as yo
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A few views of the Leper Chapel, Barnwell, Cambridge in late winter sun
A few views of the Leper Chapel, Barnwell, Cambridge in late winter sun. I happened to be passing by on my way to the nearby funeral directors when I noticed it was open. I hadn't visited for a while
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Things shared on Feb 17ths: on hoax hate crimes, muslims vs islamists, more
1. People who commit hoax hate crimes are mentally ill—they want attention. Have some pity for them. 2. “Believe the victim” is a bad approach because it presumes guilt. Better to treat accusers and t
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Levels of difficulty in comprehending article content.
The article on the UU A Way Of Life blog can be classified by levels of difficulty. The levels used here are beginner, intermediate, advanced, pro. The classification of levels are rated by two main c
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Virtue Development, Faith, part five, The paradox of finding faith in losing our faith,
After a period of relief when we have found what we have been looking for, there comes a period of disturbance. St. John of the Cross called it the dark night of the soul. We become depressed and desp
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Climate justice - To have a child or raise a child?
I’ve also often been asked whether it’s moral to reproduce in this climate, whether it’s responsible to have children, whether it is fair to the planet or, perhaps more important, to the children. Wal
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Daily Reflections, Day Sixty nine, Renewing faith in the kingdom of the Spirit.
Day Sixty nine Renewing faith in the kingdom of the Spirit. “Be grateful to return, as you were glad to go an instant, and accept the gifts that grace provided you. You carry them back to yourself.
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Abolitionist, Novelist, Polymath William Wells Brown—An Almost Forgotten Footnote
William Wells Brown in 1847 at the time of the publication of his first book of memoirs. His life was as compelling as any character her ever created—up from illiterate slavery to international celebr
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Fine
Things will be fine. Also things will be not fine, massively screwed up six ways from Sunday. Also, things will be both fine and not fine at the same time and our battered and perplexed hearts will ju
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18 August 2019 Sermon Podcast
“Transcending What? Balancing Life and Spirit” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell
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11 August 2019 Sermon Podcast
“Starving Darkness” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell
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4 August 2019 Sermon Podcast
Water Communion Service with Rev. Barbara Jarrell
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28 July 2019 Sermon Podcast
“After Apologies, Then What?” by Claudia Harris
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21 July 2019 Sermon Podcast
“There is Love More Powerful than Differences or Fears in its Claim on Our Hearts” by by Judy Cantil and Bishop Shaun Cooper
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“The Compassion of Resilience” by Reverend Tom Capo preached on 2/16/2020
Story: “What the Turtle Taught Theodore” By Gary Kowalski Theodore Parker was born 1810 and died in 1860. In his autobiography, Theodore Parker relates that as a child, four or five years old, livin
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MANY LOVES A Small Reflection on the Spiritual Life
MANY LOVES A Small Reflection on the Spiritual Life James Ishmael Ford Today I want to talk of love as the many splendored thing that it is. Frankly, love is a subject one should return to regu
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Things shared on Feb 16ths: blame Facebook instead of the Russians, more
This country has never had a Jewish President. People who call Sanders "an old white man" to argue he shouldn't run are playing with antisemitism. - If neoliberals are correct that Russia swung the el