The “holy” thing in life
is the participation in those processes that give body and form to universal justice. Injustice brings judgment and suffering in its train. It is tolerated only at the peril of stability and meaning.
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a pivot lid box...
A student from this year's class at Marc Adams School of Woodworking contacted me about an upcoming visit with his grandson and his desire to share his love of box making. He remembered seeing my pivo
Chateau d’If
On Bastille Day I took my son and Judith Walgren’s son on a day trip to Marseille. We didn’t see much of the city. We really only had two destinations in mind: the Chateau d’If and Ratonneau, a small
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The Bayonet Charge at Stony Point —Mad Anthony Wayne’s Little Masterpiece
Continental General Anthony Wayne earned the name Mad Anthony from his troops for his conduct at the Battle of Stony Point. As Revolutionary War battles go it was neither large nor in the long-run tha
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Wonderful
There is much to be said for subtly, for nuance and appreciating the quiet and unassuming. But there’s also a great deal to recommend the outrageous, the splendid, the catch-your-breath wonderful. How
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How Do You Facilitate Engagement and Make a Group Grow?
My half-awake short answer was “you give them something to be engaged with, something they’re passionate about.” But this is a deep question that requires a lot more than a quick answer.
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Liberate
Rise like a single ember caught in ecstatic swirling tendrils of soft smoke Rise like the first shoots of a tentative spring Rise like the Sun greeting the East Rise, rise together.
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Pagan Community Notes: EPA approves pesticide affecting bees/wildlife, First Nations raise environmental concerns in BC , “witch-hunt” news, and more!
In this week's Pagan Community Notes, the US EPA approves a pesticide potentially affecting bees/wildlife, First Nations raise environmental concerns in BC , new one-woman-show about the actress who p
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To Catch a Thief: Retelling an Ancient Hindu Story
The story that forms this sermon is inspired by a tale recounted in Simons Roof’s Journeys on the Razor-Edged Path. From that place I try to outline the arc of a spiritual life.
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The F Word: 7 Months In
Now, on month 7 of The F Word series, I wanted to highlight the voices that have been shared with us so far. We’ve had personal accounts, fears shared, poetry, book reviews, photos, historical starts,
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De-Arrest Every Single One, Free Them All
It’s not clear what the legacy of Donald Trump’s presidency will be. A lot is contingent on whether he leaves in 2021 or 2025 (or maybe stays beyond that, who really knows). It could be his links with
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We’re right here
TRUUsT Members of TRUUsT, an organization of transgender and nonbinary UU religious professionals, share their stories.
Big-picture economics
If the numbers can be believed ("economists widely doubt the veracity of the overall Chinese growth figure," the story says), China's lowest-in-three-decades annualized growth of 6.2% would have its e
Ask Alexa: How did a narcissistic psychopath get elected President of the United States?
Alexa: How did a narcissistic psychopath get elected to be the President of the United States? It is an example of the mob rule which the founding fathers were worried about which led to the creation
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We had great fun
We had great fun making box guitars and I was pleased the class went so well. It followed five intense days of box making at ESSA. I'm exhausted, not so much from seven straight days of class, but fro
THREE TENETS OF A FAITH FOR THE FREE
The first tenet of the free person’s faith is that our ultimate dependence for being and freedom is upon a creative power and upon processes not of our own making. The second tenet of the free person’
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Small Wonders
“Small change, small wonders – these are the currency of my endurance and ultimately of my life.” —Barbara Kingsolver What small change in your life has filled you with wonder? The Daily Compass offer
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Wisdom help us develop stronger teamwork as we turn towards...
Wisdom help us develop stronger teamwork as we turn towards life’s troubles with persistent bold compassion
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A Unitarian Universalist Pipeline to the Right? II: Feedback and Insight
Five days ago, I released my first blog post in a long time (a very long time if we’re talking about UU-related content), “A Unitarian Universalist Pipeline to the Right?”. I’ve had one other UU post
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More daily drawings
After drawing the above two–and keeping up a streak of drawing daily–I fell ill with a bug whose main effect was to drain me of energy so that it was hard even to stay sitting up for long. So I didn’t
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