February 11, 2006

More on Chiang Mai There is a little sign in the window of each room at my guest house requesting that we remove our shoes before entering. This is the custom here and I find it irritating. Let's say

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Seventh Sunday After Epiphany (Year B) Sunday, February 19, 2006 Portrait of the First President of the United States, Anglican, Deist Presidents' Day (celebrated Monday, February 20, 2006) Religion a

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Sunday, February 12, 2006

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany (Year B) February 12, 2006 Madonna of the Pomegranate (circa 1487), Botticelli, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Tu B'Shevat, The Jewish "New Year for Trees," Shevat 15, 576

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Sunday, February 5, 2006

Fifth Sunday After Epiphany (Year B) February 5, 2006 (Above) Sixth Mount Zion Baptist was organized in Richmond, Virginia in September 1867 by John Jasper (1812-1901), who would go on to become one o

Sunday

"Onward, Christian Soldiers"

A question asked in the entry for January 15, 2006, is whether "Onward Christian Soliders, No. 331, from Hymns of the Spirit Two, can be "rescued" for progressive or post-liberal worship. The intent o

Miscellaneous

Sunday, January 29, 2006

January 29, 2006 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Year B) (Above) Arian Baptistry in Ravenna, Italy (mosaic) Candlemas / The Presentation / Etc. (celebrated February 2, 2006) Candlemas is the celebration

Sunday

Little Blessings on Our Heads

Half of the time, I am a Director of Religious Education for a Unitarian Universalist congregation in New Hampshire, but I have a second job where I am on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, when I am no

Reflections on Rekindling the Mainline

Reflections on Stephen Compton's Rekindling the Mainline Ken Brown April 27, 2005 This past year Alban Institute published a book that addresses the issue of "New Life through New Churches." Stephen C

View From the Mountains: Welcome

View From the Mountains: Welcome

Policy Governance

Here is an article I wrote in response to people's questions about Policy Governance: So You Want To Adapt Policy Governance® Ken Brown March 17, 2005 Many Unitarian Universalist Congregations and Dis