Greetings! Today is a happy day for me! I am working on my final paper and presentation. Once I click the send button, I am done and finished with seminary. It has been quite a journey! I have stretched and learned and grown far beyond my expectations, and at some point I will put that…

If you were a flower, what would you be? I would be a moonflower Opening up only for the moonlight White petals shimmering, dancing in the gentle breeze to the rhythms of the night chorus Chirps and croaks and wondering hoots I would be a moonflower Who would grow and spread so tall Lemony aroma…

It is delightful to know that many of you enjoyed today’s Quaker-inspired service, which allowed for ample silence and many voices to be heard. I heard that many of you did indeed find silence to be good for you. We will definitely use this format again in the future. I shared some short readings from…

Weltanschauung. This is one of the best words I’ve learned in seminary. It is very similar to our English word/concept of “worldview” but it embraces more, it is wider and deeper than just “worldview.” It includes not just an individual, group, or culture’s view of the world, but how generations of lived experiences determine that…

#UULent day 40: pluralism. What a blessing it is to be living it with the Interfaith Coalition of Polk County! Proposed Article II revision: Pluralism. We celebrate that we are all sacred beings diverse in culture, experience, and theology.We covenant to learn from one another in our free and responsible search for truth and meaning.…

#UULent day 33: generosity. I felt a generosity of spirit at UUCL today (Sunday). We made room for each others sorrows and shared our joy. This sort of generosity, a dynamic reciprocity of sharing and caring for spirit, has healing powers. From there, we grow. How will you tend to this growth? My Very Own…