This past week’s service on Transformation gave me far more reflection than I could include in one sermon. One of the things that I found was a beautiful poem by the Spanish poet Antonio Machado, originally entitled “Anoche, cuando dormía,” translated to “Last Night, As I Was Sleeping.” I loved the idea of dreaming of

There is a great shift that is happening on our campus. This past year, we have had some big changers with our renters that have created some great opportunities for how we use our space at UUCP. There are some short-term plans and some longer-term plans. We are excited to share all of them with

I am going to write about the misconduct event for this one final week. But this week, I want to address something amazing that came out of it.   In addition to the people at the center of this situation, this event struck home with the many people who have experienced misconduct, abuse or boundary-crossing in

I’ve been reflecting on the events of the last two weeks A LOT lately. And–me being me–one of the waysI like to reflect is in a theological way.   I’ve been thinking about Paul from the Christian Bible. Paul spent a lot of his letters talking about how the Christian church should be set up. He

Several years ago, a TED talk by novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie went viral, about the danger of a single story. While people have evolved even in their thinking around this, it has stuck with me. The video of it is here. One week after we shared the news about the misconduct, I am finding myself

This week in my column, I just want to tell you how much I care for and appreciate you all. I think in the day-to-day operations of the congregation, the worship services that come and go, and the tough times in our lives, we don’t stop and smell the flowers and have gratitude for everything