Coffee break
another round of thanks and some ponderings
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We Should Want to Go
For various reasons too personal and numerous to mention, I have been thinking a lot about my first few years attending my home congregation in Saratoga Springs NY. In 2004, I made a conscious choice to start going to church, because I was seeking community and healing. But I kept
Be More Like Dolly
I have been mainlining Dolly Parton content since her death was announced yesterday; not just articles about her but also clips of her performances, interviews, and of course her music. It's rare that a celebrity death stops me in my tracks and makes me cry as though they
Let's Just Talk About It
Not long ago I encountered this thought from psychologist Dr. John Gottman, who said that relationships die in the conversations that never happened. Gottman was speaking of interpersonal relationships - and probably more narrowly romantic partnerships - but not surprisingly, I started thinking about our congregations. I led a congregation who had
Doing Hard Things
I'm back! For a few weeks anyway, before another break for more doctoral work (it's gonna be one of those years). It was an incredible journey, from getting to do some doctoral work with the amazing team at the UU congregation in Ann Arbor (where I