“Why a Freethinker Writes a Religion Column”
Snippets of columns as well as stories of interactions with readers, reveals the impact of his writing and teaching across the landscape of beliefs.
Topic: Wisdom
“The Other “G” Word”
How might we incorporate gratitude into our daily lives? How can gratitude help us create a ripple effect of good will that can help transform our relationships, communities, and world?
The Myth of Normal
What have we normalized in our culture that causes trauma to the human spirit? What actions can we UUs take for our individual and collective spiritual well being?
I’m just anxious!
Anxiety producing events are everywhere….where’s our PEACE?
When One Door Closes . . .
Many of us are likely familiar with the expression, “When one door closes, another opens.” But what do we think about it? Is it an overly-optimistic way of dealing with setbacks and loss? Or, is there a kernel of truth in it for spiritual seekers like us Unitarian Universalists?
Be Like Francis
This Sunday, bring your well-behaved furry, feathered, finned, or scaled animal companion (or a photo) to our own! And let’s explore ways we might “be like Francis” and advocate for the most vulnerable among us.
Letting Go, Getting Free
How might we each, in the words of Christian theologian and ethicist Lewis Smedes, practice the notion that “to forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”?
What If Surrender and Resistance Danced in Harmony?
She shares observations of other thinkers, along with her own questions, relating to observing with curiosity our instincts to relax into or push against parts of our lives.
“No Mud, No Lotus”
What is the mud of your life? Of our collective lives as a community and nation? How might we encourage happiness to manifest in difficult times?
“Words…they’re just everywhere”
.Just think about your words for a moment!