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Robin Tanner

Full name: Rev. Robin Tanner

The Rev. Robin Tanner

Robin Tanner is a Unitarian Universalist minister, poet, and activist who serves as the Minister of Worship and Outreach at Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit, New Jersey.

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Braver/Wiser

With white Christmas lights strung in the background, and lit candles, a paper Advent calendar on a table has open doors.
A Holy Impatience

Robin Tanner

From Braver/Wiser
This year, the Advent season seems particularly seized by a spirit of the expected, the longing.
Two Latinx women from Mujeres Unidas y Activas shout to a crowd using a bullhorn.
More Than a Sum

Robin Tanner

From Braver/Wiser
We are never numbers to be tallied for turnout. We are more than a sum. Together, we are the hope and courage.
A conceptual photograph showing the silhouette of a person pulling back a curtain of darkness to reveal a new, better world.
Radical Expectations

Robin Tanner

From Braver/Wiser
Advent is about expectation—radical expectations that undo the status quo—and anticipation.
In a dark room, a lighted mobile over a baby's crib throws colored stars of light onto the walls.
Fear Can't Last Forever

Robin Tanner

From Braver/Wiser
This is a story of in-the-middle for those wondering how their story ends.
three donuts, with sprinkles, on a table. A child's hand is taking the center donut.
Faithful

Robin Tanner

From Braver/Wiser
Being faithful doesn’t mean endless work. It also means attention to the movement of spirit.
At the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, a man places both hands on the wall and looks up to read names
The Possibility of Redemption

Robin Tanner

From Braver/Wiser
We have narratives that guide the way we experience and know one another—but the Rev. Dr. William Barber often reminds me that “you must always believe...
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Pulled by a Fragile Thread

Robin Tanner

From Braver/Wiser
We, the willing, follow the threads to one another; past rightness and quips and tweets. We will find one another and persist past sunrise.
An adult stoops down so that a child can whisper in her ear.
Confessing Communities

Robin Tanner

From Braver/Wiser
I long for progressive religious communities where we admit our wrongdoings and called back into covenant.
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Expect Nothing

Robin Tanner

From Braver/Wiser
“Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.” —Alice Walker I had finally begun to relax—a bit. We were en route to Pennsylvania. My friend, a...
An adult hand gently holds an infant's hand.
What Will You Do With This?

Robin Tanner

From Braver/Wiser
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ―Albert Einstein...

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