Friends, I was delighted recently to preach at the Georgia Mountains Unitarian Universalist Church (GMUUC) in Dahlonega, Georgia, on ways to, faithfully and healthfully, engage in conflict. Rev....

The first few lines of Mary Oliver’s poem “The Journey” read: “Who made the world?Who made the swan, and the black bear?Who made the grasshopper?”Before I took some time away for my sabbatical this past April, I felt the weight of the world in my heart. I burdened myself with the...

It seems to me that we are currently living in a time when so much feels binary. If we do not feel “this way” then we must feel “that way”. It is so easy to be triggered by words which make us internally say “hell no” or the opposite. Our bodies are made to react to threats. Have you...

"Doing nothing is very hard to do… you never know when you're finished." — Leslie NielsenOne of the many amazing and privileged honors about working for the Unitarian Universalist Association is that we are granted sabbatical leave roughly every seven years. In recognition of our need for...

Quick Version: The congregation’s culture is its most important featureLeaders have a major impact on cultureCritical skills for congregational leaders to develop at this time are self-awareness, empathy, an ability to grow individuals and teams, and creativity.The most important feature of our...

As a people of one shared Faith and as single congregations tied to others through our Unitarian Universalist Association, many of us are gathering our hopes for what the upcoming calendar year will bring.

One of the important tasks we take on as Unitarian Universalists who hold Love as our core value is the study of how love moves among us, transforms us, and is incarnated by us....