Belief and worship are powerful tools for organizing thought and behavior. If others get control of those tools, they can make us dance like puppets. But if we’re careful, we can learn to pull our own strings.

The only really upsetting thing about being old is realizing that I'm not going to see how everything comes out.

I knew the gunman who killed two in a Knoxville church, but I don’t need an explanation for his actions. I need stories of heroes and kindness and compassion.

First impressions of a first-time General Assembly goer.

People keep secrets for all kinds of reasons, even Unitarian Universalists.

Finding my path when the choices I made in my twenties didn't work out.

Your heart will be worn and joyous, wise and beat up, and full of sorrow and amazement.

Love the gift of your life and do no harm.

Facing cancer with lessons learned from my parishioners.

People say, ‘Bloom where you’re planted,’ but things happen.

Only after the funeral did Brother Dick ask, 'And what church did you say you attend?'

Establishing connections with self, family, and the earth.

Ancient myths dramatize the shift from winter to spring.

Developing home-based community rituals that root UU adults and children.

How can we pray with integrity, grace, power, and purpose?

On alternating days, a resolution to stop beating myself up.

When a Unitarian Universalist minister moves to the island of Crete, a sense of humor builds a bridge across cultures.

Tickets to the Keith Urban concert weren't just a gift. They were a miracle.

A psalm for people whose beliefs are minority views.

Despite the silly 'science' and fake experts on the hit DVD, some of The Secret's advice actually helped me.