Amidst the swirl of life's challenges, fears, and even moments of crisis, I make time to gaze at the night sky to see the vastness there, And to remember that this moment in time is but a flicker— Not an inconsequential flicker— For what I do and think now does matter. My work, though, is to let...

More than relic— Living symbol: Beacon to the bewildered illuminating refuge; Light of love calling to community; Signal of sacred mission. Shine now in the world, Set being ablaze, Kindle our courage, Ignite intuition. Spark our hearts to service. Glow hope.

Can you imagine what it was like to be inside of that house, afraid that it might fall all apart from the destructive force of the wind and the rain, from the whole storm?

I experience the creative impulse as living just under the surface of the daily grind: tugging; imploring, When do we all get to sing together again?

What’s the one word you hope will define your upcoming year?

The stories remind us there is still and always joy in this world, but it usually comes right alongside the struggle.

This is a "love saves" story.

This year, the Advent season seems particularly seized by a spirit of the expected, the longing.

Make sure, both at Christmastime and in other times, that you ask for that which you really want.

The wilderness alongside every moment, sprawling in each direction, holds more than the silence that theologians imagine of God.

May you rejoice in the unknown. May you hug uncertainty to you tight.

The person who enjoys privilege always knows less about the person who lives under the weight of that privilege than the people who are actually under it.

We seek blessed assurance through pandemic chaos, relentless loss, and unimaginable stress.

The soul of America has yet to be born.

Let us honor our ancestors by doing the work of living boldly, loving mightily, and creating heaven on earth.

It's okay to be feel weary of resiliency and wholeness and learning and growth.

We are all in this together, and when bad things happen that are preventable by human means, we are all implicated.

May today bring forth transformation in ourselves—from grief, healing; from memory, wholeness; and from celebration, love.

To be a Unitarian Universalist means we’ll never be done with the work.

As Unitarian Universalists, our journey is to transform the big and the small, to transform ourselves, and to transform the world.