by RMK | Apr 2, 2018 | Minister's Moments, Peoples News
In mid-March I sat on a panel hosted by the Inter-Religious Council of Linn County as part of a series called “Know Your Neighbors.” Throughout the series all of the panelists made it clear that we were not speaking on behalf of everyone in our entire faith tradition....
by RMK | Mar 3, 2018 | Minister's Moments
What does it mean to live “the good life?” Perhaps it is a little different for everyone but I suspect we all want basically the same things: love, time with family, good food, good friends, a fair society, meaningful work, and a sense of purpose. It sounds so simple,...
by RMK | Feb 5, 2018 | Minister's Moments, Peoples News
“Empathy is full presence to what’s alive in the other person at this moment.” – John Cunningham As a student at the University of Minnesota I heard a story I will never forget. A young man, a college freshman from the Deep South, had just moved to...
by RMK | Jan 2, 2018 | Minister's Moments, Peoples News
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the (people) to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery What comes to mind when you think of leadership? Do you imagine...
by RMK | Dec 5, 2017 | Minister's Moments, Peoples News
Growing up Unitarian Universalist, I never knew about the season of Advent. It wasn’t a part of my religious upbringing or Holiday traditions. But when I first learned about it in my mid-20’s I was instantly captivated and drawn to it, much more so than the...
by RMK | Nov 6, 2017 | Minister's Moments, Peoples News
How can it be first week of November already? I barely caught up with October! I never did figure out my Halloween costume, I still can’t find my fall sweaters (let alone my winter boots!), and yet there is no escape: the Holiday Season has arrived. At least that is...
