After time away for parental leave and study leave, I am thrilled to be back! As you can imagine, these last few months have been full and life changing. I want to thank you for the generous parental leave you allowed me to take in late May and June in order to be present for […]Read more
Spring is here and I could not be more delighted! The yellow and red tulips opening in my garden are a warm, welcome sight. Last fall, when I planted the tulip bulbs, I was thinking to myself: By the time these tulips bloom it will be just about the time for Casey and me to […]Read more
What are we doing the weekend of September 14-15, 2019, you ask? Why, celebrating the 150th anniversary of Peoples Church of course! Our sesquicentennial celebration is shaping up to be a meaningful, jam-packed, and fun-filled weekend. We have an open house, guest speakers, a community-wide celebration dinner out Read more
“In God We Trust.” The official motto of the United States of America since 1957, this phrase is printed on our currency and has been consistently debated in conversations on the separation of church and state ever since. But all debate aside, what does this statement mean? What does it mean for an entire country Read more
On most days I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of where babies come from. I know the science: the anatomy and the biology. I also know how other animals, insects, plants, and flowers reproduce. But if I sit and think about it long enough, I eventually reach the edge of all I […]Read more
The month of November begins every year with an opportunity to remember our ancestors and this year is no different. Around the world people are heading into the coldest, darkest part of the year celebrating and honoring Samhain, Halloween, All Saints Day, All Souls Day, and Day of the Dead. In addition to these Read more
Ancient Hawaiian society was ruled by Kapu, or sacred laws. Anyone who broke or violated the law, no matter how small, faced very serious consequences, usually death! The only way for a criminal to escape and ensure their own survival was to travel to a puuhonua. Puuhonua, sacred sites of refuge established by Read more
Everyone is welcome at Peoples Church! We announce this good news every week during worship, we share it with our friends and neighbors when we talk about our church, and it is time now to demonstrate it to our children. For children to grow up into well-grounded Unitarian Universalists and lifelong seekers, they Read more
A few weeks ago, Casey and I spent some vacation time in Minnesota. While staying with friends in the Cooper neighborhood of Minneapolis we were invited into a charming, annual neighborhood ritual: waiting for the baby bald eagles to leave their nest. “Did you see the eagles today? Do you think the babies are Read more
Have you ever paid $12 to see a two-hour movie in the theater and had a spiritual experience? What made this experience so powerful? Did you even realize how much time went by? I am willing to bet you were completely immersed in the experience, never once taken out of the moment to notice what time it was. You Read more