Taking Stock

Last week, just before the election, a campaigner showed up at my door. I listened as he described why I should vote a certain way. In the course of the conversation, I learned he was a veteran, returned from a tour in Iraq in 2009. I told him that for the past year, every week […]

After the Fire There is story about the Buddha that goes something like this. After he became enlightened, the Buddha began to travel around India. A man who encountered the Buddha recognized he was somehow extraordinary. So he asked the Buddha, “ Are you a god?” “No,” the Buddha answered. “An incarnation of a God?”

The Art of Threshing © Sylvia Stocker And so the autumn has come, with cool nights, pungent fragrances, bird migrations and mammalian hibernations. The autumn has come, with its bright colors, fiery before the long cold, a last gasp of liveliness before the long dormancy. The autumn has come – and the harvest to bring

The Unitarian Minister in the Oval Office When President Obama addressed the nation a couple of weeks ago, the people got their first view of the newly redecorated Oval Office. Subsequent news reports have detailed the fine points of the new decorations. Around the edge of a newly woven wool rug appear five famous quotations

Youth Group Member Received Prestigious Award; Invited to White House Reception http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/168670.shtml This link brings you to an article about Danielle Smith, a member of our youth group, who received the Student Advocate of the Year award from GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network). Read the article — it’s inspirational! Dani has actively participated

My Letter that the Times Record Didn’t Publish (Note: A week or so after posting this blog, the Times Record did publish this letter. They used one issue of the paper to publish many of the letters they had received post-election.) November 5 To the Editor: “Bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the

Queen Anne’s Lace Black-eyed Susans are one of my favorite flowers. To me, they look like bright, happy faces. Seeing them never fails to lift my spirits. I also love them because, technically speaking, they are weeds, albeit weeds that have found favor with dedicated gardeners. You see them growing with wild abandon in late-summer

Same-Sex Marriage Hearing in Augusta Today I counted at least nine people from our congregation at the Augusta Civic Center, where the public hearing on LD 1020, the Marriage Bill, was being conducted. Proponents of same-sex marriage were asked to wear red to show their support of the bill. While representation seemed robust on both

Busy Church! Two Services Starting on April 5 NOTE: We still have two services, but the time for the second service has been changed from what this photo depicts. The first service is still at 9:15. Religious education for children occurs during the first service. The second service is now at 11:00. Hospitality is offered