Euthanasia takes us into another round of the great debate between sanctity of life vs. quality of life. Carry it deeply enough and it may illuminate what life means to … Continue reading Human Right to Die

In 1965, James Reeb had gone to Selma, Alabama with other Unitarian Universalist ministers in response to the call of Martin Luther King, Jr. to support racial justice. There Reeb … Continue reading No Greater Love

It has been said that judging people is like reading a book. Only if people are books, they’re mysteries. We’re all multi-layered, psychologically tangled, emotionally intricate beings. Knowing all this, … Continue reading Judgmentalism Is a Spiritual Issue

This Sunday we celebrate Black History month. The sermon title comes from a fable in African American folklore. The fable’s lesson: racism is racial prejudice plus power.

Valentine’s Day is Monday, February 14. I propose that we send Valentine cards to the most difficult people in our lives. Those people we rather avoid at all costs. They … Continue reading Will You Be My Valentine?

Loa Tzu didn’t preach. He didn’t organize or promote. He wrote a few pages on request, rode off on a water buffalo, and was never seen again. Welcome to the … Continue reading Living in the Tao

“Life is trouble. Only death is no trouble,” proclaims Zorba the Greek in a well-known novel. What about our capacity to heal? I believe in our capacity: not because of … Continue reading Our Capacity to Heal

To provide our lives with fundamental value and meaning is human nature. The trouble begins when what is fundamental slips into literalism. True literalists approach words as if they are … Continue reading Sitting On Your Fundament

A few years ago, this from the National Geographic: “We live in an age when all manner of scientific knowledge – from the safety of fluoride and vaccines to the … Continue reading Where has All the Science Gone?