Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 01:53 am PDT
Featured Ministers
anonymous and its plan
Calling themselves “Anonymous,” a group of activists and hactivists have a plan to challenge and change the status quo. Their website promises “One year. Three phases. A world of change. ”I... [read more]
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smaller, better UUA Board
I support our UUA Board of Trustees’ proposal to shrink the Board from 26 members to 14, and to change the way Trustees are nominated & elected. I agree that this will make the Board both *m... [read more]
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Top Ten People to NOT Serve on Your Board
Top Ten People Who Should NOT Be On Your Board – and the worst and best reasons to ask someone to serve. This is slightly adapted from the classic list created by the Rev. Ms. Suzanne Meyer. NB: ... [read more]
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Won Park, money origamist
Won Park folds dollar bills into remarkable shapes. His origami is really gorgeous – note how the penguin even has an eye. Elsewhere on the web, you may read that Won Park lives in a garbage truc... [read more]
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UU smart phone app?
What would you want in a UU app on your smartphone? That is the question posed by our UUA. The Rev. Ms. Naomi King, one of our most tech-savvy leaders, who regularly ministers to people via Twitter... [read more]
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manly to live longer?
Men die five years earlier than women, on average. This is partially biological, and mostly cultural: men die sooner because they have “poorer health care behaviors and lower use of health care,... [read more]
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goodbye, Mr. Tressel
I am deeply ambivalent about Jim Tressel’s resignation from the Head Coach position of the football program at the Ohio State University. There did seem to be a pattern of violations, including p... [read more]
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None of Us Are Free
As long as "one of us in chains. .. none of us are free" sings Solomon Burke, in a video I found on Doonesbury's "Today's Video" This soulful reminder posted at So May... [read more]
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GRR lip dub
Called a “dying city” in a list linked to by Newsweek, Grand Rapids has responded. The people of this mid-Michigan city created a record-breaking lip dub video, with all kinds of folks singing ... [read more]
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memorial day observation
A simple ritual for honoring veterans, conscientious objectors, and their families for Memorial Day:FIRST READINGDarnell Arnoult was born in Virginia, in 1955. She is a poet and novelist, and ident... [read more]
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growing UU spirit
UU membership may be in flux, but spirits are high, in at least some of our congregations. I have been searching for an Interim Ministry for the last couple weeks (which is why I haven’t posted m... [read more]
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Arc of the Universe Study Guide
A study guide has been published for "The Arc of the Universe is Long: Unitarian Universalists, Anti-Racism and the Journey from Calgary. " The Rev. Ms. Leslie Takahashi-Morris has wr... [read more]
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thank you, Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson retired yesterday, after taking a record eleven teams to NBA championships. His basketball statistics–as a player and as a coach–are amazing, but I respect him more for his wisdom.... [read more]
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Mother's Day and bin Laden
We call upon the ghost of Julia Ward Howe,dead now one hundred years,yet still alive in our imaginations and our hearts—we call you forth in our consciousnessto echo your cryfor a Mothers’ Peac... [read more]
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Unitarian connections to royal wedding
Kate Middleton has Unitarian roots. The soon-to-be Princess comes from a “long line of Unitarians,” according to a British Unitarian website. Although her parents and both sets of grandparents ... [read more]
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luddite luncheon
We may never wait for a server to bring the check for our meal again, if E La Carte’s “Presto” device catches on. A glorified, toughened-up i Pad with a credit card reader included, the Prest... [read more]
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Meadville to remain independent, in Chicago
Meadville Lombard will *not* combine with Andover Newton–it will remain an independent seminary, somewhere in Chicago. According to their press release, Meadville is in a stronger financial posit... [read more]
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Easter opening words
All stories are true—and some of them actually happened. The story that Jesus was resurrected,that he was seen walking around,and heard speaking,after the Romans had executed him,may not have act... [read more]
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Easter equals winning?
North Ridge church thinks using Charlie Sheen’s “winning” phrase makes them relevant and hip; I think they are merely pouring old wine into new wineskins. The nondenominational North Ridge Ch... [read more]
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quotes for Seder meal
Some quotations to ponder while eating our Passover Seder meal:There’s the difficulty in these times: ideals, dreams, and cherished hopes rise within us, only to meet the horrible truth and be sh... [read more]
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blogging again!
IE9 did a number on my blogging here (as with others, evidently). Thanks to advice from The Real Blogger, I updated to using the newer editor, and that has worked. Joy! [read more]
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modern plagues for a modern Seder
Ancient and Modern Plagues(adapted from Rabbi Chava Bahle, Rev. Dr. Mark Belletini & Reb Seth Castleman)Dam, the river turned to bloodthe blood of devastating wars, choking the lifesprings tha... [read more]
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Mars Curiosity
NASA has unveiled its newest Mars Rover. The Curiosity is slated for launch this November. After a ten-month trip, it will search for signs of life and perform other experiments–ideally for two ... [read more]
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pruning
Like pruning inactive members from our rolls, should we remove disconnected congregations from our Association? In a lively conversation at our Heartland District Assembly, one of us suggested tha... [read more]
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Haiti, Darfur, handbasket...still hope!
Frankly, I get a little overwhelmed by such widespread misery. It is all-too-tempting to live in denial; to ignore others' distress, to distract myself from my own discomfort at living in such rel... [read more]