What do Star Wars, a minivan, and Shel Silverstein have in common? It sounds a little bit like the start of a bad joke (like one of the “jokes” my four-year-tries to tell), but these things all played a role in this week’s photos for the UU Lenten Photo Practice.…
The house is still and quiet. The only sounds are the low gurgle of the fish tank filter and my fingers tapping on the computer keys. The soft light of morning is just creeping over the pine trees out my back window and the streets are blanketed in just enough…
Author’s Note: This post is part of a cooperative effort of Unitarian Universalist writers to commemorate the annual Thirty Days of Love campaign, which is part of the Standing on the Side of Love initiative – a community of people speaking out against oppression and uniting in the common belief…
“We build too many walls and not enough bridges.” Isaac Newton About five years ago, I sat in church one cold and dreary Sunday morning while our pastor, Jennifer, talked about bridges. I came into church that morning a little lost, a little frustrated, and utterly exhausted. I didn’t really…
I did not plan to write this post. In fact, I had intended to write something very, very different. Given that this weekend marks the winter solstice and this post will also appear on the UU Collective at Patheos, I had wanted to write something poignant and insightful about the…
Have you ever played Mad Libs? If so, you know just how important grammar and semantics are to the art of storytelling. You also realize just how important words and context are to communication and understanding. I have my first post as part of the UU Collective on Patheos today…