Tony Larsen

October 4, 2020

The Wisdom of Marx

The ancient Aztecs prayed this prayer: "Grant me, Lord, a little light--but no more than a glow-worm gives, which goes about by night, to guide me through this life...this dream which...
August 26, 2020

Parson to Person: “Clever Clergy Cards,” August 21, 2020

Every once in a while someone sends me a card (as a number of you did when my sister Alice died). Sometimes I get a card that reminds me of […]
August 23, 2020

An Altar From The Fragments

The opening words are from Anne Scott, in her book Serving Fire: "I have always been fascinated by the compost pile just outside our garden...
August 18, 2020

Parson to Person: “It Is Not What Paris Gives You,” August 14, 2020

Gertrude Stein once made an interesting statement about the capital of France. “It is not what Paris gives you,” she wrote. “It is what she does not take away.” I […]
August 10, 2020

Parson to Person: “Good Trouble from the Boy from Troy,” August 7, 2020

Like many of you, I have been moved by the tributes to the life of Congressman John Lewis, who represented Georgia’s 5th district (including most of Atlanta) from 1987 until […]
August 9, 2020

Our 4th UU Source: Jewish and Christian Teachings Which Call Us to Respond To God’s Love by Loving Our Neighbors As Ourselves

August 5, 2020

Parson to Person: “Trailblazers,”  July 31, 2020

We have had another death in our UCN family. Gwen Plunkett, who with her husband Jim joined Unitarian Church North in 1967, died at home on July 22nd, surrounded by […]
July 29, 2020

Parson to Person: “On Holy Cussing” 7-24-2020

I once heard a piece of advice that has kept me thinking–and chuckling: “When you’re in a traffic jam, or a careless driver has just cut you off–or something else […]
July 26, 2020

Wisdom from the World’s Religions (Source 3)

f you look carefully, I think you'll find the wording here rather interesting. Take the word "inspires." If it had been written without the "s," the...