Minister’s Message

This Sunday is Mother’s Day–a time that can be either heart-warming or heart-breaking (and sometimes both). That’s because some of us may feel gratitude for the […]

A couple people asked whether my sermon on March 14th (“Here Comes the Sun”) would be available in print. It is, and you can get it at: […]

In my sermon this past Sunday I mentioned that I would tell you how (and why) Easter varies so much from year to year. Although my […]

This Sunday I will be speaking about some of the spring festivals around the world (ancient and modern). In preparing my message, however,  I realized I wouldn’t […]

Last Sunday my sermon was on “The Way for This Journey.” There is one story I didn’t have time to tell you in that sermon, so […]

This column has nothing specifically to do with current events, political or otherwise. But, for me, it feels like a parable of how I might look […]

Two days ago it was Ash Wednesday, the day that begins Lent (the period of 40 days before Easter). When I was young, you were supposed […]

(Note: Since I already took up a lot of space in my description of my “UU Catechism” above, I will write just a few notes for […]

I don’t drive very often to Illinois (especially since COVID hit), but if I’m going through the toll booths on I-94, I usually give the toll-booth […]