Just a little bit goes a long way. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. No act of kindness is too small. We hear an awful lot about seeing the big picture, visioning, and long-term planning

This is an opportunity for me to field a few questions regarding topics you’d like me to address or go deeper into. I always enjoy the opportunity to think on my feet!

The Doctrine of Original Sin, which claims we are all born fallen, broken, even evil, to begin with, may not be something all of us profess to believe anymore, but western society has been so influenced by this idea that most of us instinctively presume it’s true.

Life is a journey, and along the way we get wounded, make mistakes, change, and, hopefully, grow. What prevents us from moving along and growing is avoiding pain, wallowing in regret, and refusing to let go.

This is a version of the sermon I delivered to our Partner Church in Felsőrákos, Romania during my visit there last August. Eastern European Unitarianism remains a Christian denomination, minus a belief in the Trinity, of course.

Ordinary individuals today have the power to transform the world in unprecedented ways. Each one of us has the power to accomplish dreams that were unimaginable just a short time ago. But old paradigms about the way things once were, are still holding us back … read more.

Sunday Services are held at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.
In her book, Don’t Label Me, Irshad Manji distinguishes between “honest diversity” and “dishonest diversity.” One promotes our common ground, the other labels and segregates us. A big part of our mission at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane is to promote diversity. Let’s be honest about it.

Some have asked why I’m taking my brief sabbatical in the dead of winter, rather than waiting for summer.

Sunday Services are held at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.
It would be tragic, with all our creativeness and extraordinary technological advances in modern times, if humanity itself remained stagnant in its ways, if, that is, all our advances only help us perpetuate the same old bad habits. Pondering our own meaning and purpose, and empowering others to do the same, is necessary for a healthy, living society.

If love, as Fromm says, includes a “sense of responsibility, care, respect, knowledge” of those we love, and if, it is not possible to love others without also loving ourselves, then it is necessary to take responsibility for our own well-being and unfolding. In this … read more.