While human rights and international aid are under attack, it’s easy to feel likechange is impossible. UUSC’s partners, however, know first-hand that justicedoesn’t just appear overnight. The movement for collective liberation requiresongoing, diligent tending and long-haul commitment. This year, grassrootsleaders share how they’re planting seeds for a more just future, no matter thecircumstances. The Zoom … Continue reading Guest at Your Table
Valerie Stewart has gently nudged me more than once to talk about my annual surf trips to Central America. So here, I accept the invitation and I would say both the challenge and opportunity to find the moments and reflections that make such trips a larger story, the gifts and lessons learned that could be … Continue reading Ride the Wave
America “the land of liberty” has become legendary. It began with the Puritans embarking on the long voyage to Massachusetts in search of religious freedom. The American political tradition, grounded in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, also teaches that a nation based on individual freedom, equality under the law, and the consent of … Continue reading Liberty and Justice for All
Joy as both concept and reality is important to me; in a simple, deep, understated way. Parenthetically, happiness may touch on joy and overlap, but it’s not to be confused or conflated with how I understand joy. Joy is basic and foundational. It’s central to my theology and how I frame and practice hope. It’s … Continue reading Understanding Joy
It is not generally known that Newton spent much time studying the Bible and formulating theological concepts. He developed an essentially unitarian concept of God and elucidated how the Bible had received small additions to support trinitarianism. But, even more profound was the effect of his science on religion. He dispelled the concept that the … Continue reading Isaac Newton the Theologian
