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Thanksgiving is more than a day

Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner. I really like Thanksgiving. I like it that people gather in…

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Change, change, change

“For everything there is a season,” the author of Ecclesiastes writes. But is there ever really a “season”…

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A rant in defense of pastors

In the past few months our local area has seen several pastors retire, accept a new call, or…

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Some thoughts on Halloween

Halloween is a little more than a week away. When I was a boy, I liked Halloween. We…

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The game of life

Just a little over a month ago, the summer Olympic games ended in Rio de Janeiro. Over 11,000…

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The prosperity of generosity

Once upon a time, there was a minister who decided the deacons had been counting the offering all…

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In times of worry, anxiety, “Go placidly amid the noise and haste”

Many people that I have been in conversation with during this election season have expressed a feeling of…

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The tenacity of life

A few weeks ago I was walking up the driveway to our house and saw a small green…

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Unitarian Universalists to celebrate Homecoming with a Water Communion

On Sept. 4, the Thermal Belt UU Fellowship will start the new church year with its annual Homecoming…

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Actions, conversations needed to bridge the divides

We have a new presidential election looming large ahead of us and who knows what lies ahead. Whatever…