Looking for God in the Wrong Place Sharleenne Farley I was about ten years old when I concluded that God wasn’t going to answer my prayers. My parents divorced when I was seven. My sister, nine years older, figured out quicker than I, that our father wasn’t coming back home. No one seemed able to … Continue reading Looking for God in the Wrong Place
A Senior Moment Sy Shwiller On 1 April 99, I was operated on by the talented personnel at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to remove a cancer. In pre-op the surgeon said the odds were not in my favor. So, on the gurney with medial “stuff” hung from the ‘tree’ and needles stuck in … Continue reading A Senior Moment
True Patriotism Speaks Truth John Bacon I’ve never thought of myself as a “naysayer” but that is exactly what I’ve Become, concurrently I suppose, with the antiquing process of mind and body. Unitarianism has led me to question what is preached and what is perceived as truth, not only in human relationships but in the … Continue reading True Patriotism Speaks Truth
A Senior Moment John Bacon Who are the winners? Who are the losers? Two now middle aged men, born into wealth, well-schooled (if not well-educated), both possessing great faith, the one the follower of Mohammed, the other born again as a follower of Jesus, occupy the roles of combatants. Who started the battle has an … Continue reading A Senior Moment
Random Thoughts John Bacon, Past President I was once an Episcopalian for the simple reason that my parents, grand parents, and all my other forebears were comfortable in that faith. Early on, even before I flunked Sunday school while collecting gold stars for attendance, I was enamored with the beauty of the small cathedral, a … Continue reading Random Thoughts
Random Thoughts John Bacon, Past President I was in Barnes and Noble and Books-a-Million looking for Bill Moyers’ latest book, Moyers on America, and wondering why it was not in plain sight. Even more puzzling was its location in Barnes and Noble on the bottom shelf of the Civics section. I didn’t find it at … Continue reading Random Thoughts
PEACE SITE by Bill White While Alex G. and I were still under the spell of Karen’s great flower power Sunday with the kids, he suggested a Porch piece on the topic of peace. A little edification for new folks, and maybe nostalgia for older (long term) members. Lars squanders enough ink on me in … Continue reading Peace Site
My Chalice in the Kudzu Denny Lauer Talk at UUFEC, 27 Sep 03 (Please excuse some of the grammatical errors; I’ve typed this to be spoken and some sentences are incomplete and I’ve capitalized some words for emphasis as notes) For the last three Sundays, our minister Rev Rod Debs has been speaking on Unitarian … Continue reading My Chalice in the Kudzu
August 2003 Men by Hank Boudolf Most men I know will not voice an opinion on politics or religion. Most Unitarian Universalists will voice an opinion on practically anything any time. Mitch, Brad, Dick and I pass through the steam room at the YMCA quite often and have become fairly friendly. This day Mitch was … Continue reading Men
June 2003 Another View by Denny Lauer We Unitarian Universalists are known for our open-mindedness, or at least we think we are open-minded. But in our quest, we have to watch out not to be so open-minded that our brains fall out, or that we mix up being open-minded with accepting ideas because we like … Continue reading Another View
