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Friday News – November 6, 2026
November 6, 2026
Happy Friday! We made it and the people have spoken! While we cannot afford for too long to rest on our laurels we can at least rest for a moment in the knowledge of work well done. In a series of “firsts” I want to note particularly the election of so many people of color to positions that have never held such persons before. This Sunday I will be preaching about my experiences during my recent trip to Montgomery, Alabama. There I visited the several sites of Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative as well as several other civil rights museums. It was more ...Read Full Article
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Friday News – October 30, 2026
October 30, 2026
Here we are (finally!!) a few days short of the midterm elections! I’ve heard a mixture of feelings about this: dread, excitement, fear, anxiety, hope; sometimes all of the above ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Oct. 23, 2026
October 23, 2026
This Sunday, I will be joined by First UU member Kristin Hehrer as we discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act. Parts of this pivotal, vital act are being dismantled, leading ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – Oct 16, 2026
October 16, 2026
Happy Friday First UU! I recently read a blogpost from Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg reflecting on wisdom gained from participating in an organizer’s collective. She boils down the lessons learned to: We don’t ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – October 9, 2026
October 9, 2026
The future is much on my mind! I’ll be preaching this Sunday about what we might be able to predict about the future and next Sunday our pulpit guest, Rev. ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – October 2, 2026
October 2, 2026
Happy Friday First UU! We have a lot of big things happening in October! Thanks to a generous donor, October is pledge matching month! Any new pledges or pledge increases will be ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – September 25, 2026
September 25, 2026
It’s been wonderful to see so many new and returning faces for our first few weeks of the church year! So much going on and such great energy! At times like ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – September 18, 2026
September 18, 2026
This Sunday I’ll be preaching about how to hold ourselves in the midst of change – sometimes a challenging thing to do. What helps is to know why we are ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – September 11, 2026
September 11, 2026
It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since the attacks of 9/11. I imagine many of us have vivid memories of where we were at that time. I was ...Read Full ArticleFriday News
September 4, 2026
This weekend we honor workers and the labor movement with a church retreat and some well-earned moments of respite. In lieu of our usual tradition of screening a pre-recorded service, ...Read Full ArticleFriday News – August 28, 2026
August 28, 2026
I can’t say that August has been my favorite month so far this year! I was one of the unfortunate ones to have lost power for four and a half ...Read Full Article