05 16, 2013 Martlin Luther King, Jr. is reported to have said one day, "I have so much to do today, I'll have to spend an extra hour in prayer." At first glance that seems counter-intuitive. If he had so much to do, he...Read More
05 10, 2013On Thursday, May 9, I officiated a memorial service for a friend of mine whose remains were interred at the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery outside of Harrisburg, PA. In my years in ministry, it was the first time I...Read More
05 02, 2013I remember May Day in 1995. It was a Sunday and I was working in Odessa, Ukraine on a temporary assignment in my prior career field. I was part of a three-man team sent to privatize and Westernize the container...Read More
04 24, 2013Why do people come to church? Why do people join any organization for that matter? My bottom line answer is: for relationship - to make friends, to share an interest in a hobby, to join together for a cause....Read More
04 15, 2013On my way to Monday night's Sacred Service Council meeting, I heard the news of the bombings that took place at the Boston Marathon. My guidance was to invite our Unity of Fairfax community to pray for those impacted...Read More
04 11, 2013Ahh, I love this weather! In January and February of this year, I was still living in Florida on Tampa Bay. Going kayaking was a regular occurence as was going to spend time on the powdery white sands of the Gulf...Read More
04 05, 2013My great friend and colleague Rev. Temple Hayes at First Unity of St. Petersburg has taught me many powerful lessons about ministy and life. One of those axioms is this: if we wait for everything to be perfect,...Read More
04 01, 2013When the psalmist wrote in Psalm 118:24 "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it," I don't think he (or she!) had in mind April Fool's Day. Yet here it is, April 1st and the pranks are sure...Read More
