Category Archives: books

In an effort to better serve the San Fernando Valley Cluster of UU congregations (North Hills, Verdugo Hills, Studio City, Santa Clarita, Canoga Park) and to make good use of funds accumulated through the quarterly Vespers Service, the ministers of … Continue reading →

This month’s journey to Australia was my “invisible gift” to my beloved, who wanted no tangible thing for his 50th.  His yearning was to be in the presence of long-lost family.   It’s a long story and not mine to tell. … Continue reading →

Just came back from Tucson, Arizona, where I had been invited to lead worship on Sunday 01/18, and then to guide the congregation through a covenant of right relations workshop. The entire  weekend was exciting, challenging, beauty- and grace-filled.  Two … Continue reading →

The results of our recent election left me riding waves of ecstatic hopefulness by virtue of the election of a president I believe has what it takes to lead this country in justice.   But those waves were interspersed with … Continue reading →

A long time ago sometime told me to “hope for the best, expect the worst, and with any luck, you’ll wind up in-between”.  It seemed at the time like a reasonable way to approach life’s hills and valleys, though since … Continue reading →

I’m not in the habit of thinking about my experiences in terms of biblical teachings, but these days I find myself thinking often of those spiritual exhortations to become “as a child”…   In my karate classes, for which I … Continue reading →

Each ending is a new beginning, so they say.  And so I have said.  And yet when endings show up in front of my front door, it is often difficult to invite them in.  Like most of us, I relish … Continue reading →