Dear Friends, Some people have compared this time of sheltering to the Bill Murray “Groundhog Day,” movie and that makes a lot of sense to me. It’s a favorite of mine, because I love Bill Murray, and I am originally from Western Pennsylvania. I have seen Punxsutawney Phil in the flesh when I waited with … Continue reading April 15, 2020 Minister’s Message

Dear Friends, I don’t know about you, but I feel weighted down by sameness—monotonous days tinged with boredom, irritation, and frustration. At base level, that’s how it seems in my house. For the last 16 days, I have taken a photo of a tree in my backyard and posted it on Facebook. My friends ask … Continue reading April 8, 2020 Minister’s Message

Dear Friends, I took an extra day off this week, and my spouse and I headed north to Mille Lacs Lake, a part of Minnesota we had not yet seen. We stopped only for gas (I have NEVER seen such clean restrooms!) and observed physical distancing and all sanitary precautions. For a person who learned … Continue reading April 1, 2020 Minister’s Message

March 25, 2020 Dear Friends, Most of us are physically-distancing, staying at home and venturing out only if we really need to. The inter-webs told me earlier today that Minnesotans get an “A” for this behavior! Big stretches of land, farmer-thinking, and Scandinavian heritage may all play a role in keeping us ahead of COVID-19’s … Continue reading March 25, 2020 Minister’s Message

Minister’s Message When my children were young, we had a strict screen time of one hour on computer and one on TV. TV time could be expanded if someone wanted to watch a pre-approved movie, which we played on a VCR. So easy to impose at the time—one TV with no cable hook-up and one … Continue reading March 18, 2020 Minister’s Message

Dear Friends, Here is a little song circulated in the UU-niverse ( to the tune of #346): “Come wash your hands with me, Come wash your hands with me, Come wash your hands with me, So we can have peace of mind. And I’ll bring you soap, When soap is hard to find! And I’ll … Continue reading March 11, 2020 Minister’s Message

Minister’s Message Dear Friends, Our Soul Matters theme for the month of March is “Wisdom,” and I approach it with no little trepidation. I am, as most of us are, well-acquainted with the close cousin of wisdom—knowledge. I know what a body of knowledge looks like. I know what research looks like. I know what … Continue reading March 4, 2020 Minister’s Message

Minister’s Message Dear Friends, How do you build resilience? How do you find the strength to bear the burdens of living and find grace and beauty in life alongside the sorrow and pain? How do you face with hope and grace the systemic oppression and climate crisis that is out of any one person’s control? … Continue reading February 26, 2020 Minister’s Message

Dear Friends, The political news is bleak again. The injustice against Black People and People of Color is on full display as candidates of both parties try to convince us that they will save this nation from the forces that would rather tear it apart than move creatively by means of our diverse understandings of … Continue reading February 19, 2020 Minister’s Message