Possibilities

A Turning Tide – Gun Safety

This week is the 10-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook School shooting. The anniversary stories are sobering, particularly the interviews with children who survived who are now in high school.

When the Sandy Hook murders happened I was the intern minister at our UU congregation in … read more.

Again, Pain

Nov. 22, 2022

As I prepare for the holiday weekend, looking at possible recipes and tidying the house, the news is filled with continual updates from the tragedy in Colorado Springs. We are again witness to the horror of a mass shooting, this time at ‘Club … read more.

UUFE Returns to Hybrid Services February 13

February 8, 2022

After reviewing the improving local Covid conditions, UUFE’s Re-Opening Task Force is pleased to share that UUFE will return to hybrid Sunday services (in-person services, with a virtual ‘Zoom’ option) this coming Sunday, February 13, at 10 a.m.

In addition to in-person worship services, … read more.

Mixing Covid and Christmas

‘Bah Humbug.’ This phrase comes to mind as I read the never-ending headlines about the omicron variant.  ‘Bah Humbug’ conveys “curmudgeonly displeasure.” It captures a sense of contempt, disgust, and disillusionment. For all things Covid, it feels about right.

I am reassured by … read more.

20 Years Later

On this anniversary of ‘9/11’ my hope is we’ll pause and reflect on our sense of the event 20 years later. Where were you that morning? Where were you in your life’s journey in September 2001?

That morning I had flown to NYC on the 6 a.m. … read more.

Accountability This Time

Tuesday afternoon the jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd. There is a sense of relief in reaction to the verdict. This highly publicized case, that we have come to know so well, is closer to ending. There still needs to be … read more.