Surviving and Thriving Anti-Liberal Hatred

Excuse an abrupt turn.  Most of you know how I start many sermons (with a few bad jokes).What do you call a duck that likes to celebrate Independence Day? A fire quacker.The colors red, white, and blue stand for freedom until they are flashing behind you.Why did the...

More Than a Festival

I’ve volunteered for many KFFs since 1996.  I have had such fabulous times: It’s surprising that have often struggled about deciding to sign up to do it each time. When I’m not at the ranch, I forget just how wonderful it is there, and how much I get out of being...

Easter: The Miracle of Resurrection

A few of you might have wondered why we started our Easter service with a recording of Keb Mo’s “I’m Amazing.”  How does that fit with Easter? I admit it’s a stretch, and I’ll do my best to explain. In most celebrations of Easter, Jesus is the one and only amazing...

In Relationship to UUCHC

Dr. Elena Vasileva and her team were observing Orcas off the coast of Alaska in Prince William Sound. They had been doing so for the past three years, but one cold October morning, they observed something unlike anything they had seenpreviously. They spotted a group...