Our community conversation at church last night went in many directions, about the past, about the present, about the future.  Among other things, several people commented on the hope that CUC friends and members would find more ways to reach out to the local community and to the UUA.  An occasional visit to www.uua.org would be a good idea f

Every four years the world-wide interest and energy for soccer culminates in the month long World Cup tournament.  One of my favorite films, "The Cup," demonstartes how World Cup fever finds its way even into a Buddhist monastery in Nepal.  In my household, my partner Hollis has always focused on the World Cup, occasionally transporting us to US qualifying matches, and makin

UUA Moderator Gini Courter, who preached at CUC in 2007, is a master of meeting management.  I have been so involved in national committee work in recent years that I have not been able to spend as much time as I would like in the plenary sessions that she manages with a firm but cheerful demeanor.  Next year I am going to try to live in the plenary sessions and worship the skill with

I have been in Minneapolis for several days now, mostly engaged in ministers meetings and committee work.  But the real rush of General Assembly has begun, and I want to take a few minutes to give you a picture of this wonderful annual gathering.