This is my last Sunday reflection; I’ll look back over the past 2-1/2 years of working with you all.  Some stories, and a chance for me to offer you my…

In July of 2018, I delivered my first reflection to this Fellowship.  It focused on the essential elements of religious liberalism.  I called on the thought of the Rev. Dr.…

In the summer of 2020, after the racial justice protests around the country, a group of Houghton alumni came together to write and deliver an open letter to the Houghton-Portage…

In this Sunday message I hope I compose an anthem to the creativity and agility of this Fellowship. Just by telling the story of the work done over the past…

I think it's a fair question, "Does Earth Day really serve a purpose anymore?"  Shouldn’t we be celebrating Earth Day every day?  Has sustainability progressed so far that we don’t…

Over the course of decades, traditional local news operations have been wrung dry.  New models of journalism, including nonprofits, offer sustainability for community journalism that gives even tiny communities the…

KUUF member Rachel McDonald will talk about Phenomenal Women.  As the cultural Easter season approaches, let’s think about who we, as UUs, look toward as our “saviors,” and “saints.”  Who…

Effective dialogue across difference skills are a key tool in influencing inequity.  When these skills are developed, one can become comfortable and competent in disrupting problematic behaviors related to racism,…

And it seems like a good time to think about our sense of leadership.  We have Task Forces and Committees humming with response options to a couple of tracks around…

Where is it that we grow?  Under what conditions do we become who we are capable of being?  What role does encountering the other, disruption of assumptions, and grace have…