Due to an unexpected personal crisis I will not be checking or updating Celestial Lands for a few days. I know there are some pending posts, but I just dont have the energy to look at them at the moment. I will get to them in a few days.
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As we begin to expand the awareness of the military outreach ministry of the Church of the Larger Fellowship, we will be using some social networking sites… including Facebook. Check it out!
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CLF Unitarian Universalist Military Ministries on Facebook
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I know I live in Hyde Park (actually, I live on the border of Hyde Park and the neighborhood to the south of Woodlawn, but we work, shop, and go to class in Hyde Park). I know that less than 10 blocks from my apartment the secret service is sitting at an intersection protecting an [...]
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This past week, I have been both serving on Active Duty for Training (ADT) as a U.S. Army Chaplain Candidate, and serving as the Summer Minister for the Unitarian Church of Evanston, IL. In the mornings, I get up early, sit Zen meditation, and then put on my Army Combat Uniform (the digital camouflage one). [...]
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Every Fourth of July I begin my day the same way, I read the entirety of the Declaration of Independence. It is a yearly reminder to me that this nation was founded on the spirit of liberalism, and that to be a liberal (a true liberal) in this nation is to keep the foundational spirit [...]
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It was an amazing and enlightening experience for me at this General Assembly, in that I spent much of my time in uniform as a Chaplain Candidate. I was in uniform so much, some people might think I wear it often. In fact, I purchased the class B shirts just for General Assembly… I rarely [...]
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