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Posted by Rev. David on October 26, 2012
When I was at the U.S. Army Chaplain’s School at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, there was a day in class that we were responding to hypothetical counseling situations. One of the scenarios presented to us was that of a young woman who came to us for counseling after having been raped. She did not know [...]
Categories: God, liberal faith, Military Chaplaincy, politics, theology
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Posted by Rev. David on May 4, 2012
In the last few months, I have been wrestling with one particular set of theological and epistemological questions… and I’m not done with them yet. That has been part of the reason for the fall-off of writing here at Celestial Lands. Unsure of where I was flowing around the issue, I was unsure of what [...]
Categories: liberal faith, theology
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Posted by Rev. David on April 4, 2012
We human beings have many times many different prejudices. I’m not trying to make a value statement in saying that, just naming something that I believe is an inherent aspect of human nature. We are deeply prejudiced beings. It is impossible that this not be the case. I have never met anyone who did not [...]
Categories: theology
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Posted by Rev. David on March 30, 2012
One of the aspects of a Clinical Pastoral Education Residency that was most valuable to me was spending a year with ministers from other religious traditions, being required to have deep discussions about theology, about pastoral care, and about our life experiences. It not only helped me to broaden my own horizon, but it also [...]
Categories: liberal faith, theology
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Posted by Rev. David on August 25, 2011
This weekend I will be on a short segment of the Public Radio International program “Smiley and West” with Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West. It was recorded today, to be aired this weekend. It was an honor to have a letter I sent to the program selected for the “Take Us To Task” segment, [...]
Categories: liberal faith, Pastoral Care, politics, theology
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Posted by Rev. David on August 1, 2011
Last week and this week, I have been attending some military chaplaincy training in San Antonio Texas, as a part of my continuing education as both a UU Minister and an Army Reserve Chaplain. The first week was a wonderful course, put on by the Rev. Dr. Chrys Parker and the Rev. Dr. Glenn Sammis [...]
Categories: God, liberal faith, Ministry, theology
| Tags: Christ, Christ substance, Christian, Christology, faith, God, Jesus, liberal faith, messiah, Military, military chaplain, Ministry, nature of Christ, nature of Jesus, theology, Unitarian, UU Military
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Posted by Rev. David on March 4, 2011
One of the earliest articles I wrote here at Celestial Lands is one where I seek to define, for myself, the meaning of faith (that faith is not belief, it is “sacred trust”). I sometimes think we Unitarian Universalists and others of Liberal Religion have a harder time coping with the word faith than we [...]
Categories: Defining Religious Langauge, liberal faith, Ministry, theology, UU Movement
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Posted by Rev. David on August 22, 2010
This summer I had the privledge to preach a four part summer sermon series at the Unitarian Church of Evanston, IL, that has explored what some of the ties between us as Unitarian Universalists may be. I specifically sought to name some things that are rarely said, and to make some claims that may not [...]
Categories: liberal faith, Prophetic Voice, Sermons, theology, UU Movement
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Posted by Rev. David on July 2, 2010
I almost never just post a video, but I was inspired this moring by my friend James doing so on his blog, Monkey Mind. I have been a fan of Peter Mayer since long before his recent performance at GA, and while I love the song that James highlighted (Holy Now), and while I had [...]
Categories: General Assembly, God, theology
| Tags: faith, God, God is the River, Holy Now, Peter Mayer, Prophetic Voice, religion, theology
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Posted by Rev. David on June 12, 2010
The last month has been a liminal space for me, as I have intentionally stayed in a space of not-knowing when it comes to what the next few years will bring. Perhaps there is a key to understanding our faith tradition in such liminality.
Categories: Care of the Soul, God, Reflection on Quotes, Spiritual Practice, theology, Turnings, UU Movement
| Tags: change, doubt, faith, liminal, liminality, Ministry, not-knowing, religion, Spiritual Practice, theology, transformation, transition, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, Universalism, Universalist, UU
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