Posted by David on September 2, 2010
It has happened many times, where a fellow UU or a ministerial colleague takes me aside and asks me if this military chaplaincy “thing” is really something I want to do. When I explore it with them, where their anxiety is coming from, it almost always centers around their concern for my safety. Sometimes it [...]
Categories: Military, Ministry
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Tags: Afghanistan, chaplain, Dale Goetz, faith, Military, military chaplain, military chaplaincy, Ministry
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Posted by 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: Prophetic Voice, Sermons, UU Movement, liberal faith, theology
| Tags: Angus McLean, David Pyle, death, dying, faith, hospice, James Luther Adams, liberal, liberal faith, liberal religion, liberalism, living scripture, Ministry, prophet, Prophetic Voice, relationship, religion, scripture, social justice, theology, unitairan, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, Universalist, UU, UU Principles
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Posted by David on August 6, 2010
For the past week I have been with the congregation I am serving as an Interim Minister, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Midland Michigan. In fact, this is my inaugural article for Celestial Lands written in the ministerial study of the Fellowship. They are a congregation easy to love, in a community that has a [...]
Categories: Ministry, UU Movement, UUFOM, liberal faith
| Tags: community, David Pyle, Fellowship, liberal, liberal faith, meeting, meetings, Ministry, Prophetic Voice, relationship, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UU Fellowship of Midland, UUFOM
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Posted by David on July 24, 2010
Many of you know that I recently went through a time of liminality and discernment about the path toward practicing my ministry, sparked by the military choosing to offer me Reserve Military Chaplaincy instead of Active Duty. There have been many interesting and amazing aspects of that time of liminality and discernment, and I will [...]
Categories: General Assembly, Military, Ministry, Social Engagement
| Tags: boundaries, call, call to ministry, deployment, divine call, justice, liberal, liberal faith, military chaplain, Ministry, self-care, unitairan, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, Universalism, UU, UU Military
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Posted by David on July 7, 2010
I was reading through the stories on Military.com this evening, and came across a story on the young soldier, now facing a court martial, who leaked classified information to Wikileaks.com. The story made me sad in so many ways… sad that this young man felt he had to do this, sad that he felt so [...]
Categories: Interfaith, Military, Ministry, Religious Freedom
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Posted by David on June 27, 2010
My discomfort with the framing of the debate around boycotting Arizona, my accessionnig as a Military Chaplain, and the Ware Lecture by Winona LaDuke
Categories: General Assembly, Military, Ministry, Prophetic Voice, Social Engagement, Turnings, UU Movement
| Tags: accessioning, activism, bless all who serve, Boycott Arizona, chaplain accession, David Pyle, General Assembly, justice, liberal faith, military chaplain, Ministry, politics, religion, unitairan, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, Universalism, Universalist, UU, UU Military, UU military meditation, UU Principles, Ware Lecture, Winona LaDuke
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Posted by David on June 25, 2010
Day 2 of General Assembly has always been in my mind “Service of the Living Tradition Day”… and this year it was my Service of the Living Tradition. Oh, and I took communion as well…
Categories: General Assembly, Ministry, Turnings, Worship
| Tags: faith, General Assembly, liberal, liberal faith, living tradition, Ministry, Paige Getty, Rev. Getty, service of the living tradition, unitairan, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, Universalism, Universalist, UU
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Posted by David on June 24, 2010
Reflections on the First Day of General Assembly 2010: Seeing colleagues and friends, and the most Freudian Chalice Lighting of All Time!
Categories: General Assembly, UU Movement
| Tags: David Pyle, GA, GA 2010, General Assembly, liberal faith, military chaplain, Ministry, religion, unitairan, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, Universalism, Universalist, UU
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Posted by David on June 21, 2010
As I move out of my space of liminality and into the ministries I will carry in the coming year, the expeirence of intentional creative not-knowing has been incredible.
Categories: Military, Ministry, Turnings
| Tags: David Pyle, liberal faith, Military, military chaplain, Ministry, mission, religion, unitairan, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, Universalism, UU, UU Military
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Posted by David on June 19, 2010
The committment to remain open on the issues before this General assembly, and why I really go to GA…
Categories: General Assembly, Military, Ministry, Social Engagement, UU Movement
| Tags: activism, Christian, faith, GA, General Assembly, justice, liberal, Military, military chaplain, Ministry, peacemaking, Statement of Conscience, unitairan, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, Universalist, UU, UU Military
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