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 [...]
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Posted by Rev. David on February 2, 2011
The next person who even hints to me that, because I am a reservist I am not a “real” military chaplain, I might just scream at them. Fair warning. I’ve been somewhat defensive about this for awhile, and quite frankly I’ve moved beyond defensive to feeling darned angry. I’m not just angry on my own [...]
Categories: Military, Military Chaplaincy, Ministry, Patriotism, politics, Prophetic Voice
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Posted by Rev. 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
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Posted by Rev. David on May 23, 2010
Why I may not be becoming an Army Chaplain anytime soon, and thanks to all of the friends and collegues who have sent us support over the last week or so.
Categories: Military, Military Chaplaincy, Ministry, Patriotism, Turnings
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Posted by Rev. David on November 1, 2008
This essay is a class assignment for Rev. Mark Morrison-Reed’s class “Afro-Americans and the Unitarians, Universalists, and the Unitarian Universalists.” It is an attempt to locate myself with regards to race, both in heritage and in belief. My first memory of my “nana”, my father’s grandmother, is from when I was ten years old. We had just [...]
Categories: Equality, History, Military, Social Engagement, Turnings
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Posted by Rev. David on October 23, 2008
Go to Part 1 Why it is important to “plant a seed”, and how I learned to let go of the results. When I speak of “planting a seed”, I speak from personal experience, for many years ago a seed of Unitarian Universalism was planted in me. It rested on the hard-pack soil of my [...]
Categories: Evangelism, Military, Turnings
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Posted by Rev. David on October 13, 2008
Go to Part 1 Opening the answer to the Inquisitive Question “So, can you tell me a little about Unitarian Universalism?” and drawing more questions. This may come as a shock to those brave and committed souls who read the long blog articles at Celestial Lands, but the two keys to answering the inquisitive version [...]
Categories: Evangelism, Interfaith, THE QUESTION, UU Movement
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Posted by Rev. David on October 6, 2008
Go to Part 1 The inquisitive “can you tell me a little about your faith?” and Questioning the Questioner. This version of THE QUESTION “Just what is Unitarian Universalism?” is my favorite. It often comes from someone genuinely interested who is trying to understand. It is not an invitation to an evangelical answer however, as [...]
Categories: Evangelism, Interfaith, THE QUESTION, UU Movement
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Posted by Rev. David on September 26, 2008
Go to Part 1 Understanding the difference between representing your beliefs and representing Unitarian Universalism. One of the first challenges I faced in learning how to respond well to THE QUESTION “Just what is Unitarian Universalism” (asked most often by my more conservative Christian colleagues) was learning to separate with authenticity my own beliefs from [...]
Categories: Evangelism, Interfaith, THE QUESTION, UU Movement
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Posted by Rev. David on September 25, 2008
Just What is Unitarian Universalism, Anyway? One of the great benefits of spending several weeks (or even months) taking a course with my military chaplain and chaplain candidate colleagues (and now chaplain assistant colleagues too) is that I get asked “THE QUESTION” over and over. When I was at the Chaplain School two summers ago, [...]
Categories: Evangelism, Interfaith, THE QUESTION, UU Movement
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