Posted by Rev. David on May 27, 2010
I have come to the belief that what makes our culture so afraid of grief is that we often have buried within us layer upon layer of losses, one piled on top of another, the way that sand piles up upon the ruins of ancient cities, gets packed down, and turns to dirt, clay, and [...]
Categories: Care of the Soul, Ministry, Pastoral Care
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Tags: bereavement, berevement, death, dying, fear, grief, griefs, grieving, hospice, loss, mourn, mourning, relationship, sadness, stages of grief
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Posted by Rev. David on July 27, 2008
It is with great sympathy and a heavy heart that I write in support, solidarity, and sympathy with the members, ministers and friends of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in my home town of Knoxville Tennessee. TVUUC was the first UU congregation where I attended worship in our faith. It seems unfathomable that this [...]
Categories: Ministry, UU Movement
| Tags: Church shooting, faith, mourning, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, Unitarian Universalism
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Posted by Rev. David on May 25, 2008
I thought I understood the meaning of Memorial Day. I thought that uniform hanging back there taught me the meaning of Memorial Day. I thought that growing up the child of a soldier, and the grandchild of a sailor taught me the meaning of memorial day. But I was wrong. I sensed the meaning of [...]
Categories: History, Military, Patriotism, Prophetic Voice
| Tags: honor, Memorial Day, mourning, remember, Travis Patriquin
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