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Resistance in Social Justice — Sermon by the Rev. David Pyle

Sunday January 26, 2014 12:28 +0000 ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅ Rev. David

Last Preached on January 26th, 2014 I never imagined that I would be considered a Social Justice Minister. You cannot become a Unitarian Universalist Minister without having some knowledge, interest, and willingness to be involved in Social Justice, in working to and organizing others to transform the world from what … Read more →

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The Feeling of Abandoning the Field

Wednesday April 27, 2011 7:47 +0000 ⋅ 4 Comments ⋅ Rev. David

In my weekly pastoral letter to my congregation here in Midland Michigan, I spoke of a feeling that I have. It is a feeling I know makes no rational sense, but I have long believed that feelings are not necessarily supposed to make rational sense. They are the soul trying … Read more →

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