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Bearing Witness or Smug Paternalism?

Friday September 30, 2011 10:13 +0000 ⋅ 3 Comments ⋅ Rev. David

Recently, there has been some chatter in UU Ministerial and Lay-Leadership circles around the upcoming plans for the Unitarian Universalist Association “Justice GA” in Phoenix Arizona, focusing on how it is planned for those who attend to do far more learning and bearing witness on the issue of immigration, than … Read more →

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A Tribute to the Rev. Barbara Pescan

Sunday June 5, 2011 7:26 +0000 ⋅ 1 Comment ⋅ Rev. David

The following were my words at the Tribute and Celebration of the ministry of Rev. Barbara Pescan, at the Unitarian Church of Evanston, on June 4th, 2011… I remember a day at General Assembly in Ft. Lauderdale in 2008. A few weeks after Barbara had sprinkled some pixie dust on … Read more →

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Opening Day: GA 2010 Day 1

Thursday June 24, 2010 6:02 +0000 ⋅ 5 Comments ⋅ Rev. David

Reflections on the First Day of General Assembly 2010: Seeing colleagues and friends, and the most Freudian Chalice Lighting of All Time! … Read more →

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Communion, General Assembly, and Openness

Saturday June 19, 2010 7:46 +0000 ⋅ 1 Comment ⋅ Rev. David

The committment to remain open on the issues before this General assembly, and why I really go to GA… … Read more →

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Arizona GA Boycott: Why Phoenix and Not Ft. Lauderdale?

Thursday May 13, 2010 20:43 +0000 ⋅ 14 Comments ⋅ Rev. David

What is the difference between moving the UUA General Assembly away from Arizona, and why the UUA General Assembly 2008 was not moved away from Ft. Lauderdale, FL? … Read more →

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