This Is Who We Are: a photo essay of UUAC by Christopher J. Gaffney
“Dive In” Sunday, May 3rd. This community accepts us as we are today, as we were in the past and …
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This Is Who We Are – a photo essay of UUAC by Christopher J. Gaffney
March 29, 2015 – The God We Don’t Believe In, Rev. Heather Concannon “Whether God is a word, which is in …
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God is Love; the Bible Tells Me So
Parting words from Rev. Robin Bartlett Dear friends, This is my last day in the office, and my last day …
We Are Not Better II: Retaining Our UU Youth
I have been asked a lot of follow-up questions about my last post entitled “We are Not Better.” Melissa asked …
Why I Still Go to Church
I love this blog post by Sarah Bessey so much, and I commend it to you: http://sarahbessey.com/think-community-worth-intention-still-go-church/ There are so …
Charge to the Minister by the Children
The children wrote this charge for the Reverend Nathan Detering on the occasion of the ten-year anniversary of his installation …
Children Will Listen
I want to talk about growing up UU since our kids are growing up UU, and I know something about …
We Share the World with People and Other Hard Things
I have two kids who were born and raised in the city of Boston, and they are city kids. Both …
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Know Yourself Beloved
My three-year-old is a precocious, rather devious three-year-old who fools a lot of people, most notably her preschool teacher. Her preschool …
Loving the Hell out of the Suburbs
Y’all, I’m back following my maternity leave. I have a robust two-month-old named Isaac to add to my supply of …
“I don’t have time for this” and other jumbled thoughts on time and resurrection
by Robin Bartlett Barraza Yesterday, my almost-three-year old dropped a pen on the floor while she was “writing” a grocery …
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Destroying Hells
SERMON “Destroying Hells” (preached in Brookline, MA, October 2011) by Rev. Robin Bartlett In October 2010, our neighbors in Boston …
Please support our high school youth and their important work with the homeless
Friends, On March 15th-16th, Nathan, Peter Ainsworth, Bill Engelman and I are taking the youth group to Boston to serve …
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If I could touch God, it would feel like my mom
By Robin Bartlett Barraza My kids come with me to a church service in the late afternoons on Sundays at …
A 328 Year Marriage
by Robin Bartlett Barraza Love is the spirit of this church. That is a true statement. Ours is a non-creedal …
Lord, Grant Me The Courage to Parent a Two-Year-Old
When explaining why she brings her son to church, Anne Lamott says this: “The main reason is that I want …
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The “What are You Sorry For” Church Service
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On Forgiveness: To Love Another Person is to See the Face of God
by Robin Bartlett Barraza I just saw Les Miserables in the movie theater when it opened on Christmas Day. Have …
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