Blessing of the Animals A few years ago I wrote a book titled The Bible According to Noah. Like our reading this morning about the creation of pets, it's a rewrite of familiar stories from the scriptures. I was inspired partly by my daughter, who took the...
THE BIBLE AS POETRY The Bible is one of the foundational documents of Western culture. Indeed, the word bible simply means "the book." In its pages, you'll find the origins of not one or two, but three great world religions. Between its...
Wisdom from the Wizard Delivered by Rev. Kowalski, 9/11/2011 The Wizard of Oz is a forever favorite that's been revisited and revised again and again. The story keeps changing faces, from Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as Scarecrow in the Wiz to the Tony...
The Power of the Rev Delivered by Rev. Kowalski, 9/18/2011 One of the occupational hazards of ministry is being accosted by anonymous strangers who either want you to be their confidante or want to challenge your knowledge of Bible verses. I've never been...
Are We The Gay Church? Delivered by Rev. Kowalski, Oct. 16, 2011 I suppose that that if Garrison Keillor were telling the story it might start out with Pastor Ingquvist, who had not heard from his younger son Neil in almost a year. Neil, you see, had begun his...
How To Lose Control of Your Time and Life Delivered by Rev. Kowalski, Oct. 9, 2011 One of my long time favorite comic strips has been the cartoon Sally Forth, about a modern, middle-aged, middle-manager mom. In one episode, Sally is sitting on her bedside adjusting...
At-One-Ment Delivered by Rev. Kowalski, Oct. 2, 2011 How often is it that we have the opportunity to take a really good look at ourselves? Most of us wash our face and inspect the results in front of the mirror every...
We Are Seekers First Parish of Sudbury Rev. Katie Lee Crane, preaching Generation after generation, Unitarian Universalists continue to examine the religion, reshape it, persist in it and find joy in it. - Rev. Jane Rzepka OPENING WORDS...
The Faith Quilts Project First Parish of Sudbury Rev. Katie Lee Crane, preaching Hands to work and Hearts to God The Faith Quilts Project OPENING WORDS, Rev. Katie Lee Crane From a card that sits in my office: Assume that in spite of the ways we have been...
First Parish of Sudbury Rev. Katie Lee Crane, preaching Unitarians Reject the Doctrine of the Trinity: Why? Show me your proofs.... Work some miracle. Utter some prophecy. Show me something divine in you which other[s]do not possess. - William Ellery Channing OPENING...