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Renewal: A Failure?
A teacher friend of mine wrote me recently. The message was short. She said: “Dear Aunty Em, I hate school. I am taking Toto and running away from home.” My friend has a wildly good sense of humor, and I … Continue reading
Renewal: Saying Yes
Fifty-two years ago today, Dag Hammarskjold, the second Secretary General of the United Nations, died in a plane crash along with 15 others in what is now northern Zambia. His untimely death cut short the life of a man who … Continue reading
Renewal: The world is full of peril . . . but still
‘The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places. But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater.’ … Continue reading
Renewal: Forging Renewal
If you own a car, then you know the experience of renewing your license plate every year. It is a relatively easy task if you have the money and have Internet access: just pay your fees and taxes on-line and … Continue reading
Renewal: Renewal of the Earth
If we think that we can somehow renew the Earth, we are deluding ourselves. We look at the damage we have done to the Earth and think that we can renew her by cleaning up garbage dumps and rivers, by … Continue reading
Renewal: Yom Kippur
It was 20 years ago when I was first seized by the concept of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. I was working as a journalist and interviewed a delightful Jewish nonagenarian. Our chat stretched into a three-hour dialog … Continue reading
Renewal: The Acorn and the Oak
One of the beauties of the particular land that The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett is built on is the grove of Oak Trees that forms the back side of the property. Not only are they large, wonderful oaks, but … Continue reading