Tag Archives: UU 2nd Principle

The Threshold: Something Different

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Bob Patrick

Maybe  by Mary Oliver Sweet Jesus, talking his melancholy madness, stood up in the boat and the sea lay down, silky and sorry. So everybody was saved that night. But you know how it is when something different crosses the … Continue reading →

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The Kitchen: Connection and Acceptance

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Bob Patrick

I am so grateful for my childhood.  I grew up (the first 12 years) in rural north Alabama with woods, mountain and streams to the back and grandparents next door.  The daily routine, the daily expectation, the daily joy, began … Continue reading →

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The Library: Liberal Religion

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Bob Patrick

We have spent the last month exploring what The Library means to us, both literally and metaphorically.  Behind it all is a powerful legacy and tradition that The Library invests in liberal and progressive religion.  Progressives of many traditions cherish … Continue reading →

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The Library: Power and Magic

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Bob Patrick

Time spent in The Library invites me to ponder the difference in certain words that are often considered to be the same. One of our family’s favorite TV series is Charmed,  the story of three sisters who discover as they become … Continue reading →

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The Library: Silence

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Bob Patrick

In his book, Companioning the Bereaved: A Soulful Guide to Counselors and Caregivers, Alan Wolfelt gives 11 deeply thoughtful guidelines that strike me as not only helpful when journeying with those in grief, but for any set of relationships including that relationship … Continue reading →

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The Library: Inquiry

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Bob Patrick

For one reason or another, most of us approach libraries for, among other things, the purpose of finding information that we need, want or are forced (by circumstances) to find.  It really has not mattered why I came to a … Continue reading →

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The Library: Independent Study

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Bob Patrick

Independent study.  The student declares that he wants to learn sign language so that he can communicate with deaf members of his church, and so he begins to create a list of resources that he will use to try and … Continue reading →

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