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Everything Possible: Prayer?

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Bob Patrick

We are a culture, if not a world, constantly torn by binary (either this or that) thinking. Just listening for the we/they or us/them language is one way to check for binary thinking. Binary thinking has the immediate capacity to … Continue reading →

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Fire of Commitment: Entering Fire

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Bob Patrick

Recently, members of the Worship committee, all people in our community who, each week, either lead services at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett, or who assist those who do, gathered for our quarterly meeting.  We spent about 15 minutes … Continue reading →

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Fire of Commitment: Bellows

Posted on February 9, 2017 by admin

We heat our house with wood. It’s amazing how much warmth is generated by a three-foot soapstone box in the living room. On a cold night in January (yes, there were a few of those), the house was noticeably chilly. … Continue reading →

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Fire of Commitment: Let Surprise Come

Posted on February 2, 2017 by admin

I grew up in New York. It snowed every winter. I remember one night when a blizzard was in full swing and my mom and dad had my older brothers and my sister outside with them shoveling the walks and … Continue reading →

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Woyaya: Magic and Mystery

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Bob Patrick

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making … Continue reading →

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Woyaya: Working on the Vision

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Bob Patrick

Every year for many years now, I try to read or listen to a recording of one of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speeches.  This year, because we used an excerpt in our service at the Unitarian Universialist Congregation of … Continue reading →

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Woyaya: The Passing Landscape

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Bob Patrick

Recently, I listened to a conversation between Krista Tippett, Parker Palmer, and Courtney Martin.  Their conversation was about “rebellion and the inner life.”  There was one moment that particularly caught my attention.  Parker Palmer is one of my mentors-through-books, and … Continue reading →

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