Articles

Apple Eyes
Rev. Scott Tayler
Friends, we may not be political analysts or economic experts, but I think this focus on and worry about limits is dominating our own attention and energy, too. And frankly I don’t see us handling it all that well. Or rather, I should say, I don’t see anyone helping us understand what we are caught ...Read more »
Born Again… and Again… and Again
Rev. Dr. Rob Hardies
It is fashionable these days to view New Year’s resolutions with cynicism. After all, we know very well that year after year our best intentions go unrealized. Still, I view the whole custom of New Year’s resolutions with sympathy and even with delight. They are an opportunity for us to express our often latent but ...Read more »
The Heat Wave
Contributing Writer
The facility in which I’m incarcerated is a tightly-packed, poorly maintained, old building, with no air-conditioning in the southern housing units where I’m located. A heat wave lasting over a week with high humidity and triple-digit temperatures causes a degree of suffering, especially for older and ill inmates, that I’m sure would cause a public ...Read more »
From Your Minister
Rev. Meg Riley
Last summer I was in Ely, Minnesota, a small town at the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, millions of acres of wild land. I was in the combination sporting goods/book store. Standing in line, I could see a sign that said something like, “We think this book is so important that we are ...Read more »
REsources for Living
Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar
I think I deserve to be congratulated. For the first time ever, I have actually kept a New Year’s resolution. Yep, from the first of January 2010 right through to January 2011 I have consistently and diligently followed through with my resolution. This, in the face of the fact that hardly anybody ever actually does ...Read more »
Burning the Old Year
Contributing Writer
Letters swallow themselves in seconds. Notes friends tied to the doorknob, transparent scarlet paper, sizzle like moth wings, marry the air. Read more »