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Signs and Wonders
Quest for Meaning
“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”—Socrates Read more »
Wondering and Wandering
Rev. Victoria Safford
In a meeting the other night we lit a small chalice and someone shared a blessing to center us down and gather us in for whatever work it was, and the blessing ended with the question, “What do you welcome in winter?” Read more »
No One Lights a Lamp
Quest for Meaning
No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people’s eyes, to reveal the marvels around. —Paulo Coelho Read more »
Miracles and Wonders
Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar
A man arrives at a wedding banquet and finds that they have run out of wine. Mysteriously, plain water is transformed into wine sufficient for all the guests. Read more »
God Crashes the Wedding
Rev. Jake Bohstedt Morrill
Was it only dumb luck in that wedding, out at the state park, when I happened to call thunder and lightning down out of the sky? Or was it a sign from God? Read more »
From Your Minister
Rev. Meg Riley
When I was a kid, I pictured the part of the Christmas story about “no room at the inn” as a kind of neon no vacancy sign, blinking from the ancient motels of Biblical days. Read more »
REsources for Living
Kari Kopnick
Some days are special not because there is a birthday or a holiday—although those are very special days. Some days are special because if you are paying close attention, you get a sign. Read more »
When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer
Quest for Meaning
When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me… Read more »