Articles

From Loneliness to Solitude
Rev. Dr. Rob Hardies

One Sunday morning several years ago I stood on the front steps and greeted those who arrived. These front step greetings are one of my favorite rituals of Sunday morning; a chance for me to connect, if only briefly, with each and every person who walks through the doors. It allows me to take the ...
Power of One
Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern

Our culture sends very mixed messages about solitude, being single, and marriage. We believe strongly that each person must be able to stand alone.
Finding Strength in Silence
Rev. Patrice Curtis

What I know now, that I did not know several years ago, is that renewal starts from a quiet space. Silence can be a hard commodity to find in our busy lives: either real silence, where you don’t hear anything but the rushing wind, or virtual silence, in which you quiet the noise within.
From Your Minister
Rev. Meg Riley

In all honesty, I spent the vast majority of time during those ten-day retreats becoming aware of how rarely I am completely present to myself. It was not one blissful moment after another.
REsources for Living
Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar

The other day my internet went out. Eventually a guy from the cable company came out and determined that our cable had worn through from rubbing against a tree, and that really all of the cable from the main line to the modem needed to be replaced.
Loneliness and Longing
Rev. Dr. Earl K. Holt

I have a friend who is a sailor. Sometimes he takes companions with him, but frequently he sails alone.
Solitude
Quest for Meaning

“One can be instructed in society; one is inspired only in solitude.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe