Looking for something else, I found an anthology by John Greenleaf Adams, a Universalist minister, called Our Day: A Gift for the Times (1848), an anthology of reformist literature by some of the greats of Universalist and Unitarian history, though I don’t see an mention of the denominational affiliation of the writers.
Even in only a [...]
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Will the ex-gay crowd help one day?
I listened to an interesting 2005 half-hour documentary about gay history from Radio Netherlands entitled “Pride and Prejudice.” (I got this as a MP3 podcast feed but I’m not sure how I got it.) It reviewed the state of gay (male, mostly) self-worth and self-identity from the Victorian era to the pre-Liberation (post-1969) period in [...]
Celiac disease and Communion
I cannot believe that after nearly four years of blogging I have not written about celiac (coeliac) disease (and other gluten-intolerance diseases) with respect to Communion. (Perhaps I did; several of my early posts were completely destroyed by Internet worms.) Hubby and I talked about this last Saturday over sandwiches and some yummy chickpea-flour crisps, [...]
For the fellas: U.S.-made briefs
I can’t believe I’m about to blog about men’s underwear, but since
I believe in buying U.S. made goods when appropriate and possible
U.S. made undergarments are hard to find; indeed, finding U.S. made clothes is a chore
I found the goods, on sale no less and I like the fit.
I was taught never to preach about those [...]
Unitarians in Africa
Unitarians exist in a number of African nations — there are no Universalists, denominationally-speaking, in Africa — and the Rev. Dan Harper has written twice in recent days about Unitarians in Nigeria, Kenya and Burundi. Interesting and encouraging news.
I wanted to point out again that the Francophone Unitarians of Burundi and the Congo (Brazzaville) are [...]
Meet Scott Wells, photographer
As I may have mentioned, I’m beginning to believe Scott Wells is the most common name in the world. Found a new one, this one with a business blog. See here. And here. And here. (I’m taller but he’s bigger!) And here.
Oh, have you met Scott Wells? He and his wife Chrissie are photographers in [...]
What does one get a new citizen?
ChaliceChick (The ChaliceBlog) wants to get the newly-naturalized workplace deli worker a token to celebrate his new status. Like her, I feel I’m patriotic, but I am less and less sure about how to express that in a way that isn’t confused with nationalism and a smorgasbord of misguided policies.
Yet hearing about people who choose [...]
Peronne Boddaert, 1969-2007
Juame de Marcos (The Hanif Blog) reports that the Rev. Peronne Pauline Boddaert, of the Dutch Remonstrant Brotherhood, died unexpectedly at the age of 37.
Such terrible news. I had occasion to correspond with her a few years ago, after the publication of European Perspectives on Communion (for which she contributed a chapter). Her work among [...]
Travel, convention time
Even though I’m not planning on going to either the UUA General Assembly or the UCC General Synod, I do enjoy helping others plan and save money. I’ll leave this entry open for those who want to share money saving tips for Portland, Oregon or Hartford, Connecticut. Or sustainable travel tips.
Or you can go to [...]
The perfect binder for holding your service
Now that I’m on a roll, following my denunciation of water bottles in the pulpit, let me move to one of my other pet peeves: seeing ministers or other speakers move from behind a pulpit or lecturn and read from floppy bits of paper.
You know, peevishly reading from the order of service, held like a [...]
