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by Richard Foust June 18, 2023 We have been fascinated with water and rivers since ancient times. D?gen Zenji, the Buddhist philosopher, made the following statement in the “Mountains and Waters Sutra” in 1240 A.D. From ancient times wise people and sages have often lived near water. When they live near water, they catch fish, catch human beings, and catch the way. . . . Furthermore, there is catching the self, catching, catching, being caught by catching, and being caught by

by Tom Hook June 4, 2023 I am “delighted” to be with you again this beautiful Sunday morning! I’m always humbled by your gracious response to what this “seeker” has to say about our journey through this world. So, again, I say “Thank You”. Let me begin with two questions: How can we be joyful in a world, in a moment like this? How can we NOT be joyful in a world, in a moment like this? After all, we are alive today. We are taking each breath without the need to decide whether

by Sandy Greene May 7, 2023 Opening – Martha Sider (Thomas Rhodes)       “We come in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Some of us grow in bunches. Some of us grow alone. Some of us are cupped inward, And some of us spread ourselves out wide. Some of us are old and dried and tougher than we appear. Some of us are still in bud. Some of us grow low to the ground, And some of us stretch toward the sun. Some of us feel like weeds, sometimes. Some of us carry seeds, sometime

by Bill Faw April 16, 2023 Part One: Theodore Parker, James Luther Adams and My Call to Ministry As a Peace Studies major at Manchester College, I took my obligatory two religion courses and one psychology course, and yet, after we graduated in 1961, Martha and I moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for me to attend Harvard Divinity School on a one-year financial scholarship, even though I had no plans of becoming a pastor. But I enjoyed my first year so much that I went a seco

By Bill Weech April 2, 2023 What makes you happy? What fulfills you? What makes your life work living? These are questions that are explored in the field of positive psychology, which is something I have been interested in for roughly two decades now. This morning I would like to share with you some of the things I have learned from this field, as well as some of the questions that I still have. (By the way, it is important right up front that I emphasize my utter lack of cre