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October 14, 2012 by Noel Levan Each week I sit with people who are at odds with one another, in my capacity as a mediator at the Fairfield Center downtown. I listen intently as they lambast one another, accuse one another, deride, demean, power-trip, and so much less frequently collaborate for their mutual well-being and the well-being of their children. The relationship that they once en-joyed having gone south, will never return. I see all too frequently that these individ

September 23 2012 by H. B. Cavalcanti All preaching is an exercise in metaphorical analysis. We compare things similar in some ways but dissimilar in others; hoping that in sorting out the differences we may derive some insight and wisdom for the journey. This morning, I want to invite you look at your life as a garden. Clearly, this comparison has clear limitations - our lives are far more important than a small patch of land. But there are parallels too intriguing for us to

Linda A. Dove July 28, 2012. I was born on a Saturday. And you probably all know the ditty? Saturday’s child works hard for a living. This morning I’m going to talk about my work and ask you to share about yours. I owe much of who I am today to the different types of work I’ve done in my life. After many other jobs, I was a World Bank official in international aid for 19 years. I’ll use just that job as an example of my theme. In your OOS, there’s a brief (if simplistic) guid

May 13, 2012 Presented by Joni Grady and Norman Lawson The tag on our OOS says “One Journey, many paths. There are many kinds of journeys but we can assume that this is talking about a spiritual journey, the spiritual journey that we are all on, whether we realize it or not. What might the nature of a spiritual journey be? What is the destination of such a journey? It is a journey we start as soon as we can talk and perhaps before. As a child we always were asking “why . A

By Lisa Ellison February 5, 2012 To live is to engage in work. The body engages in constant work – the lungs filling with air, the heart pumps. Our minds engage in problem solving, learning, and decision-making. Together the body and mind take action. Life is the only job we do not apply for and the only one where termination is guaranteed after an unspecified number of years. We are not given explicit job descriptions. We may or may not know our qualifications. We may spe