Communication Caveat—Finger Pointing, Revisited

Communication Caveat—Finger Pointing, Revisited

As I wrote last time, an act of kindness is a good beginning for a bridge between ordinary private individuals. But that doesn’t mean we should relax vigilance regarding public figures and organizations. In view of the new administration’s statements about the press...
Bridges Across Politics I: TAKE ONE TORTOISE STEP

Bridges Across Politics I: TAKE ONE TORTOISE STEP

In Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Yoda said “Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” Many Americans have come to fear those who hold political or religious views different from their own. (I’ll call them “differently-believing persons” or...
Mid-Course Corrections

Mid-Course Corrections

Here is a link to an audio recording of the talk/sermon “Mid-Course Corrections” that I gave last Sunday for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Galveston County. They had asked me to speak about change. I talked about how, just when you think you’ve found your...