Category Archives: Ministry

Laurel Hallman for UUA President

Posted on April 10, 2009 by revrose

Eight years ago, I was neck deep in the campaign for the presidency of our Association. I was one of the campaign managers for The Rev. Dr. William G. Sinkford, and working to elect him to lead our movement was … Continue reading →

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From “Exile” to Home

Posted on July 6, 2008 by revrose

As a child of the city, I can only do nature in small doses. So why is it that I spend part of every summer in a North Carolina rainforest? Because it’s The Mountain, that’s why. My two children have … Continue reading →

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Back in the Saddle Again

Posted on May 27, 2008 by revrose

>’m back at church–and glad about it. I think it’s every minister’s secret fear that she’s had enough of her people, a fear most likely born of being so tired when she leaves that she can barely think. As I … Continue reading →

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Fresh Air

Posted on March 20, 2008 by revrose

For some time, I have taken it as an article of faith that Barack Obama should be the next President of the United States; I felt that way from the moment I heard him speak at the Democratic National Convention … Continue reading →

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Revelation

Posted on February 10, 2008 by revrose

On Sunday afternoon, R. and I sat together in the circle of chairs we had formed on the veranda. We were waiting for our covenant group to begin, but tea was being served (a Kenyan/British custom I could learn to … Continue reading →

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Testimony

Posted on February 9, 2008 by revrose

A. is a big man; tall, stocky, full of presence. He is a professor of literature in Congo-Brazzeville, and he is one of us now. Last night, he told the story of how he found our faith. His brother, it … Continue reading →

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Ways of Worship

Posted on February 9, 2008 by revrose

The hymn sandwich is dead; long live worship among our brothers and sisters in East Africa! After a great presentation about worship by our UK colleague David Usher, we had a wonderful opportunity today to hear about how the differing … Continue reading →

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A Pentecost Moment

Posted on February 9, 2008 by revrose

At the end of a lovely session on worship, led by my colleague from the United Kingdom, David Usher, he said these words about Unitarian/Universalists: “We don’t speak in unison, but in harmony.” Then he asked us each to say … Continue reading →

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