Category Archives: Leadership

Laurel Hallman for UUA President

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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A Letter to Hillary

Dear Senator Clinton: You don’t know me, though I know perhaps too much about you. In any case, let me introduce myself. I’m a pastor of a Unitarian Universalist congregation in New York. I’ve been married for 24 years, to … Continue reading

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Why Hillary and I Are Done

Having never in my entire life voted for a Republican (an honor I was able to maintain through the last NYC mayoral election by voting for Mike Bloomberg on the Independent line!) I figured that I was destined to vote … Continue reading

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Riding with Leonard

Conference cabin fever set in Monday afternoon, so J. and I called a cab to travel to Sarit Center, the local shopping mall. (Yes, Nairobi has malls–lots of them, bracketed by kiosks filled with crafts, and street vendors who walk … Continue reading

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Revelation

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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