In this election year, what can't you buy?

How to be a "good enough" father -- to yourself.

Yes, indeed, it is possible to be in favor of equanimity and compassion even if, by chance, you suspect the word "God" has no referent. It's possible to be in favor of religion even if it isn't belief centric, and in favor of faith without suspending reason and science.

What is a useful and functional statement of mission for a religiously liberal congregation? For what is it useful and functional? And how do we get one?

For Memorial Day, we remember the people who have fought wars. Let's also remember clearly why they did -- what the attractions of war have always been. And let's

also remember the people who stood against those wars.

At UUFG, we celebrate our theological diversity, and we work at improving our ethnic and class diversity. How are we doing at creating a welcoming climate for neurodiversity? How well do we understand autismspectrum disorders, OCD, ADHD, bipolar disorders, etc?

The rising inequalities in the US and in the world harm our spirits -- and they do so whether we understand inequality as a social justice issue or not.

In 2008, Ecuador became the first country with a constitution to recognize that nature has rights: to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate. How does it shift and grow our spirits to imagine ecosystems as bearers of rights?

The pagan and the Christian metaphors for springtime and resurrection need to be approached playfully and poetically. This stuff isn't rocket science. It's our lives.

Where do evil and virtue come from -- and why? What shall we do about them?