Nov 11

A basic statement on my theology

Since the late 1980s, I’ve been a Unitarian Universalist. I find inspiration from various sources: Jewish msyticism, Buddhism, the stories of Muhammad, literature, movies, and so on. For 25 years…

Teresa Of Avila

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Teresa Of Avila

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A basic statement on my theology

Since the late 1980s, I’ve been a Unitarian Universalist. I find inspiration from various sources: Jewish msyticism, Buddhism, the stories of Muhammad, literature, movies, and so on. For 25 years…

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Oct 24

11 years ago, my congress member called the President a tar baby. The local paper asked me to respond.

Here is the response. August 2011. In the Colorado Springs Gazette In August, 2011, Rep. Doug Lamborn called President Obama a ‘tarbaby.’ It was bizarre, to say the least. Here is a letter the CS Gazette published that I wrote. …

Politics

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11 years ago, my congress member called the President a tar baby.

Politics

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Oct 15

The Earth Shatters (Honoring Death)

October 2019, hospital memorial service. Text by Chaplain/Reverend Roger Butts — Reading: Psalm 46. The earth shatters. The mountains crumble. The waters rage. I love this psalm because it captures what life feels like sometimes. It is hard. Every day we see Pikes Peak. Sometimes the snow is on the peak. …

Death

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Death

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Oct 11

The Buddha Said Wake Up

Buddha sat under a tree.

Buddha

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Buddha

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The Buddha Said Wake Up

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Oct 10

This Realm of Love

Roger Butts Blessed are those who march in the streets, Seeking a better way for all God’s people. Blessed is the single mother, on the bus, Seeking a better way for her kids, above all. Blessed is the monk, in his silent cell, Praying and praying and praying some more. …

Blessed Are

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Blessed Are

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Sep 9

My Vigil Statement in 2018 regarding Missile Strikes Against Syria

Let us be together in a spirit of prayer, reflection, or meditation. Once, at the beginning of the Persian Gulf War, many years ago, a rally was gathered to protest against war. Everyone was hoping the speaker, Henri Nouwen, would rail against the administration. Instead, he asked, How is it…

Anti War

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Anti War

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Sep 4