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A Life Redeemed
Rev. Josh Pawelek “What happens when we recycle bottles and cans?” asks Kathleen Mctigue in her meditation.[1] “They are transformed; they are made into something else. Though it may seem a homely...
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Into the Wilderness
Rev. Josh Pawelek. I remember a moment, about twenty-five years ago, driving home from college on spring break with my friend Rob. We were heading east on Interstate 80, late in the day, crossing...
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What If? Reflections on the Great Commandment and the Death of Trayvon Martin
Rev. Joshua M. Pawelek This summer we’re exploring the six sources of the Unitarian Universalist living tradition in worship. It’s my task this morning to reflect on the fourth source: “Jewish and...
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Pope Francis, Inverted Funnels and Big Hearts Open
Rev. Joshua M. Pawelek Although both the religious and secular media reported that Pope Francis declined to move into the Papal apartment in the Vatican because it was too luxurious, because he did not...
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Speechless in the Face of Evil
Rev. Josh Pawelek PeaceBang writes: “My liberal religious tradition would say that … people who are one bad turn of events away from sheer desperation, may do bad or criminal things because of that...
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Beyond the Last Ridge: Reflections on Devotion
Rev. Josh Pawelek “I always thought I’d have little girls / and be a good mom, be the mother / I never had, teach them how to make pies / and how to get past wanting to quit, show them / the place in...
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A Mark Made Upon You
Rev. Josh Pawelek In a May 28th blog-post entitled “Branding Hurts a Little; Ask Any Cow,” the Rev. Tom Schade says, “a brand is a mark made upon you, which identifies you, whose you are.”[1] The post...
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What Does the World Require of Us? (Revisited for Pawel Jura)
Rev. Josh Pawelek Pawel, August, 2014 Our congregation is in mourning after learning of the death, this past Tuesday, of our beloved former Music Director, Pawel Jura. In speaking yesterday with the...
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The Rev. Joshua Mason Pawelek [Video Here] “Light shine in. Luminate our inward view. Help us to see with clarity.”[1] I offer these words as a way to begin exploring our January ministry theme,...
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The Rev. Joshua Mason Pawelek “There’s a river flowin’ in my soul”—words from Alabama civil rights attorney, state judge, play-write, songwriter, and community-builder Rose Sanders, also known as...
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