We are on the front side of a cold snap, up here in the interior of Alaska. It’s just starting to get cold, with temperatures this morning in downtown Fairbanks hovering right around 30 below Fahrenheit.
The weather forecasters are threatening us with an extended cold spell, indicating temperatures should drop into the negative 40’s in [...]
Archive for 2008
the glorious cold
Posted in Alaska, Fairbanks, nature, religion, tagged Alaska, Fairbanks, nature, religion on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
where spirituality is not welcome
Posted in religion, tagged Fairbanks, religion, Unitarian, Unitarian-Universalist, Universalist, UU, UUFF on December 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
“And a great silence was heard by all.”
A few years ago a fellow came to our Fellowship and gave a sermon lecture on spirituality, its plurality in both source and substance, and how the natural world provides that sustenance for some people.
It was an outstanding talk, well prepared and thoughtfully presented. I [...]
the virgin mary, snow, and plastic flowers
Posted in Fairbanks, nature, religion, sustainability, tagged Alaska, Catholic, Fairbanks, god, nature, religion on December 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been walking to and from work downtown recently, depending on when I go relative to kids going to school or my wife going to work.
Today I rolled out of bed while everybody else was sleeping in, taking off to work in one of those beautiful mid-winter mornings in Fairbanks. New snow had blanketed [...]
excavating Christmas
Posted in Fatherhood, tagged family, Fatherhood, religion on December 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
After several moves in the past year or two, we have ended up with a couple of unheated storage units haphazardly packed with everything from caribou antlers to furniture, drafting tables to fishing nets, sewing fabric to tarps (brown, not the classic Alaska blue variety).
Of course, mixed in with the above, is box after [...]
for a friend
Posted in Fatherhood, nature, tagged friend on December 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Following your thoughts over the past couple of days,
And am myself swinging between thoughts and feelings of reconciliation and outrage.
Your sensitivity to the needs of the spirit move me,
The morning darkness,
The candles,
The songs,
And prayers.
And make me envious,
Of your skills and knowledge, and wisdom.
Don’t doubt you have those,
Despite the rhetoric from others that do not,
Their view [...]
streams of thought…..
Posted in religion, tagged conflict, Fairbanks, religion, Unitarian, UUFF on November 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I wrote a piece a few days ago on a recent event at our Fellowship, where our Membership Director resigned at the request and/or not so subtle encouragement of our board.
The piece was decidedly critical of how this process took place, with some angst directed, right or wrong, at our Board members.
Soon afterward, I got [...]
Mixed news for democracy
Posted in religion, tagged democracy, religion, UU, UUFF on November 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large. (Unitarian-Universalist Principle)
The past couple of weeks have proved to be mixture of ups and downs.
First, the phenomenal news of Barrack Obama’s election. A black man, an intelligent-thoughtful man, president-elect.
Then, news of the Alaska senate and [...]
and exactly where was God?
Posted in Politics, religion, tagged god, news, religion, stoning on November 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I came across this article today as I was reading the news.
13 Year Old Girl Confirmed Dead
Now, tell me, exactly where was God?
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Perhaps he was in the shower when she was raped.
Her crime was being raped by 3 men.
Or using the bathroom when they found her guilty of adultery.
When she reported the rape to the militia [...]
Playin Alaskan
Posted in Alaska, Politics, nature, tagged election, Fargo, Jans, Kantner, palin, Politics on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been pointed to two good guest columns on Sarah Palin this week by Alaskan writers Seth Kantner, author of “Ordinary Wolves” and Nick Jans, author of “The Last Light Breaking”.
Take the time to check the columns out, both are honest reactions of observant, thinking Alaskans to Sarah and her fundamentalist, faux Marge from Fargo [...]
more palinguage- including a new favorite
Posted in Alaska, Politics, tagged jesus, palin, palinguage, Politics on September 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Some new quotes. This one has to be me favorite.
Jesus was a community organizer. Pontius Pilate was a Governor.


