Comments for rUUminations http://ruuminations.wordpress.com Life, Unitarian Universalism, and Everything Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:00:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Relevancy of Unitarian Universalism… by Mark http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/the-relevancy-of-unitarian-universalism/#comment-69 Mark Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:00:40 +0000 http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-69 I would love to hear your thoughts on this post: http://loga-abdullah.blogspot.com/2009/03/dawah-biblical-errors.html Thanks. I would love to hear your thoughts on this post:

http://loga-abdullah.blogspot.com/2009/03/dawah-biblical-errors.html

Thanks.

]]> Comment on How many ways to pray? by Susan http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/how-many-ways-to-pray/#comment-67 Susan Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:28:26 +0000 http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/?p=273#comment-67 Just occurs to me that maybe I'm not seeking a Spiritual Director because I have a great minister. :-) Just occurs to me that maybe I’m not seeking a Spiritual Director because I have a great minister. :-)

]]> Comment on How many ways to pray? by Susan http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/how-many-ways-to-pray/#comment-66 Susan Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:26:56 +0000 http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/?p=273#comment-66 Great post today. Thanks. And I really like the NYT article. However, the Spiritual Directors website is unsettling to me. Not sure exactly why, but looking at the list for just Houston with absolutely no knowledge of these people, it would seem to be a little like randomly picking an online site for buying shoes. Maybe struggling to find "my way" at this point in my life makes me super-sensitive about the source of my direction? Again, thanks. Great food for thought. Great post today. Thanks. And I really like the NYT article.

However, the Spiritual Directors website is unsettling to me. Not sure exactly why, but looking at the list for just Houston with absolutely no knowledge of these people, it would seem to be a little like randomly picking an online site for buying shoes. Maybe struggling to find “my way” at this point in my life makes me super-sensitive about the source of my direction?

Again, thanks. Great food for thought.

]]> Comment on Indulgences by sandy http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/indulgences/#comment-64 sandy Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:07:59 +0000 http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-64 The Parallel Universe. Heaven is right under our nose. Next to us. Hello, others that have been released from their fleshly homes! Physicists talk of the Parallel Universe and astronomers speak of the 'new' earth. I have dipped my toe into that Universe Next To Us and it is Good. Love, The Parallel Universe.

Heaven is right under our nose. Next to us. Hello, others that have been released from their fleshly homes!

Physicists talk of the Parallel Universe and astronomers speak of the ‘new’ earth.

I have dipped my toe into that Universe Next To Us and it is Good.

Love,

]]> Comment on Gifts from Memphis! by sandy http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/gifts-from-memphis/#comment-63 sandy Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:02:37 +0000 http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-63 Un-marriage...YES. I had a wonderful relationship that completely fell apart when we moved in together. We should have stayed in the Un married phase. We we so happy then. Sigh. Lovely post. Un-marriage…YES.

I had a wonderful relationship that completely fell apart when we moved in together.

We should have stayed in the Un married phase. We we so happy then.

Sigh.

Lovely post.

]]> Comment on Bible, meet the 21st Century by Emily http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/bible-meet-the-21st-century/#comment-62 Emily Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:47:16 +0000 http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/?p=230#comment-62 Certainly it' only a matter of time before some objective soul translates this text, eh? Certainly it’ only a matter of time before some objective soul translates this text, eh?

]]> Comment on The Summer Soldier and the Sunshine Patriot by Barbara http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/sermons/the-summer-soldier/#comment-60 Barbara Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:47:57 +0000 http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/?page_id=226#comment-60 Hi Dear Ellen, I finally got a chance to read your July 5 sermon. I must say it makes me proud to be a Cooper. OK, so a Lightfoot-Holland-Perry-Cooper, but a proud Cooper nonetheless. I just told your Dad so. I like the way you think. Love and hugs, Barbara Hi Dear Ellen,
I finally got a chance to read your July 5 sermon. I must say it makes me proud to be a Cooper. OK, so a Lightfoot-Holland-Perry-Cooper, but a proud Cooper nonetheless. I just told your Dad so. I like the way you think.
Love and hugs,
Barbara

]]> Comment on The Summer Soldier and the Sunshine Patriot by Brian Lockridge http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/sermons/the-summer-soldier/#comment-59 Brian Lockridge Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:59:09 +0000 http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/?page_id=226#comment-59 http://www.archive.org/details/SunshineSoldierAndSummerPatriot I welcome any comments about the quality of the MP3 file audio... http://www.archive.org/details/SunshineSoldierAndSummerPatriot

I welcome any comments about the quality of the MP3 file audio…

]]> Comment on The Relevancy of Unitarian Universalism… by Rick Easton http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/the-relevancy-of-unitarian-universalism/#comment-58 Rick Easton Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:27:10 +0000 http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-58 Ellen, Merriam Webster tells us "relevant" means "having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand". What is the matter at hand that UU-ism could be more relevant to? I've watched this post since it was posted a month ago looking for comments that would clear up the question but not seeing any comments, I still don't understand the question. In my opinion, individual UU's working for causes they believe in do make a difference and are quite relevant although possibly nobody watching knows that they are UU's. Regarding UU-ism, being a small movement probably lessens relevancy (do you mean "impact") but we are still here, plodding along and making a difference in little ways that add up. Quality vs. Quantity? Or Quality AND Quantity. Do mean that bigger is better? Well, duh! yes when it comes to voices. Rick Ellen,

Merriam Webster tells us “relevant” means “having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand”.

What is the matter at hand that UU-ism could be more relevant to?

I’ve watched this post since it was posted a month ago looking for comments that would clear up the question but not seeing any comments, I still don’t understand the question.

In my opinion, individual UU’s working for causes they believe in do make a difference and are quite relevant although possibly nobody watching knows that they are UU’s.

Regarding UU-ism, being a small movement probably lessens relevancy (do you mean “impact”) but we are still here, plodding along and making a difference in little ways that add up.

Quality vs. Quantity? Or Quality AND Quantity. Do mean that bigger is better? Well, duh! yes when it comes to voices.

Rick

]]> Comment on From the pastor, to my flock… by Dawn Newcomer http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/from-the-pastor-to-my-flock/#comment-57 Dawn Newcomer Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:32:20 +0000 http://ruuminations.wordpress.com/?p=188#comment-57 That's what we need! Border Collies! What else could better keep our flock in line? They're great babysitters too. That’s what we need! Border Collies! What else could better keep our flock in line? They’re great babysitters too.

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