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About bobjanisdillon

Unitarian Universalist minister, poet, husband, father, three-chord guitar wonder.

(Sermon) “Parenting as a Spiritual Discipline”

Posted on January 6, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

A sermon about the spirituality involved in being a parent – but also about where we find spirituality in general. The poem is excerpted from Mary Oliver’s “In Blackwater Woods”. “Parenting as a Spiritual Discipline” People will go to great lengths in … Continue reading →

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(Sermon) The New Jersey Resurrection

Posted on January 6, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

A fun sermon about extraterrestrials and wonderful New Jersey… “The New Jersey Resurrection” Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon The First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County May 17, 2009 Good news, friends, good news: it turns out we are not alone. There … Continue reading →

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(Sermon) Walking to the Laundromat

Posted on January 6, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

This is a sermon I’ve delivered several times to various congregations – it’s a less literal, oral poem to help us reflect on our amazing, bewildering life in the modern age. The text in italics – sung in the oral … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: The Phoenix by Cheryl Dedecker

Posted on January 5, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

Your New Year’s Monday blessing comes to you from the pen of a friend and poet, Cheryl DeDecker. Thank you, Cheryl! The Phoenix 2015 A sense of anticipation And a dull sense of sadness Both claiming space in her heart … Continue reading →

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Where the Old Year Goes

Posted on December 29, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

There is an inn, where the old year goes, On the far hill, where the crabgrass grows, and the honeysuckle, Where the stones incline together, a few aurochs painted on their side, Beneath the thatch of rusted armies and dried … Continue reading →

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A room in my heart

Posted on December 22, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Lord, I have prepared a little room in my heart for the child who is the light of the world. Nothing fancy: there’s hay everywhere, I’m afraid, and beneath the mess, the stone hasn’t been polished at all. You know, … Continue reading →

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On the Corner of New and Union

Posted on December 19, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

On the corner of New and Union, The crossing guard asks me where I’m headed. Now, I’m thirty-eight years old. I’ve been across the street and back again, If you know what I mean. I mumble my thanks, and wave … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: star followers

Posted on December 15, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

We, too, have followed a star. Before Bethlehem, it lit the night in alien worlds, resplendent, mattering much to all those with eyes to see. What ancient astrologers tracked its course through their heavens, and saw, in the infinite darkness, … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: for Advent

Posted on December 8, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

There will always be Herods in this world: Petty men in large palaces, Murderers of dreams. And there will always be a little Herod in us, Scribbling decrees On our map of the Heavens. There will always be Magi in … Continue reading →

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Isaiah 1:4-23 – an interpretation

Posted on December 5, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Woe to this sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken true power, they have despised the Holy One of all lands, and turned their backs on mystery. Why … Continue reading →

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