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In Defense of Ice Cream as a Spiritual Practice

In Defense of Ice Cream as a Spiritual Practice First of all, ice cream is utterly destructive to the body. Let go of all the brittle little lies about calcium; please don’t talk to me of endorphins’ role in stress … Continue reading

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Your Monday Blessing

& the letters not written & the words that didn’t find mouths & the kindnesses not enacted & the reconciliations not achieved & the embraces not extended & the drawings left unfinished on the counter & the apologies not made … Continue reading

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Easter poem

The life of the world is alive again, The children are at play, The lilies, the songbirds, all our friends, The joy that rain and sunshine sends, All greet our hearts today. The winter’s cold, but fertile tomb, As dark … Continue reading

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Easter sermon (audio and text)

“And they walked with Him and talked with Him” Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County 4/20/2014 You don’t know what it was you were looking for on that beautiful spring day. You told yourself, if nothing … Continue reading

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Sermon for All Souls Day (audio and text)

  “All Souls Day” Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County 11/3/2013 “The are not gone who pass beyond the clasp of hand, out from the stone embrace. They are but come so close we need not … Continue reading

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