Rev. Jo traveled to Minneapolis January 21–24, 2026, with more than 600 clergy from across the country to witness ICE operations firsthand. What she found: ICE agents are snatching people off the streets within minutes, regardless of documentation, and flying them to concentration camps in Texas. Black and brown bodies are being targeted in their … Continue reading What I Witnessed: A Report from Minneapolis
It’s FINALLY spring! Which means, it’s also the time of year when we take a moment to check in about how we’re doing as a community and how my ministry is serving our congregation. A few years ago the board did a comprehensive evaluation of my ministry and all our shared ministries at MMUUS and, … Continue reading Review Time!
The poet J. Drew Lanham recently posted the following piece: “It is like watching a house burn down with friends and family within. We feel helpless as water sprayed — no matter how much — does not save the innocent from being consumed, nor keep smoke inhaled and scarring burns from maiming those somehow surviving … Continue reading Joy Is the Strength to Fight the Flames
Remember what Baha Hilo teaches us: “Oppression has failed to turn us into someone or something we are not.” In these complicated times, let us put our arms around one another. Let us look for those who need to be held or lifted or loved into existence, loved into being, loved into a world full … Continue reading March into the Revolution
A few years ago I was out grocery shopping and, a woman, about my age, was looking at me rather perplexed. As I got closer to her, she got right in front of me and asked, “Are you a real priest?” I don’t remember the context of why I was wearing my clerical collar, many … Continue reading Existing As Love
My husband, Isaac, and I moved to the east coast from Seattle in 2008. We had done some research and were surprised to find a UU church near our new home in PA. We saw that they had an upcoming camping trip planned for the weekend after we would arrive. We contacted them to sign … Continue reading Let’s Get Together!
