Tag Archives: Politics

Endgame – Homily after the 2020 election

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

It’s about five episodes into the new Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit when one of the characters, Harry, presses the main character, Beth: What’s your endgame? She looks at him blankly, a little irritated, and says – to win.  They … Continue reading →

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Endgame – a message for the Sunday after the 2020 election

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: V’ahavta by Aurora Levins Morales Homily It’s about five episodes into the new Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit when one of the characters, Harry, presses the main character, Beth: What’s your endgame? She looks at him blankly, a little … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow Land

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: The House Called Tomorrow by Alberto Rios  Just over three years ago, we convened an impromptu evening service – the night after the national election.    People poured in to social hall for the potluck meal we invited before the … Continue reading →

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Factions We Love

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: from Resistance by Barry Lopez [Sometimes I dimly recall the days] when I felt, like many others, that my life served no purpose. Do you remember any such days? It was as though we all lived in tunnels then, … Continue reading →

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Being present in abnormal times

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

You are not abnormal.  You are having a normal response to abnormal circumstances.  I’ve said this sentence a hundred times in my care with and for congregants who were dealing with difficult times.  It is normal that you are struggling … Continue reading →

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Healing the Heart of Democracy

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: Washington Post articles from Sept 26 2016 “Feeling Anxious About the Debate?” and October 13 2016 “People Are So Stressed by this Election….”  If you were at the installation, you may remember that the opening line of the choral … Continue reading →

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Every Tool, a Weapon

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Audio Podcast of this sermon available here.  Video shown before the sermon: Fox News Interview with college senior about inclusive language campaign at University of Michigan  By now, you’ve probably heard the audio, though you likely wish you hadn’t. The latest … Continue reading →

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Who is Willing to Destroy a Piece of Their Own Heart?

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

At my Community Office Hours last Wednesday, a small group of us had gathered and had been sharing in coffee and conversation for about an hour – we’d been talking about tools of comfort and meaning for non-theists after the … Continue reading →

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