About My Theology
I come to my call to ministry out of a deep sense of gratitude and wonder for the miracle of life, and for the opportunities we have to be of comfort and good use in a bruised and battered world. I consider myself a panentheist, believing there is a spark of divinity, or holiness, extant in all things. The most compelling and informing source of our free and responsible search for truth and meaning is rooted in personal experience. I certainly have witnessed transcendent wonder, mystery and ultimacy in the power and beauty of the natural world, whether gazing up at a star-lit night sky, or watching the sun rise from a mountain top, to witnessing the violent power of a volcanic eruption or the destruction of hurricane force winds, as well as the sacredness found within the depths and power of loving, human connection.
These experiences help lift me out of my own ego-centered self-importance to reframe the one fragile particular life I live within humbler terms, against the grander sweep and needs of humanity, history, nature and the universe, both known and unknown. My experiences of immanent holiness around and within calls me to live in ethical, loving connection and right relations with myself, others and with the larger world. I believe this is our spiritual work, to be open to the power and presence of wonder and agape, or compassionate love, allowing them to transform us again, and yet again, as we engage in the healing of human suffering and in honoring and preserving the interdependent web of all existence, upon which our very lives depend.
For a more complete discussion of my theological beliefs, which includes my thoughts on process theology, please refer to my Ministerial Record. You may access it through the Transitions Office of the UUA, or by clicking here.
These experiences help lift me out of my own ego-centered self-importance to reframe the one fragile particular life I live within humbler terms, against the grander sweep and needs of humanity, history, nature and the universe, both known and unknown. My experiences of immanent holiness around and within calls me to live in ethical, loving connection and right relations with myself, others and with the larger world. I believe this is our spiritual work, to be open to the power and presence of wonder and agape, or compassionate love, allowing them to transform us again, and yet again, as we engage in the healing of human suffering and in honoring and preserving the interdependent web of all existence, upon which our very lives depend.
For a more complete discussion of my theological beliefs, which includes my thoughts on process theology, please refer to my Ministerial Record. You may access it through the Transitions Office of the UUA, or by clicking here.
