In honor of Passover, and because we’re going to a Seder tonight, I thought I would post my mother’s recipe for haroset. Haroset Makes 3 cups 2 large, crisp apples, cored and partly peeled½ cup raisins¼ cup almonds½ teaspoon each ground ginger and cinnamon4 to six or more tablespoons sweet red kosher wine 1. Coarsely chop raisins and almonds to desired consistency, do not over...
I am excited to announce that I will be preaching the entire month of July at the First Parish Milton, Unitarian Universalist. I am thinking of developing a new sermon series on the theology of parables, building on the work of Sallie McFague, Staughton Lynd, Thandeka and others. Stay tuned!
This last story from Staughton Lynd actually comes his wife Alice. It’s called “The Two Experts” and this version appears in Stepping Stones: Memoir of a Life Together: When I was counseling, I believed, there were two experts in the room: I was an expert on the Selective Service regulations and what was required to support a particular kind of claim; the counselee was an expert...
Staughton Lynd suggests the following a crucial problem faced by those interested in social transformation: As a high school student I pursued my political education during the half hour trip to school on the New York subway. I devoured Edmund Wilson’s To the Finland Station. I read Ignazio Silone’s Bread and Wine, still my favorite novel. And I also read a book by an ex-Trotskyist named James...
Today’s parable from Staughton Lynd, the second of four I’ll be posting, is found in at least four of his texts. This version is from Here to There: The Staughton Lynd Reader. It is one he uses frequently in describing his understanding of liberation theology and accompaniment. When the first Iraq War began the Workers Solidarity Club to which Alice and I belonged decided to...
The UUA’s new meditation manual Falling into the Sky is out now. I have two pieces in it: “Magical Thinking” and “Benediction.” You can order it through the UUA Bookstore. I am sure it is on sale at the bookstore at 25 Beacon St. in Boston, MA and will be available at the UUA’s General Assembly for the next few years.
In case you’re curious, this beet salad and this cucumber salad both go well with my perogis.
Well, it’s that time of year again, time for my vegan anarchist perigois. They’re vegan because, well, they’re dairy and egg free, and they’re anarchist because, well, I’m the one who makes them. Anarchist Pierogi (Vegan)adapted from Saveur issue 37 Dough 1 egg worth egg replacer3 tbsp melted vegan margarine2 tsp salt5 1/2 cups flour Filling 4 medium potatoes, peeled...
I will be preaching at the First Parish Church United of Westford, MA on March 10, 2013. My sermon will be a variation of the sermon I recently preached in Salem “Let’s Make it a Jubilee Year.”
Each year for the last four years I have kept a running tally of the books that I have read. The list has been a useful tool for understanding my own reading habits and interests. I have noticed that I tend to read little serious fiction. In contrast, the non-fiction that I read tends to be quite heavy. Poetry and plays come and go while graphic novels are a relative constant. If a book is on the...