I doubt I’m the only one to sense national dis-ease, not only from Administration and Opposition actions, but from the economy and society as a whole, not to mention the situation in other co…| Rev. Scott Wells
I wanted to know more about the author of the prayer in the last post — R. Crompton Jones — there’s very little about him online, but he seems to have been in poor health towards …| Rev. Scott Wells
I saw this prayer many years ago and it’s been rolling in my mind the last couple of days. O Lord, the eternal Life-giver, who liftest out of death and shame all faithful sufferers for the tr…| Rev. Scott Wells
It’s no secret that I’m politically liberal and like many of you have been stunned and disheartened by the first month of the current administration in the United States. But my role on…| Rev. Scott Wells
Last night after midnight, more intellectual property entered the public domain. In the United States, generally speaking these are items published in 1929. As in other years, I will see if there a…| Rev. Scott Wells
This is a request of readers who are themselves ministers. Do you have, or have you had, a ring-bound binder where you keep the liturgical material you use? Last week, I pulled out an old six-ring memo book to take notes and keep a calendar at work. These were more commonly used decades ago, but … Continue reading "Request: ministers, do you have your own “book”?"| Rev. Scott Wells
Twenty-five years ago today, I was ordained to the “ministry of the Gospel” by Canon Universalist Church, Canon, Georgia. I published the ordination service five years ago, and here’s a picture from the day when my beard was much darker. I could not have imagined then what would later happen, but I have been grateful … Continue reading "Twenty-five years on"| Rev. Scott Wells
I got word today that the British Unitarians have published a toolkit to help with various needs like communications, safeguarding, finances, legal status and contracting. These resources are not universally useful, and some tools or information would only be useful for comparison or illustration in the United States context. But for those outside the British … Continue reading "Helpful for small churches"| Rev. Scott Wells
My recent post about using more appropriate methods and resources in small churches comes from my own adoption — re-adoption, really — of older, simpler methods in the rest of my life. …| Rev. Scott Wells
It’s not just Christmas that seems to come earlier every year! It’s August and I recently got a request for next year’s Sunday-only calendar.Will I do it? Of course: after sevente…| Rev. Scott Wells