An old hymn of mine, recently rewritten slightly. Recorded here by the Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Choir.
read moreMaking a difference is a deep motivation for many of us.
read moreThis was written for an Evolution Sunday service and incorporates ideas from process theology.
read moreSwing version of my stewardship hymn From Our Abundance We Give. Appropriate for inclusive Christian, Unitarian Universalist, and other congregations.
read moreThis upbeat sending-out song or closing hymn is based on words adapted from a famous John Wesley quote.
read moreThis upbeat sending-out song or closing hymn is based on words adapted from a famous John Wesley quote.
read moreAt the time of his arrest
Jesus prayed for all his friends
OFFERING ALL WHO CLAIM TO FOLLOW JESUS Tune:SALZBURG (Hintz) 77.77D Jakob Hintze 1622-1702 Arranged: Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 CULBACH 77.77 (as 6 verses) Adapted from a chorale in Johann Scheffler’s ‘Heilige Seelenlust’ Breslau, 1657 …
read moreAmanda wrote this piece when churches were closing their doors early on in COVID as a reminder that church is more than a building.
read moreA Pentecost social justice song. And a prayer for any day of the year for those dedicated to building Beloved Community. Winner of the 2021 United Church of Christ Musicians Association Hymn Writing Competition
read moreA short closing or sending-out song appropriate for all forms of inclusive worship.
read moreDr. Brené Brown was at a low point in her life the first time she heard Willie Nelson’s cover of “Amazing Grace.” It was in the early 2000s, a period she has famously referred to as a “breakdown/spiritual awakening.
read moreIn this cosmic story’s thread
Humans play a tiny part
At each day’s ending and at death
We all can test our living,
As we welcome Spirit’s presence
We find Spirit comes with fire
As we gaze upon the Cross
We discern a tortured man
As the veil of mystery’s lifted,
When the sacred curtains part,
As the sunlight turns to shadow,
And life loosens its firm hold;