Building relationships requires the risk of being open and curious.

I believe that we are all "life drummers" just waiting to join in the rhythm.

Every time we open ourselves to one another, we become more human.

Queer joy is resistance.

You can crush Love down, bury it, cover it over, but it will rise.

May we continue to find ways to connect while keeping safe this holiday season.

I learned that love and support can be expressed in many different ways by different people.

Committing to right relationship means being willing to revise our practices when we learn that previously accepted habits might be harmful.

I feel disoriented when I’m in a new place or situation and can’t figure out whether the rules are real or imaginary.

Part of being in community is noticing what's needed. Part of being in community is doing what is necessary but unclaimed.

Over the years, I’ve built up an impressive array of tools for meetings: I-statements, being assertive, and all of that stuff. What I could improve on, though, is knowing when to switch tools.

I’m confident in our human ability to together muscle our way into renewing our world.

Years ago, I did one of those mud run obstacle races. There were eight physical obstacles on the course, but my biggest learning was that we all had a ninth obstacle.

In this community, we hold hope close. We don’t always know what comes next, but that cannot dissuade us. We don’t always know just what to do, but that will not mean that we are lost in the wilderness. We rely on the certainty beneath, the foundation of our values and ethics. —Rev. Theresa I.

We are never numbers to be tallied for turnout. We are more than a sum. Together, we are the hope and courage.

Every year, I tell the congregation not to worry about mistakes because there aren’t any; there is only us, telling an old story about love getting born into this aching world.

Coming out to my family was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. I realized that my choice was one of life and death, and I needed to let my secret out in order to continue living, and to do so authentically.

If justice is to be realized, our voices must speak loudly—even boisterously—of love.

When we can gently hold things steady, change comes from within; that’s where the real growth happens.

What could you accomplish this week if you knew you had a ground team wishing you well? Who are the other explorers around you, needing a word of encouragement that would mean so much coming from you?