Comments for Rev. Nancy Mcdonald Ladd's Weblog

Comment on Weather or not we save the world… by Aaron Sawyer

Aaron Sawyer — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:58:00 +0000

Thanks Nancy! Keep blogging!

Comment on Proving Our Worth by Lyn Cox

Lyn Cox — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:31:20 +0000

Thank you. This is just what I needed to hear today.

Comment on Proving Our Worth by Denise

Denise — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:06:45 +0000

I turned 42 yesterday, so I guess we share the same birthday week. (You didn’t mention which DAY.)

I spent only about ten seconds on the whole “what does it all mean” thing, and got right down to the business of shopping and eating. And, of course, being the taxi for the girls. But I remember 12 years ago, and 2 years ago wondering… where am I? Am I going in the right direction?
Now I say, who cares? I can more or less now see how the girls are turning out. The sun is shining. I have a wonderful husband. I love my work. I found a wonderful church. I found a wonderful minister.
So take some credit for my LACK of aging angst. You have done a great job convincing me of MY worth, and, in turn, reminding me to mind what I find worthy.

Comment on Proving Our Worth by Zach Best

Zach Best — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:01:21 +0000

Happy Birthday! I just stumbled upon BRUU, and started spreading feelers out… and came here. How fortuitous. I will be reading plenty more about BRUU and you because I feel (and I am trying to convince my wife) that we do need a religious community.

So far the honesty and transparency of BRUU has been really comforting, in a way. I hope we can meet you this Sunday, or sometime soon.

Comment on Never not the minister by serenityhome

serenityhome — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:21:42 +0000

Nancy: So glad that all is once again well and thank you for sharing this heartfelt reflection on being minister and ministered to. Blessings, Fred

Comment on Athiests With Open Hearts by Steve Caldwell

Steve Caldwell — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:17:17 +0000

Personally, I think you’re lumping all atheists into the “strong atheist” category.

To borrow from Wikipedia, “Strong atheism is the explicit affirmation that gods do not exist. Weak atheism includes all other forms of non-theism.”

I don’t think we can say for certain that a god (or gods) do not exist.

But I know of no instance where reasonable people have rejected a workable naturalistic explanation for how some part of our world works in favor of a supernatural one.

The trend in history has been for the power of god (or gods) to shrink as we learn more about the world.

Because of this trend, the neighborhood of weak atheism and agnosticism makes the most sense for me.

Comment on Playing the Best Games Ever by bruce roemmelt

bruce roemmelt — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:55:37 +0000

tick tick tick

great blog! outstanding posts!

what’s up with the graphic. is it a chalice that somehow is falling off the stand??

Comment on Never not the minister by Lizard Eater

Lizard Eater — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:15:12 +0000

This is an honest, and rich, and wonderful post. Thank you so much for sharing — it gives this seminarian a “rounding out” on my thoughts about being a minister, and boundaries and ethics.

Comment on Know thyself, then get over thyself by nancymcdonaldladd

nancymcdonaldladd — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:58:22 +0000

The author of the previous comment has a very important point. Perhaps it’s a filure of the preacher’s mind, in which I get myself caught up in “making a point” along a linear train of thought that does it - but I do tend to lean toward more linear thinking in my writing than perhaps I actually hold in my spiritual life.

From me, to we, and back again - and then back again and again and again. Well said. Reminds me of Rob Hardies’ sermon a few GA’s ago that he called “Born Again and Again and Again.”

Comment on Know thyself, then get over thyself by From “Me” to “We” and Back Again

From “Me” to “We” and Back Again — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:40:36 +0000

[...] been mulling over Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd’s post from last week, “Know thyself, then get over thyself.” A Unitarian Universalist, Rev. Ladd argues that liberal religion places too great an emphasis on [...]