Bob came from upstate Troy, New York. He majored in history and philosophy at West Virginia Wesleyan College then majored in theology at Yale Divinity School. While in college and seminary, he worked small churches to support his young family. He did graduate work in intellectual history at Temple University and in theology at Drew University. He was ordained in the New York Conference of the United Methodist Church. In 2006, he retired and a year later, discovered the TCUUC, where started the book club. In 2008, he began seven years of part-time ministry at the TCUUC then retired again and moved to Asheville, NC. A year later, Bob and his wife returned to the area, and the TCUUC. 
‘I want to be the change’
Michael Hart Unitarian Universalist youth march in Washington and other cities to protest gun violence. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Category: From the UUA
Schrödinger’s father
Kenneth Sutton The impending death of a loved one often leaves us sitting in a between-state. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
‘You cannot go out’
Patrick Sullivan Since October, Sujitno and Dahlia Sajuti have lived in a Unitarian Universalist church, pleading to stay in the country they’ve called home for thirty years. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
We’re walking out for every student
Kari Gottfried As a teenager and a Unitarian Universalist, I have no choice but to speak up against the failure of our government to protect its youth from gun violence. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
The #MeToo moment
Emily Wright-Magoon We can decide not to let our culture be defined by toxic masculinity. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
The touchstone of community
Susan Frederick-Gray It’s going to take all of us to move our world, and our faith, forward in the ways of truth, compassion, and justice. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Board prepares bylaw changes for 2018 General Assembly
Elaine McArdle Changes will simplify social witness resolutions process, remove gendered language, and allow for co-moderators. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Film footnotes
Christopher L. Walton There are Unitarian Universalist angles to four prominent movies this season. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Choosing a stubborn love
Michael Hornsby Why I returned to my mostly white UU congregation. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
We are people who put windows in doors
Liz James Putting holes in things that used to be solid is hard. Some days, there is broken glass everywhere. And not all of us are skilled with the metaphorical power tools. Source: UUA World from UUA.org