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. 
Looking for the Christmas spirit
Lynn Ungar Santa isn’t doing it for me this year, but the shepherds give me hope. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Tag: UUA News
Grateful for the dark
Laura Randall We need to be a faith that is talented at companioning ourselves and others in the mysterious, the unknown, the small hours of the night. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Former UUA Moderator Denny Davidoff dies
Tom Stites Denise T. Davidoff among Unitarian Universalist Association’s most active volunteer leaders, chairing board from 1993 to 2001 and serving in many roles over 50 years. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Nature demands respect
Anthony Makar We need Thoreau’s ‘tonic of wildness’ to confront climate change. As he explained, ‘We need to witness our own limits transgressed.’ Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Virginia interfaith coalition targets local carbon emissions
Elaine McArdle Fairfax County alliance aims for carbon neutrality by 2050, helps nearby counties form similar advocacy groups. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Emptying my shoe
Suzi Chase I can’t imagine where I’d be had I not found my Unitarian Universalist congregation. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Keeping an open heart
Dara Olandt As a Jewish UU, I delve into the layers of white supremacy culture without and within. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Towards a more inclusive stewardship
Maryah Converse When we say everyone must pledge to be a member, some low-income people in the pews may be hearing that they aren’t welcome. Source: UUA World from UUA.org
Hungarian Unitarian Church votes to support only male-female marriages
Elaine McArdle In response, Unitarian Universalist leaders in North America express ‘deep concern.’ Source: UUA World from UUA.org
The practice of our faith
Susan Frederick-Gray This is no time for a casual faith. And we Unitarian Universalists must remember that we are not in this alone. Source: UUA World from UUA.org