Gretta VosperA creep back into the world I loveREAD THIS FIRST: If you are visiting this page, please also read my follow-up blog, “ Having said all that …” which significantly updates…Jan 25, 2022Jan 25, 2022
Gretta VosperForget Jesus; We Need New DreamsEach week, I lead my congregation — a home for those who have no use for religious language or story — in the work of inspiring one…Apr 13, 20202Apr 13, 20202
Gretta Vosperinspire wonderI think I have the best job in the world. I’m paid to inspire people. Seriously. That’s my job.Mar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Gretta VosperFingers CrossedEach week, I write a poem, a piece referred to as a Focused Moment by the congregation for whom I write it. The poem is based on the topic…Feb 12, 20191Feb 12, 20191
Gretta VosperWow. I’m in the New York Times.You’re probably thinking that it has got to be a total rush to have the weekend edition of the New York Times include a story about you…Feb 2, 20192Feb 2, 20192
Gretta VosperWe don’t have the grace period of a lifetime to get our shit together.The truth “Roma” screams at us in every sceneJan 28, 20191Jan 28, 20191
Gretta VosperLast week, we were planning her wedding; tomorrow I bury her.The fragility of life is a reality that I, as a minister, know intimately. Alongside medical staff and funeral directors, those living…Jan 24, 2019Jan 24, 2019
Gretta VosperWhose to Blame for the World’s Biggest Problems (and very possibly yours, too)?Climate chaos? Democracy down? Economic Armageddon on the way?Jan 22, 20191Jan 22, 20191