An Authentic Life 1.1 for pdf - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

Chapter 7
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Asha and I went to Sufi meetings at a practitioner’s
home for spiritual nourishment. However, they provided
nothing for the kids. We decided to look for a
church. Asha was raised Catholic, but that was too
dogmatic and hierarchical for me. I looked on the
newspaper church page. It said the Ashland Congregational
United Church of Christ (UCC) was holding
a special worship led by the women. It was close to
home. We decided to check it out.
Worship included a reading from Khalil Gibran’s
The Prophet, liturgical dance, and a slide show
with narration describing God’s presence in nature.
The congregation included adults with mental handicaps
from a group home. When one of them acted up,
the pastor, who sat in the back, went and sat with her.
It was cool. I thought, “I can handle this.”
A couple of days later, I met with Pastor Norm
Broadbent in his study. I told him my background and
said I wanted to work with him.
He said, “How would you like to teach an
adult class after church about eastern religion and
Christianity?”
I said, “Fine.”
Asha and I attended church regularly. Children
attended the first part of worship then left after the
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