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BUC Stewardship Interviews

Posted 2023-03-11 by Bruce Webber (general)

This year the Stewardship Committee decided to interview several members of the Birmingham Unitarian Church staff to learn about their vision for the future and the resources they need to accomplish that vision. Eric Sargent, a member of the Stewardship Committee, spoke with Sara Constantakis, Shannon Snideman, and Steven and Abha Dearing.

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BUC Funding Sources

Posted 2022-04-02 by Bruce Webber (general)

This year I'm on my church's Stewardship Committee. During one of our meetings we realized that members might not know how BUC raises money. So I created this video which describes how we carry out and fund our mission.

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Emperor Norton

Posted 2022-01-23 by Bruce Webber (general)

Joshua Norton was a successful business person living in San Francisco during the 1850’s when his life took a dramatic turn.

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To Publish

Posted 2022-01-01 by Bruce Webber (general)

I've been considering the advantages and disadvantages of sharing my work. This video discusses these ideas.

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Making Coffee Liqueur

Posted 2021-07-02 by Bruce Webber (general)

My family is having a reunion this summer, and my sister Anita gave us an assignment: to think of a food associated with a pleasant childhood memory. We will share that food (or its recipe) at the reunion.

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Superpowers, part 2

Posted 2021-04-04 by Bruce Webber (general)

At a recent meeting of the Spiral Dynamics Integral group, Mike Tomaino gave a presentation on his book How To Be A Superhero, relating sections of the book to developmental stages described in Spiral Dynamics.

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A Holiday Message

Posted 2020-12-11 by Bruce Webber (general)

I decided to create a short video to express what this time of year means to me, and the sense of wonder I experience.

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Manual Mode

Posted 2020-12-06 by Bruce Webber (general)

As I take more photos, I’m finding that I prefer to shoot in manual mode. That means I manually set the lens aperture (F stop), shutter speed and exposure sensitivity (ISO); I don’t let the camera choose these values for me.

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