Sometimes life is like a giant, unfinished dot-to-dot puzzle. We move from dot to dot, unsure what picture we are creating. How do we find delight in those dots? Delighting in creating something new. In exploring and trying. In believing and imagining. How does Unitarian Universalism help us connect the dots of moments of delight until a more full picture emerges for us as individuals and communities?

Dr. Melissa James has served on the PWR Congregational Life staff since 2020. She earned her Masters of Arts from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago (LSTC) with a focus on faith and justice. Melissa holds a Ph.D. in Ethics and Social Theory from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA.

Melissa is the PWR specialist for stewardship, LGBTQIA+ inclusion and gender justice, and non-congregational covenanting communities. She lives in La Mesa, CA with her wife and 5-year-old daughter.