Rev. Joseph BoydThe prophet Amos in the first testament demands to “let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever flowing stream.” I’ve been reflecting on all that has brought us to this moment we’re alive in. I’ve been reflecting on the momentum, the thrust forward to usher in a new day when … Continue reading Homily – Sept 13, 2020 – “Forward or Backward”
Hello UUYO newsletter readers! This year is my sixth and final year as your Board President, and final year on the Board – and what a year it has been! We are now several months into virtual gatherings and overall the input from most folks has been positive. At our Board meeting in February I … Continue reading September Bits from the Board
“Renewal” This is likely to be one of the most important years of our life. As school starts, and many anticipate the changing of the seasons toward coolness, there are threads of worry that are prevailing: worry about our health and the health of loved ones, worry about the economy, worry about violence perpetrated … Continue reading September Minister’s Writing
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Rev. Joseph BoydWe are beginning to see that the divide between interior and exterior is not so clear. The dividing line between who we hold ourselves to be and the truths we use to guide our lives that are self-evident seem to be connected to the self-evident truths that we see everywhere when we open … Continue reading Sermon- August 16, 2020 – “The Interior Work”
Please join Plant Ahead Ohio for a this informational meeting. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6534441043The Meeting ID: 653 444 1043Passcode: 872172
Saturday, Aug. 22nd from 10 am to 12 pm we will be distributing Black Lives Matter signs. The signs are free but donations toward the purchase of the signs are welcome. BLM masks will also be available for $10.
Rev. Joseph BoydI remember when I first attended seminary hearing a quote from Reinhold Niebuhr that became popular by Cornel West, “that justice is what love looks like in public.” It was years later that I would hear another quote that “tenderness is what love feels like in private.” Part of the reason this moment … Continue reading Sermon – Aug 9, 2020 – “Reconstructing the Self”
Saturday, August 15⋅11:00 In a recent interview with Vox, Cornel West stated that if we seek to feel hope before taking action, we will become spectators of life, and hope may not arrive. But if instead we take actions of hope, we find the feeling of hope through participation. What actions of hope, both big … Continue reading Actions of Hope
