Sometimes, you must put yourself in danger in order to give yourself to something bigger. What are we willing to risk in order to live our values?

There is a lot of anxiety in our world right now.  Children who were born to undocumented immigrants in the United States feel anxiety as they apply to college.  Some traditional Christians in our country feel persecuted because of their beliefs.  On the international stage, many people are uneasy about the changing demographics of their … Continue reading Feb 26, 2017 – “Is It Silly to be Afraid of Strangers?”

The fifth of a multi-part series on putting our Principles in Practice. We will focus on the prophetic call embedded in our Principles. During my visit to Mexico, several contacts grasped that we do not truly have a democracy in the USA, even if they didn’t fully understand the electoral college. We’ll consider issues like … Continue reading Feb 19, 2017 – “Re-Imagining a Democratic Society”

The fourth of a multi-part series on putting our Principles in Practice. We will focus on the prophetic call embedded in our Principles. We live in a world filled with fake news, spin, gaslighting, and lies at the highest levels. But truthseeking and truthtelling is an important spiritual virtue. We consider our fourth principal’s “free … Continue reading Feb 12, 2017 – “What is True, Anyway?”

What does being a Unitarian Universalist, or a supporter of this faith mean to you? Additionally, what might it mean for us to explore our “Unitarian Universalist Identities”, especially in the times we find ourselves in? As the theme for the month of February is “Identity” in many Unitarian Universalist Congregations around the country, let’s … Continue reading Feb 5, 2017 – “Nurturing Our UU Identities for Such Times as These”

What’s your Frontline? The post election has left us asking ourselves, how do we, even can we resist? We explore asking What’s your Frontline? and move forward with experiences, examples and affirming our UU values. “When faced with Challenges and Seasons of uncertainty, especially as we look for joy, love and peace, how can we … Continue reading Jan 29, 2017 – “What’s Your Frontline?”

The third of a multi-part series on putting our Principles in Practice. We will focus on the prophetic call embedded in our Principles. However we live our lives, meekly, just getting by, or vastly, as activists or change agents, we need ways to face the storms that life brings before us. We’ll explore how we … Continue reading Jan 22, 2017 – “Strength in the Storm”

The second of a multi-part series on putting our Principles in Practice. We will focus on the prophetic call embedded in our Principles. A favorite Bible verse is Amos 5:24 “Let justice roll down like a river, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” In an era when justice for all is under increasing attack, we … Continue reading Jan 15, 2017 – “Let Justice Roll Down Like a River”

The first of a multi-part series on putting our Principles in Practice. We will focus on the prophetic call embedded in our Principles. The election showed us many things. That many votes – the majority, in fact – did not count. But more fundamentally, that great swaths of people in this country feel they don’t … Continue reading Jan 8, 2017 – “Every Person Counts”

Our Christmas Day service offers time to be in the presence of each other, enjoying selections from Olivier Messiaen’s wonderful mid-century piece “Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jésus” (“Twenty Contemplations on the Infant Jesus”) played by Marcellene Hawk, interspersed with readings and silence.