On the road to Damascus, Saul experiences a temporary loss of vision that leads to a completely new way of living. Often the first step toward transformation is disillusionment. We experience disorientation the ways that we’ve usually been oriented to the world, and we recognize it’s time for a change. How can we creatively engage … Continue reading “Loss of Vision”
Coming home can take a lifetime, and it can happen in an instant. This homecoming Sunday, we will celebrate our annual water communion as we return to the sanctuary. Please bring a small amount of water from a place that has made you feel grateful this summer. It could be water from a place you … Continue reading Annual Water Communion: “Coming Home”
Norbert Čapek was ahead of his time in many respects. A minister who had grown tired of tradition, he delivered sermons on a wide breadth of subjects, and removed pieces of the standard liturgy. His congregation in the 1920’s was in dismay over this radical change, and started to grumble for more ritual. To appease … Continue reading “Seeds of Dissent”
One of our great contemporary writers, Anne Lamott, has a perceptive take on the definition of faith: “The opposite of faith is not doubt. It’s certainty.” I’ve just returned from a pilgrimage to Transylvania, where i witnessed the birth of Unitarianism, and the site where one of our martyrs died November 5, 1579: Francis David. … Continue reading “Faith in Uncertainty”
Our fathers play a pivotal role in our life regardless of the quality or quantity of the relationship. In our language we often refer to the mother in regard to natural processes in nature, and the father in relation to time. Like time, our relationship with our fathers can be difficult to articulate, and … Continue reading The Art of Growing Up
Many important and tragic events in our country’s history have occurred in June, including the Stonewall Riots, the shooting at Pulse night club in Orlando, and the legalization of gay marriage. It is fitting that June is LGBTQ Pride month. As many people were rallying for the legalization of gay marriage, Macklemore’s hit song “Same … Continue reading “Same Love”
Mother’s day is a day we honor our mothers. This includes our birth mothers with all the complexity that relationship often includes, and those that have mothered us along our path with their generosity of spirit. This Sunday we will honor mothers of our past and present, and discover what we can do to honor … Continue reading “Honoring Our Mothers”
Creativity is a process that synthesizes different elements to create something more than the sum of its parts. There are innumerable elements to consider – light, sound, raw materials, experience. Co-creation presupposes that there is no singular creator, but rather a creative process that touches all of life, all living creatures. How do we prepare … Continue reading Co-creating this Day
Creativity is a process that synthesizes different elements to create something more than the sum of its parts. There are innumerable elements to consider – light, sound, raw materials, experience. Co-creation presupposes that there is no singular creator, but rather a creative process that touches all of life, all living creatures. How do we prepare … Continue reading “Co-creating this Day”
The Anthropocene epoch – this is the name of our current geological age. It means we are currently living in a period where human activity is the single greatest influence on our climate and the environment. What kind of influence do we desire to have? Come Sunday, as we reconnect with our home.
