Revolution, rebellion, and change—all of these things are possible and can happen here. We’ve recently celebrated Juneteenth and American Independence Day during a time clamoring for revolution, rebellion, and change. Will these recent protests, demonstrations, and demands achieve change? Will they bring our country closer to becoming a land of life, liberty, and equality for … Continue reading It Can Happen Here
Description: That time of the cycle is coming–the time when the storm breaks, and we find ourselves awash in a flood of stories by strangers about us, our friends, our families living in the Mahoning Valley. Heavy headlines underscoring loss, despair, hopelessness, helplessness, dead ends. Some might argue, we’ve had the downpours come early this … Continue reading “When It Rains, It Pours: Reflections on Resilience”
Living in a state of disruption stresses and harms our families, friends, and neighbors to different degrees. As a community that values and loves people, how do we prepare ourselves to welcome and offer support for those who need it the most?
Living in a state of disruption stresses and harms our families, friends, and neighbors to different degrees. As a community that values and loves people, how do we prepare ourselves to welcome and offer support for those who need it the most?
We start off with dreams, visions of ourselves and who, where, and what we want to be. And we toil away chasing those dreams, working to make that vision real, painting ourselves into the landscape of life. But what happens when you achieve your vision of yourself, and you take a look around and realize … Continue reading Blindsided by Vision
They’re here! The “most wonderful time of the year”—the Holidays —is upon us. A time full to the brim of family and friends, cocoa and cookies, where the cold snow easily melts away under the warmth of so many warm hearts and rosy cheeks. But, the season of giving and gathering also inspires feelings of … Continue reading Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday, and the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
“Who are you?” The Caterpillar asked Alice, in the Alice in Wonderland. This timeless spiritual question becomes the core of Hindu Jnana practice. We can define ourselves by our titles, our family connections, our community life or our psychological profile. But is that enough? When all is said and done, how do you find our … Continue reading “Who Are You?”
Flowers symbolize transformation. Whether it is romance or revolution, alchemy or apocalypse historic movements have used flowers as the centerpiece to prompt social action. How do flowers transform you?
The Syrian refugee crisis, the rise of terrorist attacks by Islamist extremists, and the often stilted coverage of both by the media produces the perfect storm: heated rhetoric is leading to attacks on Mosques and death threats and violence against Muslims. As UUs, we are called to treat those the rest of the world would see as strangers as our friends, to respond with love in the face of hate, and to hear and bear witness to the stories of people facing a hostile world. We will hear from our Muslim neighbors, and learn how we can stand with them during this turbulent time.
