There has been an important conversation going on for the last few years between Christmas Orthodoxy and holiday heretics. And the conversation breaks down like so many do – between the Davids and Goliaths. And it’s all about who gets to control the narrative. But it’s a story best not heard with our heads, but … Continue reading Holiday Wars
One of the things UUs value most in todays world is education – opportunities to learn about how the world really works, especially in areas and on topics that really matter where we don’t have first hand access or information. The Guest at Your Table program is a UU developed enterprise that allows us to … Continue reading Guest at Your Table – A Personalized Tour Into the Interdependent Web
As a nation, our relationship with the land on which we live – and the people who lived on it before us, is awash in complicated and unreconciled conflict. More and more, people are wanting a place of healing. To get there we must walk backwards on a trail of tears to a shared understanding … Continue reading From Doctrine of Discovery to the Beloved Community – Revisiting a Whitewashed History
We live in a world of great disparity. Some get a lot. Some get enough. And some live every day on less than enough. The inequity of distribution of wealth and food and housing and privilege is striking when we look at it. What we do to see this or ignore it will determine whether … Continue reading The Communion That’s Hard to Swallow [Video]
It’s a very tough time in life. For our careers, our families and our souls. There is a pandemic sweeping the country. And it’s having a severe effect on our mood. And our relationships. Certainly, our future and maybe even our theology and religion. Meanwhile politicians are worried about how all of this will affect … Continue reading What’s So Bad About Feeling Good? [Video]
As human beings, we are familiar with things that frighten us. Our original physiological architecture includes a hard-wired system to pay attention to things that threaten our existence or safety. Upgrades to our human operating system have given us overrides to those rudimentary networks, but we are still learning how to use this new operating … Continue reading Dragons, Spiders, Webs and Churches
No one likes the grammar police. That is, until some mischievous comma crook runs off with your intention and changes what you know you said… or when someone literally says ‘literally’ like a million times (when they don’t). Then, who is there to put a stop to the nonsense. When we all bow to the … Continue reading Finding True North in a Post Truth World [video, audio]
Animals are beautiful. We admire and appreciate them for many things. But one of the biggest things is how they are true to their nature. But they live in different worlds. Pets are a tiny, special segment of the animal kingdom who live in our world. Doing so gives us a deeper understanding of values, … Continue reading (Intergenerational) Animal Blessing
Covenant – the intentionality of being in ‘right relations’ with those around us is an ideal we strive to live up to. And, because we are perfectly imperfect, we (like all human beings) occasionally fall short of our ideals – and those who love us also fall short. How do we acknowledge our shortcomings without … Continue reading Ooops!!! [Video]
Noah had a dilemma. It seems the world was going to hell in a handbasket and, frankly, he was hoping for something a little more promising. Together with his neighbor and the wisdom of the animals of his community, they reflect on a theology that may help guide them toward a more hope-filled future. They … Continue reading Noah’s Dilemma/Water Communion
