Services

Earth Day: Consciousness and Faith

What if our collective increasing awareness of the climate crisis will take us to a new stage of consciousness? How do we create such a state? Click Here To View Service

Becoming Inspired

Much of our attention is taken up by being productive, earning our keep, and justifying our existence.  Letting ourselves be cared for, supported, and filled sometimes takes a back seat.  And yet, our energy isn’t endless – it needs to be renewed.  This service offers a practice of letting ourselves become inspired. Click Here To View Service   … Continued

Be Not Afraid: Thoughts on Resurrection Today

We all know the resurrection story from the Christian Testament. It continues to be a powerful message of faith in Christianity. Is there any way to consider a return from death without particular religious interpretations today? Click Here To View Service

Reconstituting the World

The late poet Adrienne Rich reminds us that “My heart is moved by all I cannot save…” and ends the poem “with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world”. Trouble and challenges are all around us. How can we commit ourselves to create a Beloved Community despite having no extraordinary powers? Click Here To View Service

Beloved Community or Beloved Individualism?

It will be based on the UU understanding of Beloved Community and its dynamic tension with the more traditional “question authority” and individualism in the UUA. I’ll speak about a famous article by colleague Rev. Frederick Muir published in 2013. That article initiated the current radical shifts going on in the UUA with not only … Continued

What is Beloved Community?

We hear the term ‘Beloved Community’ a lot in religious circles. What does it really mean in 2021? Click Here To View Service

On Change

To paraphrase an apocryphal Buddhist saying, ‘Change is inevitable; suffering is optional.’ We consider what this might mean for us in the current environment. Click Here To View Service