As Passover ends and Easter rolls around, we look at how these spring holidays mirror the rebirth of nature. Our culture is not comfortable with death, but in both the Exodus story and the resurrection of Jesus, death sets the stage for a miraculous return of life, just as the natural world seems to come … Continued
Palm Sunday this year, the beginning of Holy Week, is also the first full day of the Jewish Holiday of Passover. These two celebrations are seminal in the foundations of our Judeo-Christian culture. The stories are fascinating, interconnected, and worth a re-telling. LISTEN:
My introduction to Dalcroze Eurhythmics happened around the same time I was introduced to Unitarian Universalism. Over the years, I have been fortunate to contemplate the principles in each and dwell on how they have given shape and dynamism to my personal beliefs. LISTEN:
Rather than relying on habits, rules, or predetermined plans of action, we stop to ask, “What is needed now?” LISTEN:
In the ancient Mediterranean world, names were believed to express the essential nature of a person or other entity. To name or re-name someone was to indicate their allegiance or their purpose. By speaking a name, one gave it breath or spirit and so also gave life to the one named. I will discuss the … Continued
Considering the ways we experience and express losses throughout our lives, and the paradox of the coming season for those who grieve. Will be joined by Melissa Smartwood, Volunteer Coordinator of Crawford County Hospice. LISTEN:
We are witnessing unprecedented assaults on our government and the systems that safeguard it. While we may feel powerless in the face of such drastic changes, our 200-year history may have prepared us for just such a moment. Likewise Queen Esther, whose story is celebrated in the Jewish festival of Purim, arose at just the … Continued
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How the visual and performing arts foster unity, and deepen one’s connection to one’s immediate community. Art-making and spectatorship exercises social-emotional growth at every age. The arts have the power to change you “for the better.” LISTEN:
Valentine’s Day is perhaps the only holiday with a clear, undisputed symbol: a heart. In this month when we see hearts everywhere, we’ll reflect on the various and rich meanings of that simple image, that go beyond romantic love.
