In his last book “Letters from the Earth,” Mark Twain brings his genius and humor to bear on religion. You may find his comments a bit irreverent and often bordering on the vulgar, but that’s to be expected from a master of serious humor. Ernie earned a B.A. in Philosophy from UNC-Asheville, a Master of […]
Passages: II Samuel 11: 1-17, 26-12: 9; John 8: 1-11a Rev. Weidler is a United Church of Christ minister. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1975, studied in Europe, then attended Union Theological Seminary, receiving his Doctor of Ministry degree in 1981. Richard served First Congregational Church in Laurel Park for ten years, […]
A sermon by Rev. Victoria Safford, used by permission. — Rev. Jim McKinley “Imagination is powerful. It surveys the given world – dysfunctional, dystopian, archaic, constrained – and glimpses possibility. And from resistance to ill health, to bad practice, oppression — from that sacred no, yes starts taking shape. You gather your principles, rules for […]
December 30 – 10:30am Rabbi Rachael Jackson A new year is just on the horizon—what will it look like? We will find a way to balance hope with fear, balance between wearing rose-colored glasses with being exposed to glaring sun. How do we as a country overcome the seemingly endless hatred to which we are […]
In the pause of Christmas Eve, we bring light to the light of the world. We recall holiday moments that heightened time and gifted notice and memory. We “create” Christmas spirit anew with stories, songs and candles. Join us and linger a while for homemade cookies and hot cider. Please share: on Twitter on Facebook
This Sunday, midway between Solstice and Christmas Day, is a perfect moment to reorient ourselves to this grand Universe, using our Unitarian Universalist compass to focus in on our Sun, our Earth home, the gift of light and life, and a child on Christmas. You belong in the wonder of the big picture, the movement […]
So why does it seem to be in such short supply? More often than not, kindness gets tram-pled under the push of stress and hurry, task and issues. This happens both in our personal lives and actions, as well as coming in from the world around us. December, a month of holi-days and Holydays, can […]
As Unitarian Universalists, we know there are many interpretations of the life and death of Jesus. Drawing on the work of Cynthia Bourgeault, an Episcopal Priest who draws on Christian scripture and the Wisdom Tradition, we will look at the non-dual Jesus who urged us to be fully present with others, the Jesus who urged […]
We all deal with stress, anxiety, challenges, and difficulties, whether they be personal, familial, social, economic, health-related, or with respect to our local, state, national, or global communities. Some days it can feel really hard to awake and face another day. But we do…from whence comes our resiliency? I invite you to explore with me […]
The holidays are a time of shouldering a lot. We are “standing (in body or spirit) on the shoulders of giants” being lifted up by the strength of tradition and ritual. We also do our best to shoulder our share of the burdens and the work that comes too, yet even our best intentions often […]