Speaker: Tom Peterson

Tom Peterson serves as a worship associate at Second Unitarian Church of Omaha.

Article II, 2U and You (Video)

Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bylaws, which lists our UU Principles, Purposes and Sources, is in the process of being overhauled. What role does Article II play in our spiritual life and our identity as Unitarian Universalists? This Sunday Tom Peterson will take a look back at where Article II has been … Continue reading Article II, 2U and You (Video)

United Nations Day

In celebration of UN Day, the Unitarian Universalist Office at the UN invites congregations and individual UUs to engage with the story of our global Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist faith by deepening their understanding of the United Nations and devoting one service in October to reaffirming the connections between our UU principles and the vital … Continue reading United Nations Day

Healing the Heart of Democracy

How do we approach the work of crossing the divide that is at the center of our political system? How do we heal the heart of democracy?  Parker J. Palmer posits five habits of the heart that make democracy possible, and point the way toward bridging the divide.

Talking to Trees, Rivers, Ruins and People

Kinnikinnick River, Wisconsin. Mumbai, India. Asheville, North Carolina. In this journey through mystical experiences, Epiphany Paris reflects on the states of consciousness that create deep listening where we can truly connect with the world and with each other.

Deep Listening – The Ways of Grief

How do we listen to the voices inside us? How do we make space for what needs to be said? This week, Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley explores these questions in her sermon The Ways of Grief.

Water Communion

Join us via Zoom this Sunday for our non-traditional, traditional Water Communion, as we launch ourselves into the unknown waters of the coming church year.  

Holy Now

Inspired by the words and music of Peter Mayer, this week’s sermon asks “What would it mean to live as though everything was holy?”  

Prayers of the Earth

“If the only prayer you said in your life was ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” – Meister Eckhart Anita Jeck, Tom Peterson and Evelyn Turner will lead us through story and homily as we consider prayer as a way to express our gratitude and give our full attention to that which is important in our … Continue reading Prayers of the Earth

Born of Bright Faith

As we close out September’s theme of Expectation, Rev. Gretchen Haley explores the ways expectations are manifested in faith. “Most of us recognize this kind of moment – the hope of finally blossoming after holding our lives tight in a bud… we respond with yes, despite no new evidence, no change in fact of circumstances… … Continue reading Born of Bright Faith