Through the ages, humanity has told many colorful stories to explain the mysteries of the cosmos. Some people still believe the stories told by our ancestors and take them as literal truth. Some see them as stories that hold a symbolic truth. What do we do as science continues to unravel the mysteries and push … Continue reading What Do We Make of the Mystery?
Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass” has become something of a hit around the nation; a book exploring both the author’s intersecting identities as an indigenous woman with rich cultural ties to her heritage and her knowledge and experience as a trained botanist. Kimmerer lays out a poetic accounting for our interwovenness with the earth even … Continue reading The Generous Earth: Eco Theologies & “Braiding Sweetgrass” (Video)
Every Sunday we end worship with a call to “rock, roll, and move towards that spirit of Beloved Community on the horizon.” What do we mean by this? Beloved Community is an idea coined by Dr. Martin Luther King. Our friends at Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) define it as follows: “Beloved Community happens … Continue reading The Generous Heart: Building Beloved Community (Video)
With some notable exceptions, Light appears time and again throughout the scriptures of world religions. Ancient and modern, an expansive religious symbol, a literal force of nature in its own right, light, fire, and warmth remain obviously critical to the continuation of life as we know it. Is it any small wonder they would receive … Continue reading The Generous Light: World Religions & Theologies of Radiance (Video)
How do we work together for peace and justice when there are sometimes loud voices that are racist, anti-immigrant, anti-poor, and bigoted? Andrew Bolton is British, who married Jewell, an American. They met first in South Wales. They have lived and worked in both their countries as well as Japan. Andrew has taught World Religions … Continue reading The Sermon on the Mount
Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religious tradition that was formed from the consolidation of two religions: Unitarianism and Universalism. In America, the Universalist Church of America was founded in 1793, and the American Unitarian Association in 1825. After consolidating in 1961, these faiths became the new religion of Unitarian Universalism through the Unitarian Universalist Association … Continue reading The Living Tradition: We Would Be One (Video)
We all have expectations, whether great or not—about our lives, our commitments to the world, who we are as people. Some are great, some are not. And, at the same time, we will also find our expectations thwarted. How do we live in the world of expectations, especially those that never come true?
It’s no secret that we are animals. One look at your dog or cat and you’ll find common features. Eyes, ears, legs, fur (yes your hair is technically fur), but how often do we consider the consequences of our own animal-ness? Today, let us look deep into the heritage of our being, tracing as far … Continue reading Heritage: Your Animal Heart (Video)
This week marks Banned Books Week, a time when we are called to consider the legacy of book banning throughout history and to take some time with these forbidden texts. We Unitarian Universalists have long been an academic folk; people who appreciate the learning for its own sake. This Sunday, let us live into that … Continue reading A Heritage of Learning : Book Communion (Video)
