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Where the Compassionate is Expected (Video)

When we talk about “a free and responsible search for truth and meaning,” we often speak of an individual quest. But what if that search is a collaborative effort? What if seeking truth as a community is a part of living in covenant?

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.

Samhain

Samhain is the ancient Celtic festival marking the end of the growing season and the beginning of the darker half of the year. Vegetation is dying back with killing frosts, and death is in the air. Samhain’s long association with death and the Dead reflects Nature’s rhythms. This contributes to the ancient notion that at … Continue reading Samhain

Talking to Trees, Rivers, Ruins and People

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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.

Soul Matters: A Meeting Place Where Deep Listening Really Matters

“Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.”  (Marian Wright Edelman, lawyer and civil rights activist) In this time of social, environmental, and political unrest, we hear protesters pleading: “Just listen to us.”  Our service this Sunday is on the monthly theme of Deep … Continue reading Soul Matters: A Meeting Place Where Deep Listening Really Matters

Spiritual Practices for Renewal, Liberation, and Abundance

Tough times require not only spiritual practices of resilience but also spiritual practices for liberation and renewal. There is a difference between simply being able to survive a crisis or chronic stress and really tapping into the wellsprings of renewal, liberation, and abundancy.  How do we cultivate a sense of grace, freedom, and abundancy in … Continue reading Spiritual Practices for Renewal, Liberation, and Abundance

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.