The past year saw little dampening in the fires of modern wars, and this year has begun with the surprise abduction of the sitting president of Venezuela by United States forces. When will our leaders learn the only lesson that war ever teaches? That no one wins. That militarism only leads to more militarism. This … Continue reading Study War No More
Through the trials and triumphs of a year, this week we enter into a new one. There are many means by which people traditionally mark this passage, symbols of fire, aspirations and resolutions. This Sunday, let us turn to the water to dissolve our worries and carry our conscience. As a people answering the call … Continue reading Love & the Art of Letting Go
Join us for our Annual Unboxing Service.
While many people in our community have other communities to be with this holiday season, many of us do not. For any and all looking for a safe place to wait out the blues, you are welcome to join us in person this morning from 10:30 to around noon for a morning of fellowship, snacks, … Continue reading Blue Christmas
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Almost two millennia ago a child was born around whose story much of history has been touched by and turned. While the child who would come to be Jesus Christ was certainly born on a holy night, truly each night any child is born anywhere is a holy night. This evening, … Continue reading Night Divine
Come this darkest night of the year the lands of this northern hemisphere shiver beneath a blanket of cold. Now is the time for the settling in, the dreaming of dreams, and the sharing of fire and light. This evening, let us gather under darkness that we may better attune ourselves to the light that … Continue reading Yule: The Gifts of Light & Darkness
Throughout this week Jewish communities across the world gather to celebrate Hanukkah, the “Festival of Lights”. In Hebrew, the word Hanukkah can be interpreted to mean, “dedication”. The eight nights of Hanukkah commemorate a lineage of rebuilding through crisis, forging pathways of resilience, and the surprising light of possibility present in the hardest of times; … Continue reading Light One Candle: Hanukkah & the Spirit of Rededication
Unitarian Universalists are not passive people. Most UUs take the words of Henry David Thoreau to heart when he writes, “I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.” But how do we ensure that we live our most full and meaningful lives in the face of all the challenges that … Continue reading Expectation: A Conscious Endeavor
Much has been made about the perilous condition of our time. No doubt much more will be made still. Through this past month we have spoken of gratitude as the grounds for the hope that would bear us through such an age and empower us to meet life’s challenges and realize Love’s demands. But what … Continue reading A Rose in the Wintertime
Throughout this month we have explored the living force of Gratitude as more than a feeling, but as the fundamental emotion of the life of faith; that which orients us away from apathy and cynicism and into a fuller, richer experience of life despite the pressures and pains that so often plague the day. This … Continue reading The Grounds of Gratitude & the Seeds of Hope
