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The Generous Earth: Eco Theologies & “Braiding Sweetgrass” (Video)

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)

The Generous Heart: Building Beloved Community (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)

The Generous Light: World Religions & Theologies of Radiance (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)

The Sermon on the Mount

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

The Living Tradition: We Would Be One (Video)

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)

Great Expectations

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?