Rev. Juniper Meadows has served as our minister since May 2022.
The Power of Pluralism: Community Organizing and Spiritual Practice For many, if not most Unitarian Universalists, social justice is held as a profound expression of spirituality; an inheritance of change making lovingly carried to this day. For all our passion for the cause, how much do we know about the motions of movements? This Sunday, … Continue reading The Power of Pluralism
Meeting the Moment: Love’s Demands As Unitarian Universalists we affirm the right of free speech and the use of democratic processes both within our congregations and in society at large. While our principles may have recently changed, this remains true, and so it is likely the case that many of us are feeling shaken and … Continue reading Love’s Demands
Every year on the Sunday after Omaha pride, we here at 2nd Unitarian hold our annual Rainbow Blessing to proclaim Love for our queer siblings and selves and to recommit to the continual expansion of Love for Love’s sake. This Sunday, gather with friends and fellow travelers to receive a mark of Love as we … Continue reading The Rainbow Blessing (Video)
How does one persevere in the face of the wicked problems of our day? The mounting complexity of the world reveals itself like a many headed hydra whose body is hard to discern beneath the writhing mass of troubles. While we may not individually have the resources to tip the scales we may consider the … Continue reading To Save the Earth
Join us this Sunday for the UU tradition of Flower Communion. You are welcome to bring a flower to share. Join us in person or via Zoom.
Celebrate Father’s Day with us this Sunday, as Rev. Juniper Meadows offers a homily on renewing masculinity. She will be joined by three of our congregation’s fathers, who will reflect on what being a father means to them.
In our fast paced consumer driven culture it can be hard to really figure out what it means to belong to a place. This Sunday, let us renew our connection to the land and open our senses to the language of a living earth; the one singing, signing, and speaking … Continue reading
These past several weeks have presented us with a rash of violent weather. Something primal turns within the whirlwind and turns us back to the old, ancient question: Why do these things happen? … Continue reading
Unitarian Universalists are a diverse bunch with different beliefs, but we generally hold to the idea that nobody wins in the waging of war. Nonetheless, many of us have served, are serving, or know someone who served. Some of us loved someone who lost their lives in service. On Memorial Day, the United States honors … Continue reading Memorial Day
The story of Pentecost in the Christian tradition tells of how the apostles, following the death of Jesus, were suffused with power from on high to prophesy. All were suddenly able to speak and be heard regardless of language barriers. It is in a similar vein one might consider the prophetic power of Malcolm X, … Continue reading Tongues of Fire: Pentecost, Pluralism, & The Power of Malcolm X (Video)
