Our living tradition has long played partner in a most wonderful but often misunderstood ministry. OWL, or Our Whole Lives explores human relationships and intimacy through developmentally appropriate curriculum ranging the full breadth of a life, from very young children to elders. This Sunday, let’s learn more about this amazing curriculum developed between Unitarian Universalists … Continue reading Our Whole Lives
One could quite easily tell a complete story about the Civil Rights movement without mentioning the term “Unitarian Universalist”, but you would be unable to tell a complete story of our faith without mentioning the movement for Black Empowerment both within and outside of our Living Tradition. This Sunday, let us hear the story of … Continue reading Deep River
Few figures have shaped our modern understandings of justice and the bones of our own living tradition than the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Here is a man who lived his philosophy of Justice; one rooted not in retribution but in a commitment to non-violence, peaceful assembly, and an expansion of … Continue reading MLK & the Moral Imagination
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
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
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