Rev. Juniper Meadows has served as our minister since May 2022.
As the land turns to slumber for the season and the skies turn a wintery gray (though maybe not today!) some of us may begin to experience those symptoms of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). In times of trouble and uncertainty this can be especially true. What can we do to stave off the blues? How … Continue reading A Wonderful World (Video)
Behind our mother-image, our father-icons, beyond the impenetrable light of divine symbols and the darkness of our questions looms large a great mystery. A dark uncertainty has often been maligned in our modern, Western societies, but this has not always been so. For Saint Dionysus and other Christian mystics it was “the luminous Darkness”. Buddhist … Continue reading The Luminous Darkness (Video)
Few creatures embody transformation as much as those belonging to the order of Lepidoptera; our butterfly and moth friends. Though most have left our gardens by this point in the year, as we explore the paths to change let us peer inside the chrysalis and the cocoon to marvel at the wonders taking place right … Continue reading Ode to a Butterfly
“Give me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference”, so goes that old prayer often attributed to theologian Rheinhold Neibuhr, calling us to a deeper peace in the midst of strife. Serenity, courage, and wisdom: how may these … Continue reading Serenity and Change (Video)
Here on the precipice of election day, in a time when the very stuff of democracy is under attack, one has every right to feel very anxious about the future of the United States and our world at large. We Unitarian Universalists have long upheld democracy as sacred enough to enshrine in our principles, worthy … Continue reading Dynamics of Democracy
In our culture so in love with dualisms, courage is often thought of as the opposite of fear. Should we feel fear, we may tell ourselves that we are not brave, that courage is not within us, and so we may become that story. What if we told a new story? One where fear and … Continue reading The Courage to be Afraid: Samhain
Raimon Panikkar, known as “the apostle for interreligious dialogue,” uses a window as a metaphor to help deepen our understanding of “self” and “other.” How can Panikkar’s Window help us reflect on things differently? Join us as we explore this window, the light of our neighbor, the courage of the open heart in a special … Continue reading Window Into Light: Diwali and Interfaith Relationships
This Sunday only, the worship service will start a half hour earlier at 10 a.m. Join us at the Unitarian Church of Lincoln as we share our musical gifts with our friends at UCL in a joint worship service featuring the A Street Band and our very own Dulcet Singers! If you can’t attend the service in Lincoln … Continue reading Music Service at Lincoln
There is no doubt that the years have borne fruit in the quest for liberation sought by the broader LGBTQ+ community and our allies. As a community whose mission calls for authentic living, we stand on the shoulders of giants; brave souls who put their lives on the lines, who on occasion paid dearly for their transgression … Continue reading The Courage of Authenticity: LGBTQ+ Legacy
As the Wheel of the Year turns we have arrived in the boughs of Autumn and many of our earth-centered and pagan friends are observing the festival of Mabon. Sometimes referred to as the “Pagan Thanksgiving”, Mabon is a time for centering gratitude, setting intentions, and welcoming in the Autumn as a time for reduction, … Continue reading A Very Merry Mabon!
