Topic: Transformation

Intuition, Authority, & the Pursuit of Truth

May 25th marks the birthday of Ralph Waldo Emerson, public speaker, Unitarian minister, and often considered the father of Transcendentalism; that quintessentially American philosophical movement that saw divinity reflected in nature, believing that direct personal insight into truth was more reliable than institutional authority or received doctrine. This Sunday, let us reconnect with these roots; … Continue reading Intuition, Authority, & the Pursuit of Truth

With Their Backs Against The Wall: From Brown to Callais

We gather this Sunday on the anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, a critical ruling in this country’s history which secured the right to an education for African American children and the full integration of schools. An auspicious anniversary given the Supreme Court’s viscous, ideological gutting of the Voting Rights Act in the recent … Continue reading With Their Backs Against The Wall: From Brown to Callais

The Force Awakens

Transformation & The Heroine’s Journey A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a girl was left on a desert planet, signifying that she was not worth keeping. Rey’s story is less a tale of light-sabers or the fate of the galaxy, and perhaps more about what happens when the self we built … Continue reading The Force Awakens

The Evolutionary Epic

Held in our particular, individual human lives, the idea of evolution can seem like a mere idea; a means of explaining the everyday but with little bearing on our daily lives. This Sunday, on the eve of the anniversary of Darwin’s publication of On the Origin of Species, let us reflect on our own interwovenness … Continue reading The Evolutionary Epic

Choosing Your Minister

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What is settled ministry? What are the benefits? Reverend Frieda Gillespie will be leading a “Call Sermon” to help us understand more about what it means to have a settled minister.  Rev Frieda is knowledgeable about our congregation from serving as our Transitional Minister 2014 – 2016.