Rev. Scott Alexander said: “I used to laugh when someone told jokes about how laid back and lax we Unitarian Universalists are about our religion. But I’m not laughing anymore. I’ve stopped laughing because I realize how terribly important it is for me to take my religious life seriously. As I reach mid life (and … Continue reading Getting Serious About Unitarian Universalism
Emotional intelligence plays a key role in understanding ourselves and the people around us
It’s pathetic to realize that racism still exists so strongly that this topic even needs to be addressed. But with current events – attacks on black people necessitating Black Lives Matter, deportation of illegal Mexican immigrants while keeping their children in custody, violent attacks on Asian-Americans blamed for the “China Virus” – it’s clear that … Continue reading Story of an American Family of Japanese Ancestry
As I look back over my life, I realize I was young, but now I am old. I have survived: war, a career as a police officer, cancer, and other unmentioned ills of society. But, now I and people of the world are confronted with surviving something we never anticipated. It has given rise to the question of yours and my “Faith in the Midst of a Pandemic?”
Service video The terms “family values,” and “gross national product” have been co-opted over generations to give strict definitions of the feminine and masculine. In this service Suji will discuss the feminine influence on families as well as on the gross national product. And the feminine — like the ocean — rolls, strides, turns, guides, … Continue reading “Family Values & the GDP!,” by Rev. Suji Fox
Service video A pastoral reflection on epidemics/pandemics and their effect on people, property, and the economy
Come join us for a water communion or ritual. The first Water Ritual was held at the November 1980 Women and Religion Continental Convocation of Unitarian Universalists in East Lansing, Michigan. It was created by activist Carolyn McDade and UU leader Lucile Schuck Longview “as a way for women who lived far apart to connect … Continue reading Water Communion
In 1998 a young lady met a fictional character who would inspire her to live a life of courage she never imagined. Please join this now middle aged lady as she shares the seeds of change that were sown during that most fortuitous meeting.
What is a soul, and how could humans detect one in non-human animals? Perhaps the idea of a soul is far too human to ascribe to other beings. But we know that animals dream and have desires beyond mere survival. Inspired by The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery, we will look at the … Continue reading Do Cephalopods Dream of Electric Eels? A Meditation on the Soul
Kia invites us to step into the spiritual apprehension of being a People of Faith. With song, guided meditation, poetry, prayer, & ritual, she & her son, Rile, remind us that even though sometimes we all “feel a long way from home,” and so alone, we need to remember that “it is time now that … Continue reading Stepping Into Our Spiritual Apprehension
