This Sunday, Sept. 6, is National Read a Book Day. It is an opportunity to send children back to school with a new book. Donate a book to your local library, swap books with friends, read a book you loved earlier in your life but haven’t read for a while, finally read one of those … Continue reading “Books Make Us More Human,” by Tinka Friend
Most of us are interested in opportunities to transform ourselves into better, improved, more fulfilled versions of ourselves. But how is real transformation accomplished? Is it by getting the things that we want? Or does real transformational opportunity lie in the ways that we give back to make a meaningful difference in our world?
Most of us want to be happy… but happiness means different things to different people. What are the basic ingredients of happiness and how can we manifest them in our lives? Today’s reading “But Are You Happy?” reflects on the pursuit and attainment of happiness. Rev. Scott Alexander is a third generation Unitarian Universalist, with … Continue reading “But Are You Happy?,” by Rev. Scott Alexander
Countless philosophers and scientists have attempted to prove the existence of their version of the Divine over the many years of human existence with mixed success. Humanity, despite at times witnessing miracles, receiving visions, and testing theories through various works, as a collective still yearns for a certainty that is historically (per most religious texts) … Continue reading “Evidence of God – Excerpts and Commentaries” by Mairi Moores
The journalist and writer Naomi Wolf warns us that in recent years our leaders have deliberately, not accidentally, assaulted the premises of the Constitution, and freedoms we take so easily for granted that they are to us like air—invisible—may have been eroded beyond the possibility of repair in our lifetime. Do we take our American … Continue reading “Safe and Profoundly Unsound,” by Rev. Victoria Safford
The journalist and writer Naomi Wolf warns us that in recent years our leaders have deliberately, not accidentally, assaulted the premises of the Constitution, and freedoms we take so easily for granted that they are to us like air—invisible—may have been eroded beyond the possibility of repair in our lifetime. Do we take our American … Continue reading “Safe and Profoundly Unsound,” by Naomi Wolf
Mythology is full of wishes: genies in lamps, wishing on a star. Yet, most are wishes are incomplete, short-sighted, or the wish granters are malevolent. Yet we still wish even today, especially in politics. We wish for better cash flow for for the poor, an end to food insecurity, and so much more. Our dreams … Continue reading “When You Wish Upon a Star,” by Bill Casey
Meditation Summary: In the eternal nowness of the thrive and riot of life on our planet Earth, from barrier reefs, rain forests, boreal forests, tundra, fungal neural networks, micro and macrobiota in lakes, streams, grasslands and deserts, to the abyssal plains of our oceans, the archipelagos of our oceans and seas, to the lichen-encrusted rocks … Continue reading “Across the Geological & Genomic Fossil Records of Life, the One you Meet is You!” by Dr. Lee Greer
In this sermon, we will explore how bearing witness has long been understood as a prophetic and spiritual act. From reporters risking their lives to tell the truth, to the courageous decisions that brought the Pentagon Papers to public light, the struggle to see clearly and remember honestly is deeply connected to our Unitarian Universalist … Continue reading “Love is Bearing Witness,” by Adam Wedeking
This will be the fourth in a series of talks about famous UU’s. Today’s subject will be the famous actor, director, and activist Paul Newman. The subtitle an ornament and an Orphan will be explained later. One of his movies, Cool Hand Luke, will be shown following the service and coffee hour
