This is the 3rd installment of “Love in the Complicated Places” given by Tinka Friend and Nick Williams. Following the 2nd installment which focused on failures they both experienced while working with students with disabilities, in this section Nick will speak about another experience in a high school in Norco. He was placed with a … Continue reading “Love In the Complicated Places – Pt 3,” by Nick Williams
Rev. Arnason, the author of today’s sermon, writes: “The journey into illness, the will to get well, and the search for healing are some of the most important spiritual journeys that we take in our lives. These are not voluntary journeys, but for most of us they are an inevitable part of what it means … Continue reading “How Shall We Be Healed?” by the Rev. Dr. Wayne Arnason
The Giving Tree is a popular but divisive children’s book from 1964, written by Shel Silverstein. Although the book was written and illustrated for children, the story isn’t just for children. Each person seems to have their own interpretation and feel a little differently about the story, and we can broaden our soul by exploring … Continue reading “The Giving Tree,” by Alec Peck
In the series of essays, “The Ethics of Belief”, William Clifford questions our responsibility to our own beliefs. In our search for truth and meaning, we must be open to and seek out all possibilities and dedicate ourselves to truth. Clifford claims even more: that because of our responsibility to each other, it is wrong … Continue reading “The Ethics of Belief,” by William Clifford
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Service Video. As the writer William Faulkner wrote, “The past isn’t dead…it isn’t even past.” Our origin stories of personal memories, history, and experiences provide insight into who we are today. How can these stories help us in shaping the next chapters of our lives?
Service Video. Hegel’s philosophy can be described as the interplay of thesis, anti-thesis, and synthesis. Once we have decided when and where our energy is, we can arrange our architecture and radiate our forces outward… But forces will inevitably be met with counterforces. Here is how we can build architecture to come to the compromises … Continue reading “Engineering the Soul with Crayons,” by Bill Casey
Service Video. Pastor Udell will be speaking to us on living our lives today with purpose, in light of eternity.
Service Video Easter Sunday sermon is always a tough one for most UU ministers and lay leaders unless the UU congregation is predominantly Christian. The usual default is to focus on the Spring season, the Spring Equinox or Ostara. That has shown to be pretty safe topics, and no one is usually offended by those … Continue reading “Is There a Place for Resurrection in the UU Faith?,” by Tinka Friend
Service Video Everything turns. Life comes out of death, and from death, life emerges. We see signs of this every day and grow from learning how to deal with it and rejoice in it. We learn how this birth, death, and rebirth cycle affirms our existence.
