Service Video We will review the history of select paradigm-shaking women scientists, and the obstacles they face and overcome, as well as their contributions to free thought and the making and breaking of world-views.
Service Video Since even before the dawn of science, humankind has sought to understand the natural world and our place in it. We have used the disciplines of study, evidence, and math to reveal the grand wonders of our world, but the practice of science has carried with it the same prejudices which science itself … Continue reading “Pioneers of Science: Women Who Shaped History,” by Alec Peck
Service Video What does it mean to matter? How do you know you matter? Today’s reading takes a hard look at systematic racism and how it affects all of us. Colorblindness is often well-intentioned, an attempt to see everyone as a human being and therefore as the same, without paying too much attention to race and … Continue reading “The Promise of All Lives Mattering,” by Amanda Udis-Kessler
Service Video Imbolc (aka Imbolg) is a pagan tradtion observed at the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, celebrated as a time to reaffirm life and start planning for the coming harvest. Today’s sermon will cover the origin of Imbolc; why we celebrate it and the importance of observing it. We will also … Continue reading “Imbolc: The Promise of Renewal,” by Sonya Murray
Service Video UUism is built on many religious traditions which describe some specific theology, like the Judeo-Christian God or Buddhist Nirvana; However, most UUs do not find any specific representation of god to be very convincing, and many identify as atheist or agnostic. UUism instructs us to “heed the guidance of reason” in our spiritual … Continue reading “How would ‘god’ Manifest: A Rational Approach,” by Alec Peck
Service Video This service was written by Rev. Clyde Grubbs and Mary Jane Holden, and adapted by Rev. Erika Hewitt. It tells the story of the Civil Rights movement as it unfolded over the course of a decade.
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Service Video The daylight hours have been dwindling, and we are at the time of year where the night reaches its prominence. The earth swings around the sun and brings us with it into the new year. This is the season of Yule. Today, we celebrate this ancient, pagan tradition as an interconnected part of … Continue reading “Yuletide Celebration,” by Alec Peck
Service video Music is a universal language of humanity that crosses borders and unites us all. Rev. Lortie reflects on how music, specifically jazz music, might teach us how to approach and resolve conflict in a new and constructive way. The Rev. Bret Lortie is senior minister of the Unitarian Church of Evanston, Illinois, and … Continue reading “Music & Meditation: Resolving Conflict in a Warring World,” by Rev. Bret Lortie
