On this Memorial Day Sunday – and in the midst of graduation and baseball season – we consider the many joys and sorrows of these pandemic Spring days: Remembering our dead, celebrating our graduates, and hearing the call to “Play ball!” Click here to watch the service.
We assume that we share the same reality. Yet what we see, taste, touch, hear, and smell is not always exactly what is there, and it’s certainly not always what others are experiencing.
The traveling showman was larger than life: A world-record knife thrower, a Vietnam vet with a prosthetic leg, and fresh from performing at the legendary Gerry Rodeo. This summer evening, he and his wife were saving souls under a vast billowing tent in rural New York. Three UUs sat in the front row and raised … Continue reading Religious Rodeo: Bull Whips, Throwing Stars, and a Volunteer from the Audience
Albert Einstein once said that a person who has lost a sense of awe and mystery “is as good as dead, a snuffed out candle.” My mother simply said: “Pay attention and be grateful.” Today we’ll pause to consider the role of awe and wonder in maintaining curiosity, resilience, joy and belonging.
Rumi is a celebrated Sufi poet from the 13th century who lived in a time of turmoil. Today, we’ll gather to hear his poetry and listen to stories about his inspiring and challenging life.
Gandhi’s dedication to non-violence and political resistance of non-cooperation is often misunderstood as passive, or absolute. Nothing could be farther from the truth! How did Hinduism and Unitarianism influence his work in the world?
Herman Hesse once suggested that whoever learns how to listen to trees will no longer want to be anything other than who they are. What is it about trees that brings us back home?
The proverb goes like this: “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today.” This sermon explores our ever-present second best time, and the lives we choose to live there.
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If we don’t gather on Easter to focus on the miracle of Jesus rising from the dead, why is it still so important to be together today?
After working with UU congregations on racial and social justice issues for over 15 years, Paula Cole Jones realized that a person can believe they are being a “good UU” without ever thinking about or dealing with racism and other systems of oppressions. This gave birth to the current effort to adopt an 8th Principle. … Continue reading The 8th Principle Project
