June is PRIDE month, with pink triangles and rainbow flags showing visible support for the LGBTQ+ community. This morning we share the multi-layered story of one young person’s coming out within a packed UU sanctuary.
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The great American writer Mark Twain once said, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” Choosing “right words” can also be a spiritual practice to … read more.
Unitarian Universalists don’t tend to believe in a traditional “vertical God” who is removed from human living, a supernatural being that somehow controls from afar. If we believe in a God at all, it is a “horizontal God” – felt all around us, living in … read more.
“How do you heal?” is one of the most consequential questions of our lives. This Sunday, in the midst of a global pandemic, we explore the rich topics of health and healing.
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This winter holiday-season – somewhere between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day. Let’s stare hard at the dirty dishes and greasy pans and ask: “Where is the baby Buddha’s bottom in all this mess?”
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Somewhere in the United States, in the midst of a global pandemic, a long line of cars creeps toward a drive-thru window. An elderly woman tries the best she can to place her order. Seconds tick toward minutes. The driver directly behind honks their ire… … read more.
Artist Joe Brainard (1942-1994) created an incredible memory machine with his slender masterpiece I Remember. As novelist Paul Auster writes of the book, “In simple, forthright, declarative sentences, Brainard charts the map of the human soul and permanently alters the way we look at the … read more.
The heart of the wedding ceremony was profound: Golden rings were placed in a bowl and passed – hand to hand – to every witness present. The invitation was to bless the rings with a single word. The elderly poet rose and said, so all … read more.
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!”
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 … read more.
