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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You would be hard-pressed to find shorter words in the English language than yes, and, how. Yet these teensy-weensy words are chock-full of power and wisdom, and when used as an operating system, they create the alchemy of improvisational theater. This sermon explores the practical … read more.
In his book Ecstasy: Understanding the Psychology of Joy, Jungian analyst Robert Johnson writes that ecstasy “was once considered a favor of the gods,” a “transformative fire” that could obliterate barriers and provide a greater understanding of the universe. This Sunday, as we light the Candle of Joy, we leap feet first into ecstatic explorations in the name of a living joy, right here, right now!
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Earlier this month, as the President-elect concluded his victory speech, he told a lovely story that whenever he left his grandparents’ home after a visit, his grandfather would say “Joey, keep the faith.” And then his grandmother would counter, “No, Joey, spread the faith.”
This Sunday, as we light the candle of Faith, we ask “How shall we spread this light?”
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The large map is on display behind plexiglass. A bold arrow points to a spot and three words announce, in no uncertain terms: “You are here.” These three words—each on its own then working together—are profound: Identity, Existence, Location. This sermon follows that arrow to … read more.
Genuine sharing – especially in the grips of a global pandemic – is vital to community health, and the annual “Favorite Poem Service” celebrates sharing in deep and personal ways. This summer-service ritual is intimate, layered, and always surprising, structured on a format as simple … read more.
Every spring, the world is full bloom with graduation ceremonies, commencement speeches, tossed mortar boards, and the call to “Play ball!” This Sunday – inside a novel spring – we imagine a UU commencement speech, and where we’re headed with our passion, principles, and skills. … read more.
On this Mother’s Day Sunday, we travel to the farthest reaches of the bell curve to explore one of the most sublime and powerful forces in the Universe: Mother Love.
Music: Helen Lauritzen, piano and Mary Ann Tapiro, cello
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As our region grapples with the consequences and uncertainties of being a hot-spot in a global pandemic, let us explore the deep and nuanced meanings of the Seventh Principle of Unitarian-Universalism: “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are a part”.
Each morning over coffee my mother reads the obituaries published in her local paper. She does not know the vast majority of these newly dead people, though she is compelled to read about their lives. Some variation of this ritual is repeated millions of times … read more.
