Trapezes and trust, living and letting go…
Good Endings: Part 2 of 3 – Rev. Emily
A reflection on our five years together.
Rev. Emily's final newsletter article
Being intentional about endings is a spiritual practice that reverberates into our other endings, past and future, and enables us to more powerfully move into next chapters.
No Justice, No Peace. Know Justice, Know Peace.
In this service we centered black voices, in particular a powerful sermon by UU minister Rev. Karen Hutt.
The Healing Power of Art & Music – The Cellist of Sarajevo
OPENING WORDS These opening words and music were recorded through Zoom and shared April 26, 2020.
"Thresholds"
What in us needs to open and shift, die and wait in order for us cross a threshold and enter a new space full of possibility?
"While the Earth Breathes…"
Sermon delivered online via Zoom | Rev. Emily Wright-Magoon | April 19, 2020 AUDIO: VIDEO: Have you heard that the…
Easter: Joy, even amidst Despair
What makes joy the most terrifying, difficult emotion?
"Conference of the Birds"
Rev. Emily reflects on the congregation’s coming decision about ministerial transition.
Murmurations: Lessons from Starlings on Resilience, Adaptation, and Community
We can no longer pretend that we are not interwoven.
Good Endings: Part 1 of 3 – Rev. Emily
All beginnings carry the seeds of ending, and all endings are potential beginnings.
Rev. Emily's Departure Announcement
February 29, 2020 Dear members and friends of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Midland, I am writing to let you…
"White Lies" Part 2 – Normal People
We are all normal people who can strive to live lives of integrity.
"White Lies" Part 1 – Facing Hard Truths with Integrity
For white America, the electric shock that finally led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act was the murder of a white Unitarian minister.
“Family: The Ties that Bind, The Ties that Liberate”
Rev. Emily Wright-Magoon | December 8, 2019 | Sermon In this holiday season, there are often many family gatherings. I…
"When You Don't Feel Merry & Bright" – Minister's Musings for Dec 2019
May we remember that we all, in our beautiful variety and complicated living, are deeply loved.
McMindfulness
Anything that offers success or happiness in our unjust society without trying to change it just helps people cope.
"Great Expectations"
Believe what you think unbelievable. Blind people can see. A sermon based in science.
"Facing Our Mortality"
Part 3 of a 3-part series on Unitarian Universalism and the Crises of Life
"Responding to Suffering"
Part 2 of a 3-part series on Unitarian Universalism and the Crises of Life