Rev. Emily had to be away from the pulpit unexpectedly this week, but suggested that this talk by Rev. Pamela…
Healing the Heart of Democracy Part 1 of 5: Understanding We Are All In This Together
Democracy begins with US, with the conversations we have within ourselves and among each other, with the way we choose to relate, the actions we take, the ways we invite one another in…
In Solidarity with Orlando and Pulse
Article published in the local paper in response to the 2016 shootings in Orlando
The Spiritual Practice of Getting Lost
We have many habits of body, mind, and heart. When’s the last time you pushed yourself off one of these paths? Or got pushed off?
Breaking the Gender Binary: Both/And People in an Either/Or Culture
Science confirms that even with sex and gender, it’s not either/or. How gender norms limit us, and how to respond to critics of gender neutral bathrooms.
Reclaiming Mothers Day
Did you know the original origins of Mothers Day go back to a Unitarian feminist? The personal is political.
Breaking from the Busy-ness to Find Transcendence
If we lose touch with transcendence, mystery, wonder… we lose touch with the forces which create and uphold life.
Many Ways of Giving
Stewardship – acting generously to support what we care about – is one of our spiritual and ethical values.
Mission & Legacy
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” – Henry David Thoreau
"Love the Hell out of the World" – Universalism Then & Now
LOVE is always available to us, LOVE is more powerful than we can imagine. LOVE tells us we all belong.
"I Call That Mind Free" – Unitarianism Then & Now
If our process of reformation isn’t to leave us with nothing, we must rigorously ask ourselves – what is at the heart of our belief and how do we gain the strength to live it out in the world?
Standing on the Side of Love for Racial Justice
When we are rooted in love, we are moved to want justice for others because we do not see ourselves as separate. Love is a choice to see the connections.
Dr. King's Challenge to The White Liberal
I am a white liberal. And I am racist. I work hard to be anti-racist.
Christmas Eve Sermon
Let’s look at the Christmas story, again, with new eyes. The Gospels were stories about peace through peace – or even more radical: peace through justice.
Hope and the Interdependent Web
The work we do to care for the interdependent web we must do out of hope – not the kind of hope that is limited to our own control, but the kind of hope that is harnessed to a power beyond our own – whether that power be nature and science, a benevolent God, the good of humanity – or all of the above.
Dear People of 2054
Reflection to mark the burial of our time capsule. Will the arc continue to bend towards justice?
The Meaning of Covenant in Unitarian Universalism
Our seven Principles are really all about relationship: values that help us navigate the messy process of living in the world together and trying to stand for something.
Descent/Dissent Into Darkness
Only patient witnessing of what is will lead us into fuller living where the darkness ceases to be something to fear.
Both/And: Holding the Tension
Each of us is full of contradiction and paradox. We are strong and weak. We are forgiving and vindictive. We are put together and a total mess.
Radical Hospitality
In that vulnerable encounter with something other than us, we encounter the Beyond. We find that we are all held, despite or even because of our differences, in the unity that lies beneath