Trapezes and trust, living and letting go…
Community
Good Endings: Part 2 of 3 – Rev. Emily
A reflection on our five years together.
"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.
McMindfulness
Anything that offers success or happiness in our unjust society without trying to change it just helps people cope.
"Responding to Suffering"
Part 2 of a 3-part series on Unitarian Universalism and the Crises of Life
Our Mission and Vision
Some thoughts on “safety” “community” & “diversity”
"When I Joined a UU Church" – The Power of Covenant
What does it mean to be a covenantal church, not a creedal church?
"When Your Church Disappoints You"
We get to true, transformative community by moving together through the broken places.
"Strings Attached" – Stewarding our Institutions
We are wound and bound together. The isolated self is a fiction.
Providing Sanctuary for One Another
Welcoming one another in all our differences, not necessarily because we can find similarities.
Beloved Community
In genuine, beloved community is the salvation of the world
Transformation: The Good Friday / Easter Story
Transformation happens in and through community.
"Getting In Sync"
Inspired by the story of the Olympic rowing team of 1936
Indra's Jeweled Net
Sometimes the interdependent web feels like a trap, sometimes like a tangle, but ultimately it is our reality, our support, our life with one another and the world.
Vulnerability
Spiritual practices can help us learn how to grow our tolerance with the realities and promises of vulnerability.
Healing the Heart of Democracy Part 5 of 5: Cultivating Beloved Community
The 2016 Presidential election has exposed deep questions about the period of massive social change in which we live. How do we build the Beloved Community?
Healing the Heart of Democracy Part 4 of 5: Personal Voice and Agency
Much depends on our Speaking Out and Acting Up. And we don’t do it alone.
Healing the Heart of Democracy Part 3 of 5: Holding Tensions in Life-Giving Ways
We are called to act from within “The Tragic Gap” – the tension between reality and possibility, between despair and hope, between confusion and clarity.
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…