The current “debates” about gender identity and reproductive freedom are about power, control, and culture – but they are also about theology. Questions about life, time, fate, God’s role, and the like are also at stake here. I’ll explain why my theology supports … read more.
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We celebrate Easter. There will be traditions: a Unitarian Communion (optional and open-table, as always), an Easter Egg hunt for the kids (let Lindsay know asap if you can help). And I will reflect on what this holiday tells us … read more.
“The Zone of Productive Disequilibrium.” “Get on the Balcony.” “Technical Problems and Adaptive Challenges.” “Work Avoidance.” These jargony phrases sound like corporate consultant speak – and yet, the theory of Adaptive Leadership has changed my ministry and my life. It is … read more.
The idea of living a life of surrender is complicated by our identities and society. What would it take to create communities where everyone gets to be vulnerable and is supported to embrace their full selves?
What we eat, how we grow it, and how the people who grow it live are central questions of justice and care. Hear from three of our farmers — Allyson Rosemore, Jon McGinty, and Andy Larson — about the state of farming and farmers … read more.
The “father of liberal theology,” Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834), argued that religion begins not with creed, doctrine, text, or tradition but with feeling. In particular, the feeling of absolute dependence (or the absolute feeling of dependence, depending on your translation). We’ll explore vulnerability by … read more.
The first time I learned about the IDI, I thought, “hmm, okay.” But when I really learned about it, it shifted the whole way I think about racism and anti-racism. As we begin a month on “vulnerability”, we explore what it means to … read more.
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We welcome Kelsey Hart, who journeyed from ministry to work with survivors of domestic and family violence, to our pulpit today. Kelsey trains providers, clergy, community leaders, law enforcement and others on how to honor and protect survivors. As we … read more.
The Unitarian Universalist Association is proposing to change “Article 2”, where we articulate who we are and what we are about. They are placing at the center of this statement “love,” which we here have named as the spirit of our church. What … read more.
Self-love often is a cliché or an excuse for stuck-ness. But it doesn’t have to be, and indeed, it needs to be powerful and strong. How do we learn to love ourselves in a way that is deep, real, honest, and sacred?
We will play … read more.
