Kibitzing Around the Christmas Tree-In Person and Virtual Worship -Rev. Chris Buice and Catherine Farmer Loya This year the celebration of Chanukah overlaps with the celebration of Christmas. This Sunday…
19th Century Unitarians were not great fans of what they saw as the emotional excesses of the Great Awakening. They preferred to focus on logic, reason and rationality. This Sunday…
Many of the world’s charities get most of their donations during the winter holidays. The impulse to be generous is especially strong during the cold winter months when the need…
The Reverend Johnny Skinner of the Mount Zion Baptist Church often says, “The scripture says “Give thanks in all circumstances.” It does not say, “Give thanks for all circumstances.” This…
Many of the world’s religions place a lot of emphasis on firm beliefs, strong judgements and convictions without compromise. However, in the Unitarian Universalist church we believe in the virtues…
This morning we will sing and speak of CREATIVITY: its deep connections to spirituality, its roots in human memory, and its fruit in our imaginations and those of the generations…
In the 1920’s minstrel shows were common where a white performer would dress up in blackface. Today we recognize such a practice as deeply offensive. Nevertheless, Western religion has done…
Death ends a life but not a relationship. There is a Jewish custom of a couple going to the grave of the deceased and inviting them to the wedding. How…
“Liminal is from the Latin word ‘limen’, which means threshold. A liminal space is the time between ‘what was’ and ‘what's next’. It is a place of transition: a time…
"Diwali is observed by more than a billion people across faiths. Its a five-day festival of lights that brings prayer, feasts, fireworks and, for some, a new year. It is…