The Story We’ll Tell
To be human is to tell stories; narrative is how we make sense of the world, and the stories we create help us understand as well as shape reality. As…
Did the Buddha Have a Blooper Reel?
Did the Buddha Have Blooper Clips? - Rev. Chris Buice and the TVUUC Staff What better way to celebrate over a year of on-line worship than to share some amusing…
When Did God Change Her Pronouns?
When did God go from being he/his/him to she/her/hers? This year there was a lot of controversy when a toy company announced they were discontinuing the production of Mr and…
The Best Time to Plant an Oak Tree
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center museum features a little known Presbyterian minister, the Reverend John Rankin, who lost his job in Dandridge, Tennessee, for supporting the abolition of slavery…
And How Are the Children?
On Monday April 12 at 3:15, another young person was shot and killed, this time inside a bathroom at Austin-East High School. That makes 5 Black children in East Knoxville…
Flower Power: America, Eco-Patriotism and Earth Day (Flower Communion)
Many of us grew up saying, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America…” Environmental activists have suggested we need to add another oath, “I pledge…
We Can Do Hard Things
We can agree that the church should challenge us to grow. However, what do we do when religion is more demanding than we want it to be? What do we…
Resurrection Boxing Club
In Newport, Tennessee, there is an organization called the Resurrection Boxing Club which suggests a rather unconventional interpretation of the Easter Story. The club is a ministry of a local…
And the Walls Came a Tumbling Down
Many of us may have grown up singing the song, “Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho. Joshua fought the battle of Jericho and the walls came a tumbling…
I Believe In the Sun
On the Sunday after the Spring Equinox we will explore the meaning of words of an anonymous poet written on the walls of a Nazi concentration camp. “I believe in…
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