Blissful Bleak Midwinter-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell advised his students to, “Follow your bliss.” However, winter is a time when many experience Seasonal Affective Disorder - S.A.D. So how do we follow our…
Success transformation and Transform to succeed or improving concept and leadership in business through innovation and evolution with paper origami changed for the better.
An Invitation to Transformation (Miracle Sunday) -In-Person and Virtual Worship
December is a month full of miracle stories. Even so, our church is known for having a skeptical streak. In this service we will contemplate what a Unitarian Universalist miracle…
Gratitude in the Midst of the Grind-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on gratitude. Then again, all the work it takes to prepare for the holiday can be a grind. This Sunday we will reflect on…
Pride Without Prejudice-In-Person and Virtual Worship
In the novels of Jane Austen the characters give a great deal of attention to good manners with a special sensitivity for each other’s feelings and a desire not to…
Becoming Pop-In-Person and Virtual Worship
The autumn contains many holidays dedicated to remembering our ancestors -All Souls, All Saints, the Day of the Dead and Samhain. As part of this time of remembrance Chris will…
Satan is Busy in Knoxville – In-Person and Virtual Worship
Knoxville seems like a quiet mid-size city nestled in the buckle of the Bible Belt, full of good neighborly people. However, an old blues song suggests that the devil has…
The Anti-Despair Book Club -(Intergenerational)-In-Person and Virtual Worship
In the Unitarian Universalist Church we believe in “freedom of the mind.” How do we continue to affirm this value in the age of censorship, book banning and attacks on…
Liberal Religion in the Age of Limits-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Liberal religion lifts up the ideal of human freedom. However, what does it mean to be free when our doctor informs us we need to cut down on high cholesterol…
Eraser changing the word Unkind for Kind
Monetizing Unkindness-In-Person and Virtual Worship
The actor Hugh Grant once said the business model for social media seems to be to “monetize unkindness.” The High Holy Days of the Jewish Calendar are a time to…
The Green New Deal; Dead or Alive?-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Is the Green New Deal dead as a doornail? Or is there a possibility for a revival? Beyond politics there are questions of the human spirit. What is our relationship…