Secret Agent Spirituality – In-Person and Virtual Worship
We associate secret agents with lies, dishonesty and subterfuge. Even so there is at least one secret agent who is better known for her spirituality. Noor Inayat Khan was a…
A Healthy Heart: Good Karma and Bad Cholesterol-In-Person and Virtual Worship
During Ramadan Muslims give up food and drink during the daylight hours. Christians often give up something for Lent -cigarettes, sodas, social media, fatty foods etc. Is there anything in…
Meeting the Moment (Multigenerational Service) – In-Person and Virtual Worship
At the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church our mission is “To create a welcoming community that nurtures spiritual growth and challenges us to transform the world through acts of love…
Never Too Old to Learn-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Most Sundays at TVUUC, grownups stay in the sanctuary for the full service while the kids & youth go down the hall to their Religious Exploration (RE) spaces. Join us…
Binki Busts Up the Patriarchy-In-Person and Virtual Worship
In high school before there were cell phones, bored students used to pass notes in class. Recently Chris discovered a box of notes from his high school years, many of…
Jammy Day – In-Person and Virtual Worship
Has cable news got you where you want to pull the covers over your head in the morning? Well, come to church anyhow in your jammies! In this special intergenerational…
Outrageously Outspoken and Radically Modest -In-Person and Virtual Worship
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was both bold and humble. The idea of “modesty” has been weaponized to keep the oppressed in their place. And yet the biblical idea of…
The Spirituality of Les Miserables-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Victor Hugo once wrote, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” Hugo’s novel Les Miserables was adapted into a musical that…
Joy to the World! Lessons, Carols and Candlelight-In-Person and Virtual Worship
This Christmas Eve we will celebrate a traditional Lessons and Carols service (with some non-traditional and distinctly Unitarian Universalist elements.) There will be a Story for All Ages, readings from…
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…