When the Saboteur Is Ourselves – In-Person and Virtual Worship
During military conflicts armies employ saboteurs to do damage to the other side. So what do we do during peacetime when the main saboteur in our lives is ourselves? This…
Love at the Center: Having a Generous Heart (Intergenerational) In-Person and Virtual Worship
A fellow minister recently said to me, “Love is a trigger word in my congregation.” Apparently there had been some reactivity to the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Article II Commission inviting…
Growing Up TVUUC-In-Person and Virtual Worship
This Sunday we will be celebrating our congregation’s birthday by listening to stories of people who grew up in our church. We will hear from Kate Benson, Ted Jones, Lauren…
The Problem with Yahweh -In-Person and Virtual Worship
Recently our minister was one of only three men in a room full of women for a workshop on “Reclaiming the Divine Feminine” held at our church led by the…
Bumper Car Crash Religion (or Worshiping the Terrible)-In-Person and Virtual Worship-Rev. Chris Buice
Alex Haley used to live by the maxim “Find the good and praise it.” However, there is a theme among the mystics of a variety of faiths that suggests we…
Our Inner Child (and Our Outward Adult) – In-Person and Virtual Worship
The Zen tradition teaches that we must look at life through a beginner's mind. Both Jesus and Sri Ramakrishna urged us to become like little children. At the beginning of…
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…
Multigenerational Christmas Eve Service – In Person and Virtual Worship
All are invited to join us for this year's interactive all-ages service for stories and sharing, participation and pageantry, carols and (electric) candles with friends of all ages. All who…
Winter Solstice Pageant for All Ages-In Person and Virtual Worship
Did you notice that YOU were listed as one of the participants in this Sunday’s service? That’s because we are holding our no rehearsal winter solstice pageant. If you are…
Should Humans Hibernate? In-Person and Virtual Worship
The winter months tend to see an uptick in depression. This phenomenon even has a name Seasonal Affective Disorder or S.A.D. Maybe we should follow the example of the bears…