In the South there is no shortage of churches that preach, “hellfire and damnation.” In 1961 the Unitarians and the Universalists merged to become one denomination. This Sunday we will…
The Quaker theologian William Barclay wrote, “The scriptures are a testimony to the fountain, not the fountain itself.” This Sunday we will have our annual water communion ritual. You are…
Our guest speaker this Sunday is the President and CEO of the Knoxville Urban League whose mission is to enable African Americans, other minority groups and the underserved to secure…
G.K. Chesterton once wrote, “Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly.” One of the risks of religion is that it can encourage us to take ourselves too seriously. For…
Telling someone to “Get lost!” is considered rude in most cultures and yet the wisdom of all the great religions of the world might be summarized in those two words…
Have you ever known someone who was nice in person but a flame throwing troll on email? Maybe, there are times when we have all lived out this dichotomy. If…
When Yitzhak Rabin was the Prime Minister of Israel he once said “Peace is not just a prayer. It is first of all a prayer, but it is also a…
Mother Teresa was very different from Mother Jones (and vice versa) and yet both had qualities that we tend to associate with “mothering.” In an age of non-binary thinking, we…
Out of a Mountain of Despair, a Stone of Hope - Rev. Lynn Thomas Strauss, Rev. Chris Buice and Dr. Reginald Houze Former minister Lynn Thomas Strauss and current minister…
Some churches try to fit volunteers into pre-existing slots like parts to a machine. Other churches look for the divine seed in each person, nurture it, help it grow, like…