The Buddhist Vending Machine-In-Person and Virtual Worship
While on vacation in Japan, Heather Finney posted a picture on social media of a Buddhist vending machine. This Sunday in the midst of Hanukkah and Advent we will explore…
Fasting at the Feast: In-Person and Virtual Intergenerational Service
We associate Thanksgiving with feasting not fasting. Tables covered with our favorite seasonal dishes are the hallmark of the season. However, there can be fasting in the midst of the…
Hindu Universalism-In-Person and Virtual Worship
The Indian proverb reminds us that ‘There are many paths to the mountaintop’ although some people tend to insist we keep our eyes on one path only. There are both…
The Last Mitzvah-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Jesus said, “Let the dead bury the dead” which seems at odds with his own Jewish heritage. Rabbinic tradition teaches us that burying the dead is our last mitzvah, our…
Protest Songs: An Alternative to Doom Scrolling-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Do you have a tendency to compulsively scroll through the most depressing content on social media? We’ve all been there before. This Sunday we will explore alternatives to doom scrolling…
Banned Book Sunday-In-Person and Virtual Worship
All across the country there are efforts to ban books from schools and public libraries. When we started the Children’s Diversity and Justice Library (CDJL) we did not foresee the…
Looking for the Sacred in the Secular City-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Some religions make a firm distinction between the sacred and the secular, all that is holy and all that is worldly. In the Unitarian Universalist church we believe the line…
Explaining Ourselves to Each Other-In-Person and Virtual Worship
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were good friends who became estranged from each other over politics in the early days of the American Republic. The two were not on speaking…
The Unitarian Minister and the Ark-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Our minister recently took a pilgrimage to the Ark Experience located in Kentucky, a full scale model of Noah’s Ark - 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits…
To Labor is to Pray-In-Person and Virtual Worship
Activist Valarie Kaur argues that working for social change can be a painful process akin to the labor pains of a woman giving birth to a child. Kaur is from…