Our miracles are wonderful experiences, but not necessarily out of the ordinary.

To some, being described as a “snowflake” is insulting. Not to SUUF congregants.

The Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (SUUF) includes individuals and families from varied religious backgrounds.

Rather than a scripture or dogma, Unitarians are united by affirming a common set of values. At their 2024 convention, they will vote on accepting this newly clarified values statement.

Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship congregants’ views of Jesus reflect the diversity of thought encouraged by their liberal faith, which honors everyone’s “free and responsible search for truth and meaning.”

At the Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, rather than viewing gifts as coming mostly from stores and websites, we see the loveliest gifts as emerging from within each other.

When generally accepted scientific research findings and the doctrine of a religious tradition are inconsistent, many faiths urge congregants to believe their scripture. Not at the Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.  Several congregants are retired scientists who would make the opposite choice.  This orientation goes back centuries. Joseph Priestley was both a renowned scientist, who discovered … Continue reading UU and Scientific Discoveries [#81]

Instead of insisting that all congregants adhere to a scripture, creed, or creation story, Unitarians are united by a set of seven universal principles. One principle is “the inherent worth and dignity of every person” and another affirms everyone’s “free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” Sedona Unitarian Universalist Fellowship congregants appreciate this freedom … Continue reading Respecting Personal Choice [#80]

Unitarian Universalists have long emphasized celebrating the natural world and protecting it.   In 1843, Unitarian Rev. Margaret Fuller spoke out to challenge the Western cultural notion that everything in nature was created to be used however humans saw fit.   From their beginnings in America, Unitarians and Universalists saw in the natural world a place to deepen their essential connection to what they saw as “the ground of all being.”   By the late nineteenth century, the two … Continue reading Connecting with the Natural World [#79]

We learn in the news about profound harms being done to people around our country and the world.  Many label these actions “evil.”  Unitarian Universalists typically don’t focus their attention on evil.  They emphasize reassuring people that human beings are fundamentally good, that kindness ultimately prevails. However, they know that evil impulses can spring up … Continue reading A View of Evil [#78]