What is play and how can it influence our ongoing free and responsible search for truth and meaning? . . . especially in our current time of cultural and societal tumult? It has been said that to truly laugh, you must take your pain and play with it . . . View this service … Continue reading Shall We Play?
Across time and all cultures, it is the story that has been and continues to be an agent of personal transformation. This sermon will remind us of the power of stories and the power within our own story. Our stories motivate and challenge us to reevaluate our world and our place in it. So, we … Continue reading The Power of Story
This sermon asks us to ponder and to reflect upon this tangled, tumultuous journey of our present time and ask ourselves, what are we becoming? It will also challenge us to consider the words of Albert Schweitzer, who said; “The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming … Continue reading A New Becoming
This sermon will explore the meaning of commitment and our ability and our willingness to keep the commitments that we make. How has our ability to keep our commitments changed during our present time of tumult? Or has it? How do we maintain the quality of being dedicated to a congregation, to a cause, or … Continue reading Making and Keeping Our Commitments
We put the spotlight our newest generation, whom we may choose to call “Kids These Days,” those between the ages of 3 and 23. Most of these young folks are still too young to have had a significant impact on our society but the older ones may be fighting our war in Afghanistan. Instead of our … Continue reading Kids These Days
What is wisdom? How does it differ from knowledge? Is the difference worth discerning? This sermon will explore the landscape of the difference between knowledge and wisdom and how the difference plays out in our modern world. View this service here: https://youtu.be/5F_9qs54KoM Or visit our YouTube channel to view any of our past services: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJTjio4Bwr7rY_Ez2RzPv6g
Find out how the 7 principles of Kwanzaa relate so well with our UU principles. Guest minister, Rev. Anthony Mtuaswa Johnson, introduces us to the history, meaning, symbols, practices and principles of Kwanzaa – a family and community holiday for everyone. Music includes features from Mwamba Children’s Choir of Uganda, Stellenbosch University Choir of South Africa, … Continue reading Celebrate Kwanzaa
Rev. Parker is arguably the most well-known and quoted Unitarian Universalist minister. His words and popular quotations would later inspire speeches by Abraham Lincoln and MLK, Jr. Sermon provided by Rev. Anthony Mtuaswa Johnson. Musical selections performed by Susannah Martin. View this service here. Or visit our YouTube channel to view any of our past … Continue reading Integrity: A Story of Theodore Parker
