Thankfully, the darkness of the pandemic turned out to be more of a womb than a tomb. We used the long quiet time to reimagine the possibilities of our congregations and each Fellowship has moved boldly forward. We are now called to re-engage and together embrace new possibilities for our spiritual journeys. See the UUConnect for the … Continue reading Embracing the Possibilities of our Congregations
Activist Martin Luther King often invoked the phrase, “the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” He used this phrase to argue for the rightness of civil, labor, and economic rights in the United States. But for those of us who value social democracy, we often allow this idea to … Continue reading Arc of the Moral Universe
We will begin the 2021 church year with our traditional Unitarian Universalist Mingling of the Waters Ceremony. In this annual service, each person is encouraged to bring water from a vacation, weekend away, from the Mississippi or just from the home tap to combine in a large bowl, symbolizing our separation during the summer and … Continue reading Annual Mingling of the Waters
Every fifth Sunday of the month is Potluck Sunday. In lieu of a service, join us at 10 a.m. at the fellowship for food and conversation. August 29th potluck will be an outdoor picnic.
An old story from colonial India offers us a great metaphor for life. Just as golfers were required to continue their golf game from wherever a monkey might leave the ball after “intervening”, we sometimes have to continue on with our lives after the monkeys of life unexpectedly intervene. See the UUConnect for the service logon information … Continue reading Golfing with Monkeys
Spencer Johnson’s popular change management book “Who Moved My Cheese” provides a great parable about how we adapt to change. We can either sit around and hope our old favorite cheese will come back or we can go find a new favorite. The coming program year is bringing a lot of positive changes to our … Continue reading Our Cheese is Moving
The decline of shared facts in our society both in science and politics is doing great damage to our representative democracy. Why is this occurring, and what steps can we take to restore confidence in truths based on commonly trusted facts? See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on August 8 in the calendar.
This is the time every year in which your questions are the sermon. Because the service is virtual, it may work best to pre-submit questions to jimuumin@gmail.com. Otherwise, putting live questions in the chat box is always an option. See the UUConnect for the service logon information or click on August 1 in the calendar.
We all want to know, don’t we? Different faith traditions tell us different things. The Christian faith says that we will have eternal life with God. Hindu and Buddhist faiths tell us that we will be reincarnated into another life until we reach enlightenment. The Jewish faith says that we can not really know but … Continue reading What Happens When We Die?
