We don’t know what consciousness is, but we have plenty of theories. What we believe about consciousness informs our understanding of what it means to be human, and it influences how we behave toward others. We’ll look at some ways to understand consciousness and consider what understanding best serves our Unitarian Universalist values. Rev. Barbara … Continue reading Consciousness and Behavior
This weekend is Side with Love’s first ever Climate Justice Revival, with the theme Reimaging Together, From an Extractive Age to a New Era. Most area congregations, including Eastrose, are acknowledging this day, and expect to follow up with a variety of trainings and actions over the coming months. Watch the service HERE. At this week’s Service, … Continue reading Sweat Equity: Service In An Era of Extreme Climate Events
Watch the service HERE. In a 1980 speech at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Indianapolis, renowned novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. declared: “Doesn’t God give dignity to everybody? No, in my opinion. Giving dignity, the sort of dignity that is of earthly use, anyway, is something only people can do. Or fail to do.” Throughout … Continue reading We Are UUs: An Occasional Series – “So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut’s Humanism”
Watch the service HERE. The conundrum of free will morality — thou “mayest” or “mayest not” — lay at the very core of both our American society and our liberal UU religion. This relative latitude to choose is both awesome and horrible at once. It begs the question: How do we know, or learn, moral … Continue reading Whooshing Up: Can America Be Moral?
Watch the service HERE. OR 7 is the famous wolf who trekked hundreds of miles across Oregon looking for a mate. He found his mate in Northern California, and they moved back to Oregon and raised their family there. OR 7 became a father against all odds. What can we learn about human fatherhood from … Continue reading Of Dads and Wolves
Watch the service HERE. “Unanswered questions are far less dangerous than unquestioned answers.” The reader board at my Seattle UU church posted that anonymous quotation once, and I still think it makes a great elevator speech about what it means to be a UU. In our faith tradition, doubt is good–the foundation for our free … Continue reading Unquestioned Answers
View the service HERE. There is perhaps no better way to capture the spirit of scientific inquiry than the second line of the UU Children’s Affirmation — “Search for Truth with an Open Mind.” This is but one illustration of the ways in which science and spirituality are intertwined in our lives. This sermon explores … Continue reading Science and Spirituality
The more we watch and explore the animals and insects we share our planet with, the more we realize that we are not the only intelligent beings around. What does this new–or rediscovered–insight into the minds of other species tell us about ourselves? Worship Leader: Rev. Sue Matranga-Watson
This sermon at Eastrose will be Rev. Sarah Schurr’s last before her retirement from full time ministry at the end of June. It will also be the week prior to UUA General Assembly 2024. Sarah will reflect on changes we face as individuals, and as a religious movement. Rev. Sarah Schurr is Congregational Life Staff of … Continue reading Times They Are A’Changing
