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
Watch the service HERE. In the Article II revision that was passed by our General Assembly in June, Unitarian Universalists name justice as one of our faith’s central values. And certainly all of us want to believe in a universe in which everyone has an equal chance at health and happiness. But we also know … Continue reading “It’s Just Not Fair!
Read the sermon HERE. Watch the service HERE. With an uptick in voter suppression and the American experiment more fragile than ever, it’s important to examine how tribalism, conspiracy theories, and extreme theologies have corrupted the underpinnings of our nation. Can belief play a role in our democratic process in 2024, or have ideology and secularism replaced … Continue reading Faithful Democracy
Read the sermon HERE. Watch the sermon HERE. Having just returned from a week at the fabled Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico, Rev. Robin will explore how the Ranch’s high desert landscape and spiritual ancestry inspired O’Keeffe in her work and life. We’ll also look at how she shares this legacy with Christian mystics … Continue reading Georgia O’Keeffe and the Spirit of Ghost Ranch
Watch the service HERE. Religious pluralism, the way we live out our own affirmation of the variety of spiritual paths among us, is central to our life together. Rev John Hasenjaeger, a liberal Presbyterian minister, will introduce us to two of the pioneers of the modern development of religious pluralism—G.E. Lessing, who comes out of … Continue reading Two Pioneers of Religious Pluralism: A Model of Spiritual Friendship
Watch the service HERE. 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, … Continue reading Times They Are a’Changing
Watch the service HERE. What does it mean to evolve as a religion in the modern world? For the past several years, the UUA has drafted revisions to Article II, which recasts our long-held Seven Principles and Six Sources as “Purposes and Covenants” such as Justice, Interdependence and Generosity. The document includes the phrase: “Love … Continue reading Love is the Enduring Force That Holds Us Together
Also: New Member Welcoming Ceremony Watch the service HERE. The ideal topic for us freethinking UUs is improvisation! How do we get the balance right between practical planning and necessary routines in our lives, while nurturing some creative space for spontaneity? How can practicing improvisation lead to more creative thinking and better communication? Rev. Robin … Continue reading Yes, And…Improvising A Life
Watch the service HERE. “Schismogenesis” is a term used by anthropologists and sociologists to describe conditions between cultural areas or individuals that causes the separate cultures or individuals to take on identities and rituals that are opposite of each other in almost every way and therefore each becomes defined by what the other isn’t. It … Continue reading Schismogenisis and The Space Between
Watch the service HERE. Is it any wonder that the word “Evangelism,” which means literally “preaching of the good news,” has an uncomfortable ring to many religious liberals? For many reasons, some valid and some stereotypic, we tend to associate evangelism with religious bullying and intolerance, with corruption and hucksterism, with rigid creeds and finger-pointing. In some … Continue reading Evangelism in a Liberal Key
