Turning Off The News
I recently decided to check the news only once a day. I had got in the habit of checking it 3 or 4 times a day and it was causing me a lot of anxiety. Do you check the news multiple times a day?… more
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Good Trouble: Living Our Democratic Values
What are our responsibilities as citizens in a country where democracy and our values seem to be under constant assault? How can we live our fifth principle which asks us to use the right of conscience and the democratic process in our lives? We can follow John Lewis’ advice to make “good trouble” and in the UU tradition, VOTE!… more
50 First Dates
How would our lives be different if our short-term memories were broken? You can get a glimpse of it by watching movies like 50 First Dates or by visiting a nursing home. But today I would like to talk about how choosing to forget can be helpful in relationships.… more
I’ve Fallen and I can’t Get Up
This line, from a commercial, soon became a punch line. We know that the issue behind the line was no laughing matter. I have had loved ones who have fallen and could not get up, resulting in hours on the floor and serious injury. But how does this issue of falling relate to the work of the church?… more
A Spoonful of Sugar
I will be talking about the presence of sugar in almost everything these days. Can we imagine a time when people did not have sugar? This white powder maybe more addictive that the other white power. How will I relate sugar to ministry?… more
One Who Sings, Prays Twice
It has been said that one who sings, prays twice. Singing brings us together, and prayer. We’ll start our day singing together, in praise of the Divine, in thanksgiving for life, and in joy, praise and thanks for the miracle of being together.… more
Doing Inclusivity
Doing Inclusivity with Dr. Melencia Johnson, Associate Professor of Sociology at USCA.… more
Bad Religion, Good Religion and a New Name for Everything
Why do intensely religious people so often go wrong? What kind of religion makes small souls; what kind of religion makes for great souls? What is “panpsychism” and why are quantum physicists suddenly so interested in what may actually underlie the interdependence of all things and possibly the key to the elusive nature of consciousness?… more
Liberal Christianity in These Times
We welcome back Rev. Martha Ebel (a retired Presbyterian minister, hospital chaplain and school social worker) she has brought us many beautiful sermons including hospice, labyrinths, aging, and interfaith connections.… more
Memories of Summer
I will reminisce about the summers of my youth. I remember how those long lazy days of summer used to heal me and restore my spirit. Do they still do that? Do I even know how to relax anymore?… more