On this High-Holy day of Unitarian Universalism, as in previous years, I present stories and examples in UU history that emphasize the beauty and the downfall of Congregational Polity. As Winston Churchill said of democracy “it is the worst way of governing a nation (a church) except for all the rest.”… more

Inspired by a story in Braiding Sweet Grass by Robin Wall Kimmer, I will explore the customs and tendencies of human beings around the idea of economies based on sharing versus profit. How might our ingrained Western capitalism have spoiled us to the beauty of bounty.… more

Rev Deb in the pulpit with another addition of themes from the intergenerational movie.… more

As the effects of climate change are becoming more and more deadly and the fate of our environment is tenuous, is there any message that can keep us hopeful as we advocate for strong measures to reverse the devastation of the planet.… more

What can non-Christians glean from this most sacred of Christian holy days? Service will be followed by an Easter egg hunt for the children and brunch. Please bring a brunch appropriate dish or beverage to share.… more

Rev. Debra will offer a message grounded in the story of Jesus and Palm Sunday, touching on the Jewish observance of Passover. There will be cake at coffee hour to celebrate the church birthday 04/04 – 19 years.… more

This morning the minister will explore this theme from Disney’s Frozen 2, our intergenerational movie this mouth.… more

Today the minister will explore the changes in our religious thinking as a movement and as individuals. How can we consider our own journeys without assigning value to beliefs and avoid casting movement as improvement.… more

Rev. Deb has often explained her preaching style as “throwing ideas out there” but now she has found there is actually a tradition of and a title for this style of preaching. This Sunday she will present a deeper look at this style and other styles of homiletics.… more

The weeks Rev. Deb will present a sermon in conversation with UU minster Rev. Mathew Johnson through his book Newborn Barbs. The best way to learn how to talk about the UU faith is to develop and deep and continuous study of the theologies it was built on.… more