Here is the recording (28:16) of David Soliday speaking this morning on the topic of Theology of Widening the Circle of Care. (Link leads to service description.) Also Here is a quick elevator speech for answering the question, “What do Unitarian Universalists believe?” David shared it in the discussion (not recorded) after the presentation. Every … Continue reading Today’s Topic Recording
…and it was a joyful day because a new minister, Abbey Tennis was officiating for the first time. My family and I are indebted to Abbey for her lesson that day. I wish I had a copy of her sermon. I will do my best to recapture the concept that both Mara and I remember and have shared with others and now with you…
If we’re willing to stand in another person’s shoes, just for a moment, we might understand them a little bit better.
A heavy burden of remembrance on this day.
The waters of life are all around us, and have whetted us today. Did you get a drink?
Does anyone else feel like we need more faith these days? The past few months have been a bountiful harvest of uncertainty, a mighty river of concerns, worries, and stresses. We live in a pandemic, in a Presidential election year, which means it’s also a leap year, and a time when it seems like all … Continue reading Faith in a time of uncertainty
The NPR radio show/podcast, Hidden Brain, hosted by Shankar Vedantam, makes me wonder how many biases we have that we might not be aware of. Fortunately, Wikipedia has a handy list, and, boy, is it long! That’s truly an iceberg! There are… Decision-making, belief, and behavioral biases Social biases, and Memory errors and biases Knowing … Continue reading How much of your brain is hidden?
I must warn you I have a hard time explaining myself as I am Autistic, so please, I hope my words don’t confuse you as most regular people’s words often confuse me. Anyways, I was reading a pagan blog online and I realized I need to stop getting distracted from my spiritual practice. I was … Continue reading 2020–Time to get back on track and stop worrying
At the service I led this past Sunday honoring the New Year, we at DUUF read this Responsive Reading by Mohan Embar. I chose it mostly for the laugh, which I value in our services, because I actually do very much like responsive readings at our services. It’s like a song; there is something comforting … Continue reading Responsive Reading? No. Responsive Invention!
As part of an exercise devised by my daughter Amy called “Thirty Days of Yes” based on the book of my daughter Anna called “Living the Deeper Yes” I was supposed to witness a sunset, ideally outside with my feet planted on the ground, paying attention and my heart open to this event. I … Continue reading Sunset
