How do the living cope with the death of loved ones? Mexicans have created a unique tradition of bringing people together across the veil separating life and death: The Day of the Dead, El Dia de Muertos. A couple of Eastrose members will also share some thoughts and memories of their loved ones. Eastrose members … Continue reading El Dia de Muertos: The Veil Between Worlds
Lynn Ashbeck writes “Can anything really be done to solve our communities’ daily issues…much less move the needle on our most intractable problems…?” Though the answers are complex, our questions remain simple… “How do we get from transactions to transformation? From authority to power?” “From self interest to the common good? And how is it … Continue reading Spiritual Touchstones – Transformation
This time of year we may be choosing our costumes and masks, but we don’t need to hide our shadow. We can dance our way through and out of the dark. Teresa (Terry) Barrett preaching with Worship Leader Ruth W. A Story for All Ages by Tara T. and music by Mary R. A/V services … Continue reading Daring to Look Into the Dark: A Dance with Our Shadows
Awe often appears in the smallest and most unexpected places. Chelsea Krafka, from UUA Mid-American Congregational Life Staff and former Director of Religious Education, invites us to slow down, notice the beauty surrounding us, and consider how experiences of wonder and awe can renew our spirits, deepen our relationships, and remind us of our interconnected … Continue reading Wonder and Awe
In a time where a tidal wave of untruth seems to be coming from the highest levels of our government, what does it mean to be people committed to telling the truth? When people are in the habit of disagreeing not just on opinions, but on facts themselves, how do we even talk with one … Continue reading To Tell the Truth
19th Century Unitarian minister Theodore Parker said “I do not pretend to understand the moral universe, the arc is a long one… I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight… And from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice.” The struggle for justice is a core … Continue reading Spiritual Touchstones: Justice – The Long Arc
Natural Religion: I want my religion to be a natural extension of my life. Natural Religion can be found in all the major religions. You might recognize it in yours. Rev Katie Larsell preaching with worship leader Jeanne M. A Story for All Ages from Tara T. Music by Micah S. A/V services provided by … Continue reading Sacred Spaces
Rosh Hashana–the Jewish New Year–coincides with the start of our church Homecoming and the start of our congregational new year. Perhaps the Jewish High Holidays, with their themes of repentance and forgiveness, present a helpful model for how to enter a new season together. Please bring water that you have gathered from abroad or home … Continue reading The Head of the Year
You are not your body, but who are you without it? Your body is the most honest and loyal companion you can have in this life. Your mind will lie to you all day long, but your body will never lie to or betray you. Let’s explore this relationship we have with our body and … Continue reading The Body as Sacred
What is artificial? What of the fake, the processed, the engineered, the synthetic, the unreal – isn’t all of that bad, to be shunned and pushed away for the sake of our purity and sanity? Is Eden the place we really think it is? And what does intention and the artificial have to do with … Continue reading What Makes Us Human, Pt. 1 – Artifice
