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Things Fall Apart

Watch the service HERE. The poet W. B. Yeats said it a hundred years ago, “things fall apart.” The promises of a global community have failed; we’re left with echo chambers that do more to exclude than to include. How do we achieve community in a world that is fragmented and suspicious?Worship Leader: Rev. Katie … Continue reading Things Fall Apart

The Shadow Knows

Each of us has a shadow side; a mirror-image self made of traits we aren’t proud of and don’t express. Carl Jung described the shadow as “the thing one has no wish to be.” Understanding our shadows – the things we don’t want to be – can help us understand ourselves and our deepest values. … Continue reading The Shadow Knows

Thank You for Being Such a Pain: Spiritual Lessons We Learn from Difficult People

Watch the service HERE. Whether we enjoy it or not, we learn valuable spiritual lessons from the difficult people in our lives – those whom we know and love, those we work with, attend church with, and those whom we encounter more randomly. This morning, we will explore the inherent presence of the “prickly” in … Continue reading Thank You for Being Such a Pain: Spiritual Lessons We Learn from Difficult People

Covenant, Not Creed

This is a pulpit share with Community UU Church (CUUC) in Pasco, WA Unitarian Universalism is a living faith; our theology is proof of that. Many think that to be UU means to believe whatever you want, but that is not really true. Karishma Gottfried will share her experiences growing up UU in Oregon and … Continue reading Covenant, Not Creed

Surviving and Thriving

Watch the service HERE. In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s tireless commitment to the ongoing realization of social justice, how can we as smaller congregations—with limited members and limited resources—find ways to honor Dr. King’s memory by imagining ways that we can recommit ourselves to the cause of being the change we … Continue reading Surviving and Thriving

Science and Spirituality

View the service HERE. There is perhaps no better way to capture the spirit of scientific inquiry than the second line of the UU Children’s Affirmation — “Search for Truth with an Open Mind.” This is but one illustration of the ways in which science and spirituality are intertwined in our lives. This sermon explores … Continue reading Science and Spirituality