Growing up, many of us were told to be good little boys and girls. Goodness, however, may not be the best spiritual goal. Perhaps we should aim for health in our spiritual lives, our bodies, our families, our communities, and our national democratic institutions. Rev. Katie Larsell preaching with Worship Leader Patty W. Music by … Continue reading Good or Healthy?
The great spiritual traditions all tell us to love our neighbor. However, in this political moment, it isn’t easy. Some of our neighbors infuriate, distress, and embarrass us. It feels like a great leap to try and love them. In this service, we will explore ways to break through to love those we find disagreeable. … Continue reading How to Love Your Neighbor
Watch the service HERE. Humanism can seem a little science-y. Modern Humanism (turn of the 19th century through the ’60s) was focused on science and did not truck with what it considered superstition. While worthy, it seemed more like a litmus test than a spiritual path. However, a new Humanism is popping up all around … Continue reading The New Humanism
Watch the service HERE. Where do you feel you belong? Everywhere? Nowhere? Belonging is a big, although not often examined, part of participating in any part of our lives. It’s one of the reasons we come to Eastrose to belong to something larger than ourselves. Buddhism has a unique way of engaging with belonging. It begins by … Continue reading Belonging Through a Buddhist Lens
Watch the service HERE. OR 7 is the famous wolf who trekked hundreds of miles across Oregon looking for a mate. He found his mate in Northern California, and they moved back to Oregon and raised their family there. OR 7 became a father against all odds. What can we learn about human fatherhood from … Continue reading Of Dads and Wolves
Watch the service HERE. Come for stories about the real and mythic St. Brigid, an early 5th-century figure in Celtic Christianity. In Ireland, she is a favorite woman saint, more popular than Mary. In real life, she was a respected Abbess who helped foster a distinct Christianity. It was centuries before the Church discovered how … Continue reading Celtic Thresholds
View the service HERE. The people of Oregon passed a referendum that allows psilocybin mushrooms to be used for treatment and spiritual purposes in Oregon. Psychedelic mushrooms will be highly regulated and yet still fairly available starting in 2023. What does that have to do with you? For one thing, your community minister, Rev. Katie … Continue reading Magic Mushrooms and You
Lawrence Rosenthal (University of California at Berkeley) has said that “to understand this moment in American politics, it is essential to understand one of the most primal emotions of all: Resentment.” The reverse may also be true: the public prevalence of resentment may help us to acknowledge its role in our personal lives. And to … Continue reading R is for Resentment
