We live in a death-phobic, youth seeking culture. From anti-aging face serums to cryogenics to theologies of eternal life to potential AI technologies that could keep the brain alive indefinitely, humans have chased immortality despite the enduring reality: If you are human, your life is finite. Given this immutable fact (at least in 2024) how might … Continue reading Chasing Immortality: Would You Want to Live Forever?
Watch the service HERE. I found the reading “A Conversation with a Mayfly” in a decades-long pile of papers I was sorting through. It humorously and seriously considers whether one’s importance is linked to the length of one’s life and what is important. And, after reading it, I spun off on so many different ideas related to those two that … Continue reading A Conversation With A Mayfly
Watch the service HERE. Looking around Eastrose at the quilts and artwork, you’re likely to think: “Wow, these folks are so creative.” And, yes, they surely are. However, creativity lives within each of us and extends beyond the visual, literary, or performing arts. In this service, we’ll explore where creativity originates, how it is sparked … Continue reading I, The Creator
Watch the service HERE. A Reader’s Theater Service with Rev. Robin and the Worship Leaders. Music from Barbara Stevens. Brushing your teeth, sweeping the kitchen floor, a bedtime story, swimming, bringing in the mail, driving the car, meeting on Zoom (!) – when done mindfully, each of our “run-of-the-mill” daily activities can be small spiritual … Continue reading A Day In the Spiritual Life
Watch the service HERE. The publication of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird prequel, Go Set A Watchman, unleashed a torrent of befuddlement about the recasting of Atticus Finch from paragon of white virtue to an emblem of deep south racism. Mary Louise goes home as an adult and sees a different shade of Atticus … Continue reading Go Set A Watchman: On Radical Honesty
Watch the service HERE. In the words of a colleague, “Autumn people slow down, enjoy a certain pace.” Sounds appealing, doesn’t it? Many of us run around being bouncy Spring people year-round and 24/7, not looking very closely at much except our watches and our smartphones. Can you “remember the kind of September that’s slow … Continue reading Autumn People
Watch the service HERE. As we gather to honor the contributions of workers, this service invites us to shift our focus from productivity to a more profound appreciation of human worth. Join us in considering a world where people take precedence over profitability, fostering a more compassionate and harmonious community. Worship Leader: Tyler Perez Katie Norris … Continue reading People Over Profits
Watch the service HERE. A sage once remarked that “you can never step into the same river twice,” meaning that life, like a river, is ever-changing and forever flowing downstream from its Source. There have been changes that have carried us around river bends to uncharted tributaries, some currents have mostly floated us safely along, … Continue reading We’ve Known Rivers: On the Constancy of Change
Watch the service HERE. At the UUA General Assembly the 1986 Ware Lecturer Kurt Vonnegut drew a distinction between love and respect. He said that one day his wife told him she did not love him. That is normal, Vonnegut noted. Then he said, “If she had wanted to terminate the marriage, to carry it … Continue reading Respecting Love and Loving Respect
Watch the service HERE. It seems like all we get is bad news. But if we take another look we could find the good that we just haven’t noticed yet. Or maybe there is another way to think about it. Terry will bring some down to earth ways to find the good – past, present, … Continue reading Could Be Good
