If you have been coming to worship these last several weeks you will have noticed that there is a new energy in our midst. With the new year have come people who have found us and our new way of doing religion, creating a place where creativity and spirituality meet. We welcome all who find […]

Happy New Year! Welcome to a new year of possibilities and transformation. As I was pondering this new year, I found myself coming back time and again to the ideal of appreciation. Too often we make resolutions focused on what we want to have or be or do differently in the coming year. I think […]

Dear Friends, As we enter yet another season of expectation, I wanted to touch briefly on why these holidays might matter to us as Unitarian Universalists. It is often said that what makes us unique in the religious world is that we place the right and responsibility of what we believe in the hands of […]

Dear Friends, On Sunday I recommended the practice of naming one thing in your life you give thanks for and one thing you want to change in the next year. There was a lively discussion in the sanctuary as people paired off to share their ideas. When I asked for some examples of what they […]

Dear Friends: Thanksgiving can be a complicated holiday. As I will explore in the sermon this Sunday, the myth of “The First Thanksgiving” is largely untrue and deeply racist towards indigenous people. In some circles, including my own family, Thanksgiving is not a celebration but a “Day of Mourning” for American Indian nations decimated by […]

As our Election Day draws to a close, many of us are anxious about the future of our country and our democracy. We have reason to be worried. The level of rancor and violence surrounding our political process is extremely high. We are worried that the fabrication of truth is becoming an acceptable part of […]