For society to work there needs to be both accountability for wrong-doing and opportunities to change. While many of us make this journey quietly, for public figures the process is front and center in the national discourse. What is fair? What helps society change? At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we will consider the … Continue reading Mar 3, Rev. Sue Browning, “What Price Should Be Paid for Past Actions?”
Special music by Nevin Dawson.
What do you trust in the world? What is the bedrock of your faith? Unitarian Universalism is often explained by describing aspects of other faith traditions that were rejected. Join Rev. Sue Browning as we consider the ways we hope our faith supports us in times of question or struggle.
The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University has a podcast called “Scene on Radio.” The past two seasons they have tackled difficult topics that our culture would typically run away from, that is, Racism and Patriarchy. While we have all this new technology to help us be more informed, why do we seemed more … Continue reading Feb 10, Mr. Josh Long, “Punches, Podcasts, and Process.”
How do you understand social justice? Many Unitarian Universaists lean toward action and create “Social Justice” to-do lists. At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we’ll step back from our lists and explore what it means to be a “social justice” faith. Service to be followed by a Stewardship Meeting (Pledge Drive Kick-Off), after a … Continue reading Feb 3, Rev. Sue Browning, “What Does ‘Social Justice’ Look Like?”
“Anti-racism as the Deepest Center.” Schooled in the Central-American Solidarity Movement, Rosie Ramsey Granillo now works to build anti-racism leadership in the rural, predominantly white community where she grew up. How did she end up here, and what translates from her past experience? Why does anti-racism stand at the center of her efforts for … Continue reading Jan 27, Rosie Ramsey Granillo, “Anti-racism as the Deepest Center.” Special music by Freddy Granillo.
What might paradise be like? Can we imagine a world where all are treated fairly and with compassion? What would it take for everyone to have enough? It is bold to answer these questions and declare what the world should look like. At this service with Rev. Sue Browning we will consider how Martin Luther … Continue reading Jan 20, Rev. Sue Browning, “On Paradise and Possibility.”
Regular services will continue next week.
At the gym personal trainers energetically encourage us to meet personal fitness goals. Might a minister’s role be to kick-off the year by energetically encouraging us to meet ethical living goals? Join Rev. Sue Browning as we reflect on the wider world around us and the inherent possibilities that emerge when we take one ethical … Continue reading Jan 6, Rev. Sue Browning “Kicking Off the New Year: A Pep Talk on Ethics.”
We carry around a lot of relationships with us all the time. Sometimes we are aware of them and sometimes not. Sunday mornings, especially this time of year, are a good time to pause and think about these for a moment.
