There are many thoughts on the origins of Earth Day. Today, let’s explore how the “Earthrise” photograph changed the world. Let’s explore the aesthetic force of the image of the earth to change hearts, minds, and worldviews.
Transformation is one of our core UU values. Physically, our world transforms matter and energy all around us all the time. Mentally, we can choose transformation. Spiritually, we can choose transformation in the face of inevitable change. Today is Easter, when our Christian siblings celebrate the resurrection of Jesus—a powerful transformation story. Let us explore … Continue reading “Transformation: The Power of the Resurrection Today” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom
Music is a type of magic. I like to define magic as something complex that we don’t fully understand. Music heals. Life makes music, and music is a part of it. Once upon a time, we were all musicians, and music belonged to all of us.
In the deep of winter, let us gather to discuss one of the deep and big questions in life: what does a good death mean? Inspired by the book, Being Mortal, let us honor our mortality, aging, and caregiving. What does it look like to write this chapter of our lives with agency and intention?
Healing is an individual and communal journey. As we do the work of visioning our future, we need both a communal and individual perspective. There will be much to create, love, and heal.
What would happen if we embraced uncertainty as a source of creativity rather than resisting it out of fear? None of us know the future. If we face that uncertainty with fear, we limit possibilities to what we can control. However, if we learn from the children to face that uncertainty with wonder, joy, and … Continue reading “Embracing Uncertainty in Creativity” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — ZOOM ONLY
What are the gifts of youth and the joys of the older mind? Let us continue to build on our concept of our life journey by celebrating the types of intelligence that we have in our youth and how we both lose and gain as we transition into midlife and beyond. Each phase of life … Continue reading “The Gifts of this Phase of Your Life” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom
As we start the new year, let’s talk about our travels and journeys. Michael Crichton offers a beautiful blend of his literal and figurative travels in his autobiography. He describes his self-discovery with the loss of routine and comfort of his external travel as well as the transformative journey of his inner travel in spiritual … Continue reading “Inner and Outer Travel, the Journey of Self-Discovery” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom
Let’s center several different perspectives on what Christmas means in our special holiday service. Many voices from throughout the congregation will help us celebrate the transition from waiting and anticipating to the celebration of the birth of a child. There will be a musical presentation prior to the service beginning at 6:30 PM presented by trombonists … Continue reading “Eve-of-the-Eve Service: What Christmas Means to Me” – Rev. Kathryn Adams, Minister — In-person & Zoom
Let us explore the wisdom of the history of African American Futures and imagine new worlds. Grounded in history, scholarship, music, and even Star Trek, this powerful perspective invites our creativity, honesty, and imagination toward a better world.
