UUCS Minister
Being right feels great! Being wrong, not so much. So, we tend to ignore everything counter to our own beliefs, making it difficult to consider we might be wrong, since we can’t imagine any other possibilities. But, thanks to philosophy, I’ve come to feel better … read more.
Who determines what makes it into the news, and why? When I was a TV reporter this was pretty much based on what we always covered—accidents, murders, scandals, and recurring events, almost with liturgical faithfulness. Mostly it was up to our news directors and producers … read more.
If the authoritarian mindset is mirrored by its punitive response to criminal justice, then ours is the most authoritarian nation in human history. As a result, many in our society, both conservatives and liberals, consider prosecution and punishment the appropriate, if not exclusive, response to … read more.
UUs often have an aversion to “churchy” words like church, God, faith, even the word, religion itself. Perhaps none sticks in the craw more than the word worship does. For many it conjures up images of crouching, cowering masses belittling themselves and shirking their own … read more.
As public, private, and higher education are increasingly geared toward preparing citizens for employment, perhaps we should reconsider the deeper purposes of learning for both society and the individual.
Services are held at 9:15 & 11:00 a.m. each Sunday. The Kerdcera Dojo has been meeting each Tuesday for several months and, through our combined practice of logic and Emotion Intelligence, practitioners have learned much about how all of us think and feel, and the … read more.
I love pursuing the truth, yet, the closer I get, the further away I realize it remains. Whether, as Kierkegaard said, “All truth is subjective,” or, as I think, all truth is experienced subjectively, the human ability to grasp it is always limited and incomplete. … read more.
The fantastic story of Christ’s resurrection is familiar to most in our society, but there are similar accounts from other traditions that clearly place in the category of myth. What might these resurrection myths mean? Why are there so many? In this sermon we’ll look … read more.
There’s a lot packed into these two words. Unpacking it is part of what it means to make room. This sermon will emphasize some of the ways we make room in our congregation and in our lives for others, including other ways and ideas.
These are difficult times for religious liberals and social progressives. Many of us wonder what we can do as Unitarian Universalists to make a difference in our communities and in our world. Can our churches even engage in politics? Should we?
