Rebecca Adams, our Operations Manager, recently told me a one liner that led me to formulate my own version of her excellent joke, “Not only am I an atheist minister, … Continue reading Rational Shamanism: How to be a Minister when You Don’t Believe in Superstitious Nonsense

Our historic first NAUA Year Summit gives us pause to think of the symbolism of mountains and mountain climbing, of surmounting great challenges, gaining a broader perspective, the transformative power … Continue reading Who Goes Up Must Come Down

Most of what physicists understand today was also understood to some degree by some of humanity’s greatest thinkers 2,600 years ago. Then, free thought and speech got shut down for … Continue reading Crying Over the Spilled Milky Way

This special service explores the four paths of Creation Spirituality as outlined by theologian Matthew Fox and expressed through the life and music of Mother Nature’s son, John Denver. It … Continue reading The Creation Spirituality of John Denver

During the usual sermon period, Rev. Eklof will respond to live questions about topic he has or hasn’t discussed.

I believe one of the greatest obstacles to happiness today is a pessimistic, cynical, or even hopeless feeling about the future. Let’s call it a dystopian attitude. The opposite is … Continue reading Prototopia: Moving Forward toward a Better Tomorrow

I often jest, “Just because I’m an atheist doesn’t mean I don’t believe in God.” I don’t believe, that is, in a personal god, nor in a benevolent and mysterious … Continue reading An Atheist’s Meanderings about the Nature of God

There is a belief these days that it is morally wrong for those of one culture to adopt the ways of another culture, or for individuals of one identity to … Continue reading Catching Culture: Why We Cannot Help but Influence and Change Each Other

Liberal values are the only values that have ever moved humanity forward, toward its fuller potential. Yet this does not mean its promise has only been stalled because of resistance … Continue reading When Liberalism Goes Terribly Wrong (Alternatively – When Populism Swings Left)

The late Moritz Kundig, who died earlier this year, was a longtime member of UUCS and the architect and builder of our current church facilities. He also left behind a … Continue reading The Roots of Humanism: Map for a Happy Life | by Moritz Kundig as Amended and Presented by Rev. Eklof