Recently, in worship services in each of our congregations, I have included reading # 457 in our Grey Hymnal, written by Edward Everett Hale, an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister. I am only one, But still I am one. I cannot do everything, But still I can do something. And because I cannot do … Continue reading Message from Chaplain Dave: I Can Do Something
I fully encourage us to support one another in these efforts, and to support our LGBTQ+ community in these challenging times.
Over the past week I have received many inquiries about activist Valarie Kaur and the video clip of her speech from a 2016 Watch Night service that I included in our Tree of Life worship service on Sunday January 28th.
Hello and Season’s Greetings! I have always loved the way in which the Unitarian Universalist Minister, Rev. Paula Cole Jones, invites us to think of our congregations as a community of communities; that contained within the community that is our congregations, we have many communities. I am so overjoyed to be joining the community of … Continue reading Greetings from Dave Becker, our new minister
For the past three years, I have used most of these posts to introduce our Soul Matters themes, the words and phrases that bring us together as Unitarian Universalists with a shared focus for the month. The months of July and August do not have a theme. Instead, congregations are entrusted with finding their own direction for … Continue reading A Final Word from Rev Jenn Gracen
June is the final month of our church year. And as with any turn of a calendar cycle, it’s a perfect time to take stock of what matters most to us. Our Soul Matters theme this month is “Delight.” In the Hebrew scriptures, the word delight most often appears in two contexts: First is delight … Continue reading The Minister’s Delightful Mind
As I sat down to write this month’s reflection, I was handed a pickle. It’s not a real pickle. It’s a red wooden peg from my daughter’s toy hammering set. But for today, my daughter has declared it is a pickle and it is “yummy in my tummy.” I love seeing how inventive Addy can … Continue reading The Minister’s Musings on Creativity
Addy just turned 2, and she is fully exploring the power of the word “No.” I have been particularly amused by the times when she is offered something and responds with an immediate, adamant “NO!” only to turn around two seconds later and say “YES!” But I can’t judge this behavior or even blame it entirely on … Continue reading The Minister’s Musings on Resistance
Religion, Politics, Sex, and Money. –the topics many of us were taught to avoid in polite company. As I mentioned recently in a sermon, we Unitarian Universalists are working to get more comfortable talking with one another about our religious experiences. And most of us are quite comfortable discussing politics with one another, at least when it … Continue reading Can We Talk About This?
The Path of Love In my family of origin, it is tradition to end every phone call with “I love you.” It took my wife a little time to get used to this. While she comes from a loving family, they don’t say “I love you” nearly as often as my family does. But Virginia’s … Continue reading The Path of Love
