Category: The Minister’s Mind

Because you asked…

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. 

Greetings from Dave Becker, our new minister

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 … read more.

A Final Word from Rev Jenn Gracen

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 … read more.

The Minister’s Delightful Mind

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 … read more.

The Minister’s Musings on Resistance

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 … read more.

Can We Talk About This?

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 … read more.

The Path of Love

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” … read more.