Sunday November 8 is Dawali—the Asian celebration of light overcoming darkness. Across the world’s mythologies and religions, we find this theme: good confronting—and defeating—evil. But if good does overcome evil, it’s because we choose right over wrong. Truth over lies. Compassion over cruelty. Come kindle your flame of light. Our guest speaker this week, Jim … Continue reading Darkness Doesn’t Get the Last Word
As UU’s we affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person. What if we expand this promise to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every living being? This compelling question, topic, and sermon tile was selected and requested by our last service auction winner, Tree of Life member Ted … Continue reading All God’s Critters Got A Place In The Choir (Our 2025 service auction winner)
Sanctuary is a place but it is also a religious, legal and political principle with ancient origins in the earliest human societies. It is already a fully developed practice in ancient Israel and is the central theme in The Odyssey. Both the Israelites and ancient Greeks shared the idea that any person might be a … Continue reading Sanctuary
In part two of the By The Numbers series, this sermon continues and exploration the queer journey after coming out using the Book of Numbers as a guide. The discussion begins by centering the unique challenges of being openly queer. It explores the need for finding safety and security in close community and among allies. … Continue reading By The Numbers
A belief in the inherent worthiness and dignity of each person lies in the historical and theological roots of both Unitarianism and Universalism. This has shaped the way in which we understand and navigate relationships and relationship building within our congregations and with each other, how we understand and respond to conflict, and how we … Continue reading Covenant as Theology and Spiritual Practice
For thousands of years, our humanity has used song and singing to express more than can be said in words. Song has been used to celebrate, to draw us into wonder, to share sadness and loss, and to gather the courage to stand in strength and solidarity. Song that celebrates or unifies us is always … Continue reading The Song Is Love
Can an ancient sacred story about the infilling of the Holy Spirit be useful to Unitarian Universalists? What if a retelling through a new lens makes all the difference? What if the message of Pentecost really has been applicable all along? Rev. Misha Sanders (she/her/hers) is a community chaplain in metro Atlanta, and a fiery … Continue reading Tongues of Fire
What are the life lessons, and lessons for our spirit and our faith, that we can learn from the waters that surround us? Join Chaplain Dave and our Tree of Life congregation as we explore and celebrate our connection to one another, and to the wider web of life; our one world, and one interconnected … Continue reading In Praise of What Connects Us: Our Annual Water Communion Service
Join the Prairie Circle and Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregations in this shared ONLINE-ONLY service at 10am Sunday September 6. Click the button below to attend via Zoom. On September 5, 1882 about 10,000 workers took unpaid leave to march in a labor union parade in protest of unfair and unsafe working conditions. This … Continue reading Labor and Delivery
To finish that novel, or not finish that novel? Readers well know that sometimes the novel isn’t worth finishing. Such guilt we feel. Sheepish are we at not wanting to continue reading the author’s hard work. Excuses are proffered. Sorry. Bye. Next? Join Alan Shear on Sunday, September 13 as we explore together the ethics … Continue reading The Poetry of Endings
