All our quarantining and distancing has left us lonely and a little out of touch with one another. Do we remember how to rekindle our regular patterns of relationship? Do we remember how to make new friends? We hope to see you in person! Masks are required. Here is the current in-person gathering policy. Online … Continue reading Look at All the Lonely People
There is a version of Process Theology that is non-theistic; there is no God element in this version. Some wonder how ‘God’ could be removed and the theology still hold together. I say it’s not that hard to figure out. We hope to see you in person! Masks are required. Here is the current in-person gathering policy. … Continue reading Start with the Science
The idea of Defunding the Police highlights how our legal system is designed to protect property and the privileged. What might a different system look like? What might a legal system rooted in our UU values and principles look like? Could it work? We hope to see you in person! Masks are required. Here is … Continue reading Punishing the Poor
Annie Dillard used this phrase to describe herself in the 70’s. I find it a good descriptor for many UUs including myself. I partake of multiple spiritual sources in my search for the intimate and ultimate values in life. We hope to see you in person! Masks are required. Here is the current in-person gathering … Continue reading Spiritually Promiscuous
The amazing story of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton offers relevant lessons for our contemporary situation as we navigate our way through uncharted and dangerous waters. We hope to see you in person! Masks are required. Here is the current in-person gathering policy. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/97989696520?pwd=ZG9NclFYQm9VV0NTb2VhNVM0R00xQT09 Meeting ID: 979 8969 6520 Passcode: 183183Phone: +1 929 205 6099 Order … Continue reading Uncharted
The image of the Rugged Individualist has a strong pull in our national psyche. It is a story of personal liberty and independence through self-reliance and resourcefulness. Unfortunately, it does not serve our goal of a just and thriving society. Let us consider wisdom of a different source on how to be a community. We … Continue reading I Am Because We Are
This is an old sermon I wanted to record. I figured you might want to hear it again too. Our UU tradition says God is Love and we should be loving as well. But do we really have to love everyone? There are some problematic people out there in the real world (and in our … Continue reading Do I Have to Love Everyone?
In recent years, I have come to see the concept of ‘Consent’ as a Rosetta Stone of ethics. Primarily (but not exclusively) in questions of sexual intimacy, consent allows everyone clarity, dignity, and agency. https://zoom.us/j/97989696520?pwd=ZG9NclFYQm9VV0NTb2VhNVM0R00xQT09 Meeting ID: 979 8969 6520 Passcode: 183183Phone: +1 929 205 6099 Order of Service: uubinghamton.org/order-of-service/ UUCB Zoom Social Hour We also host … Continue reading Covenant and Consent
The opening creation poem of Genesis is filled with binaries. Gender is one of them. “Let Us create them…” God says. That might be the ‘royal-we’, a holy committee, or a Non-Binary Deity. https://zoom.us/j/97989696520?pwd=ZG9NclFYQm9VV0NTb2VhNVM0R00xQT09 Meeting ID: 979 8969 6520 Passcode: 183183Phone: +1 929 205 6099 Order of Service: uubinghamton.org/order-of-service/ UUCB Zoom Social Hour We also host a Zoom … Continue reading In Our Image We Create Them
Join us for our annual services where we celebrate the passages – births, deaths, and other important days in the past year. https://zoom.us/j/97989696520?pwd=ZG9NclFYQm9VV0NTb2VhNVM0R00xQT09 Meeting ID: 979 8969 6520 Passcode: 183183Phone: +1 929 205 6099 Order of Service: uubinghamton.org/order-of-service/ Annual Meeting Our annual meeting will be this Sunday after the worship service. Stay on Zoom after the service … Continue reading Passages
