Dr. King talked about a choice between chaos and community – is it a choice? There must be a trick, because why would anyone not choose community? Bonus: This Sunday will be our annual Flower Communion Ceremony. For an online version of this, please take a photo (or many photos) of your flower(s) and send … Continue reading Cacophony and Symphony
Finding the balance – the healthy tension – between ‘keeping things steady’ and ‘shaking it up,’ we can sometimes get stuck trying to make progress without losing anything important.
What would it look like if all our politics, all our justice-making, were managed after the model of an old-growth forest? What does nature “know” that we can learn from to better manage our society?
Held online by Zoom with Rev. Douglas Taylor We will still have the congregation’s 1891 Communion Silver; but we’lleach need to bring our own bread and wine to the service.This is a small, but well-loved service we host each year. All are welcome,regardless of belief or unbelief. We share a ritual of connection and holiness. … Continue reading Maundy Thursday Communion Service
Sunday services at UUCB are virtual until further notice. Join the online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/5749237292, Meeting ID: 574 923 7292Zoom Basics PDF The conversation about racism has shifted among UUs into a conversation about White Supremacy Culture. Why? What does it mean? And why has this become our religious movement’s biggest conversation?
Sunday services at UUCB are virtual until further notice. https://douglastaylor.org/2020/03/23/how-to-stay-in-touch-without-touching/ March 22 “Intimacy: How to stay in touch without touching.” During our Pandemic, we are told to abide by the rules of Social Distancing. How do we do this without also socially isolating? How do we do this when our UU congregation’s identity is … Continue reading Intimacy: How to stay in touch without touching.
https://douglastaylor.org/2020/03/23/mary-maya-maria/ There are certain poets we UUs returns to time and again in our worship. Their poetry touches our values and stirs our spirits. Come, gather around to hear the wisdom of some of our favorite poets.
https://douglastaylor.org/2020/02/10/because-we-all-have-wings/ When did you learn about your resilience? When were you fooled into believing you could not rise? Your power is not found in never falling down, it is instead found in regularly rising back up.
https://douglastaylor.org/2020/01/22/wake-up-to-the-revolution/ Dr. King delivered the UUA General Assembly Ware Lecture in 1966. His title was “Don’t Sleep Through the Revolution.” There is much going on in our country today for which Dr. King’s advice remains cogent.
The Jewish people experienced exile a few times (as recorded in scripture.) After the destruction of the temple in 70 C.E., the Jewish people became the ‘diaspora.’ It is difficult to hold a communal identity without a communal location.
