Speaker: Rev. Douglas Taylor

Not a Handout, not a Payoff, not a Bribe

The topic of reparations still seems loaded with inaccurate assumptions despite years of public discourse. Justice and repair remain very difficult topics to approach when everyone just wants to forget what happened – especially from a systemic perspective. We hope to see you in person or online. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/92063096470?pwd=cbh255VXSah4wheCogLdyL6zUN0uJo.1Meeting ID: 954 7121 8370Passcode: 069245Phone: … Continue reading Not a Handout, not a Payoff, not a Bribe

How to Adult

“Adulting” has become a more complicated challenge for emerging generations. You may disagree with that assessment, but I’m not interested in setting this up as a competition. Instead, let’s consider the tasks of being an adult of any age given our current reality. We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, … Continue reading How to Adult

The Rejected Stone

In Ecclesiastes we hear that the stone the builders rejected is the stone God uses as the capstone. This metaphor is repeated many times in scripture. Who are the rejected among us today? How do we move the margins to the center? We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking … Continue reading The Rejected Stone

Know, and Be Not Still

Psalm 46:10 tells us, ‘Be still and know that I am God.’ Many Jews and Christians take great comfort in this psalm. The advice is sound. It is good to stop and refocus when things are hard. And after the stillness, after the knowing, what’s next? We hope to see you in person or online. … Continue reading Know, and Be Not Still

Songs of the Civil Rights

Harry Belafonte said, “When the movement is strong, the music is strong.” How much of the music from the Civil Rights era has been in your life? Songs like We Shall Overcome, and A Change Is Gonna Come, helped people unify around the values and messages that advanced the movement.  We hope to see you in person or … Continue reading Songs of the Civil Rights

Do We Have Enough Love?

In the early 1900’s Unitarian theologian James Luther Adams asked if our theology was strong enough to oppose Fascism. He pushed us to dig deep into our beliefs and values, to check our mettle against the needs of the time. Are we equipped any better today? We hope to see you in person or online. … Continue reading Do We Have Enough Love?

The System Works as Designed

MLK Jr’s message against militarism, racism, and materialism continues to be prescient. Not because things keep getting corrupted, but because our political and social systems are functioning as designed. Perhaps we can stop trying to fix things and start building new. We hope to see you in person or online. For in person, masking is … Continue reading The System Works as Designed

Christmas Eve

Our 7:00 pm service is our family service with carols and lessons, candle lighting, a story, and our choir. Our 9:00 pm service is quieter and more contemplative. We have candle lighting, carols and lessons, as well as a sermon and special music. All ages are welcome to either service. Bring a plate of cookies … Continue reading Christmas Eve