“Cancel Culture” continues to be a problem. It is the urge to remove, silence, or ‘shut down’ a person, a group of people, or an idea that is deemed harmful or dangerous. It is a desire for consequences in response to a perceived menace. But what is the spiritual value in ‘canceling’? We hope to … Continue reading Whom Would Jesus Cancel?
What is the source of the creative energy we are sometimes able to tap into? Some people say we make our own magic or that all of life is brimming with the miraculous. What does that really mean? And how can we have more of it? We hope to see you in person! Our COVID … Continue reading Magic, Miracle, or Just Me
The truth is that a pro-life stance would protect our earth and our water. A real pro-life stance would fight against poverty and champion healthcare for all. That other crowd is really just pro-birth, which is too small and stingy to truly serve life. We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has … Continue reading Real Pro-Life Is Pro-Earth
All are welcome to join in our annual communion service. Gathering in our chapel, we use elements of the traditional Christian communion ritual with a Unitarian Universalist twist. Our historic UUCB communion silver will be used. We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended and masking is now optional. Online … Continue reading Maundy Thursday
The world around us grows more divisive and draining. We find ourselves as ‘consumer’ even as we feel ourselves as one of the things being consumed! We are longing for a dimension of depth in our living. We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended and masking is now optional. … Continue reading Deeper into the Well
Not all anxiety is bad or unhealthy – often, but not always. Systems thinking has given us the phrase ‘non-anxious presence’ as personal goal when dealing with conflict. But a good level of anxiety is healthy for a system and an individual to aid in healthy functioning. We hope to see you in person! Our … Continue reading Faithful Anxiety
Hope, Tolerance, Peace, Self-Respect and even Love. At times we are fed a message that these important, guiding values of our liberal faith are dangerous and bad for society. And some of the arguments make a lot of sense! It makes me think there is a cruel game afoot in which we grow complicit in … Continue reading The Distortion of Our Best Values
There is a lot of attention on Self-Care in our society. Exhaustion is seen as a mark of status, and being busy is a sign of success. But should rest and renewal be a luxury allowed to only those who can afford it? We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been … Continue reading Rest Is Resistance
The concept of ‘Covenant’ is deeply counter-cultural. There are few examples in our society’s shared experience we can point to that demonstrate how a covenant works. We have lots of examples of what it is not: it is not a contract, rule, or a way to judge who is right and who is wrong. While … Continue reading Thus Do We Covenant
Many progressive liberals hold the words and deeds of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr as prophetic and of continued relevance today, well more than 50 years after his death. Perhaps they are especially relevant given the threats we see to our democracy and our common spirit today. We hope to see you in person! … Continue reading Martin’s Letter as Biblical Epistle
