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
I never tire of learning what the Earth has to teach us. We are participants in the grand unfolding story, let’s lean in. The seeds remember, as does the snow. What do your bones remember? 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 … Continue reading Earth Tale
We used to argue about the nature of God and Jesus. We used to argue about the doctrine of predestination and free will. We used to argue about how to get to heaven. We used to argue a lot. 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 … Continue reading Our Old Unitarian Argument
I’ve always maintained that the various Personality Inventories (MBTI and Enneagram in particular) can be helpful for self-reflection but can also be limiting when interpreted as a static reality. Let us lean into Socrates’ age-old injunction: “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.” https://zoom.us/j/97989696520?pwd=ZG9NclFYQm9VV0NTb2VhNVM0R00xQT09 Meeting ID: 979 8969 6520 Passcode: 183183Phone: +1 929 205 6099 Order … Continue reading Know Thyself
The holidays of Easter, Passover, and Vernal Equinox are like centers of gravity on the spring calendar. They each mean something a little different while carrying a few key similarities. Consider what they mean and how we might approach them together. 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/ … Continue reading The Promise and the Sacrifice
Walden was less a naturalist’s exploration of the land around Concord and more a philosopher’s exploration of the landscape of the human soul. Thoreau was focused on what he called economy. 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 Social Hour at … Continue reading The Economy of Soul
