The Interconnected Web
What Animals Teach us about Human Nature…
Speaker: Jennifer Springsteen
Celebrating Our Tangled Independence
This week marks the 246th year of our country’s constitutional beginning. How do we align our cruel history and our pride in this beautiful land? Let’s start with George Washington’s birthplace and wind our way into Juneteenth, finally a nationally recognized holiday.
Across the Atlantic
The African diaspora via the slave trade brought sacred wisdom to the United States which wove into the history of Christianity in this country. We’ll celebrate Juneteenth by looking at the spiritual lives of Black folks during the time of slavery.
Cultivating a Spiritual Friendship
We gather together in community and yet our relationship to the divine source is ours alone. Let’s reflect on our spiritual connection on this day of youth bridging, celebration our congregation and bringing new members into our midst.
Searching For Simple Truths
Each Sunday morning during service, we profess that we “search for truth with an open mind.” But—as individual practitioners of our 4th principle— where do we look for it? Many “truths” we’ve embraced in the past no longer make sense to us. And the future only hints at “truths” yet to unfold. Truth—as shape-shifting and … Continue reading Searching For Simple Truths
Hawaiians and Asians Transform Our Communities
Who were some of the visionary change makers? How did their love for their people and humankind change history, and save lives?
Truthtelling, Soothsaying and Ancestral Wisdom
Let’s explore the mysterious and practical sides of telling the truth and seeing into the mysteries of the future. What does ancestral wisdom bring forward into our understanding of how we do right by each other?
Salvation and the Divine Feminine
Earth based traditions and prophetic women’s voices offer us roots, wings, and unique insights into our collective liberation.
Roll Away the Stone and Accept Life’s Miracles
When we consider the Christian story of Easter, we get bogged down with the ideas of suffering, sin, and proof of the resurrection. What can we learn from the Christ story? How can we keep our hearts open to mystery? To miracles?