Leave your boots by door and warm your bones by the fire. Director of Religious Exploration Morgan Patten explores oral tradition as a vessel of wisdom, memory, and community. Together we will reflect on storytelling, the origins of sacred texts, and modern folktales. By honoring the spoken word, we celebrate how stories passed from mouth … Continue reading Word of Mouth: Folklore, Faith and the Stories that Shape Us
On this Martin Luther King Day weekend, we reflect on the complicated relationship humans have with prophets—figures who are at once flawed individuals and larger‑than‑life voices for justice. How do we honor their vision without idolizing them, and how do we acknowledge their humanity without dismissing their call? This sermon explores what kind of relationship … Continue reading The Problem with Prophets
From Christianity’s insistence on the immortal soul to Buddhism’s rejection of it as a fear-born illusion, religions have long wrestled with what it means to be a self. This Sunday we turn to Unitarian Universalism’s vision: a self shaped not by isolation but by relationality, mortality, and the shimmering echo of the imago dei. Join … Continue reading Sources of the Self
Hate often masquerades as strength, promising clarity and belonging when our sense of self feels fragile. Resentment can become a perverse delight—an energy that feeds on itself, distorting our relationships and our humanity. In this service we will consider how cultivating genuine self-differentiation, balancing individuality with connection—can help us resist the temptation to scapegoat, to … Continue reading The Allure of Hate: Problems in Self Differntiation
Rev. Alison Woehler (NUUC member and Minister Emerita of the UU congregation in Amherst, Massachussets)—speaks on the Lost and Found of Love, drawing on the poetry of Mary Oliver from her book Thirst. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend … Continue reading The Lost and Found of Love
Skepticism isn’t just doubt—it’s a spiritual practice of asking deeper questions and resisting easy answers. This Sunday Rev. Susan explores how healthy skepticism can resist fanaticism but also open us to and compassion. Join us at 10:30 AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend … Continue reading The Sacred Art of Skepticism
