The “Question Box Sermon” has become an annual tradition at NUUC. Rev. Susan takes one Sunday in the summer to respond to the questions you ask—and forms a worship service around the answers. If she cannot get to all of the question that Sunday, she uses them to create worship services later in the year. … Continue reading Living the Questions
Across time, people have reached for small things—stones, charms, whispered words—to ease pain or invite protection. Today Rev. Susan reflect on the deep human impulse to seek healing, and how our own rituals, objects, and stories can become sources of courage and comfort. Join us at 10:30AM at our newly renovated and expanded church … Continue reading Touchstones & Other Remedies
These times seem to be filled will so much to do, and many people are experiencing exhaustion, overwhelm, and fatigue. The machine of capitalism relentlessly bombards us with work. Whether we are trying to make ends meet, leave enough for our children to struggle less than we did, secure our daily meal, or some other … Continue reading Good Earth
Talking About the Revolution From naked Quakers and singing pirates to the Wendat statesman Kandiaronk, Elizabeth Freeman, and the “cowshed Christians,” Rev. Susan shares some of her favorite revolutionary stories—tales of ordinary people you likely haven’t heard of—but which offer inspiring glimpses of revolutionary visions not yet fully realized, but which yet still live among … Continue reading Talking about the Revolution
NUUC member and Beyond Words Covenant Group leader Pam Spence presents today. When childhood dreams of exploring distant galaxies – or even that slightly more realistic goal of becoming a foreign correspondent did not materialize, Pam found a fascinating culture to observe, in her own backyard, right underneath her nose, in the beehive. In the … Continue reading Dissatisfied Foragers: Wisdom from the Bee Yard
We celebrate Pride this Sunday by exploring the transformative power of small, joyful acts of resistance. Join us at 10:30AM at our newly renovated and expanded church home at 1574 Franklin Street, Lewis Center, Ohio, or, attend online using this link: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82694590385?pwd=TlRCUitCa0VSdnNyY2tvemM5N29KUT09 Meeting ID: 826 9459 0385 Passcode: 962432
Summer invites us into motion along new paths with road trips, hikes, and construction detours. Whether we are crossing wine-dark seas or the neighborhood park, travel is a teacher. In this service, Director of Religious Exploration, Morgan Patten, will explore adventure, resilience, and the sacred art of finding our way. Join us at 10:30AM … Continue reading Finding Our Way: Summer Odysseys
You’ve looked into the Swedish Art of Death Cleaning, explored Danish hygge, and perhaps thanked your socks for their service alongside Marie Kondo. But did you know that Unitarian Universalism has its own wisdom about how the material conditions of our lives can support or hinder our spiritual purposes? Come this Sunday to explore a … Continue reading Unitarian Universalist Feng Shui
The term “Duty” often feels heavy, even crushing. A term seemingly made for others driven by militaristic or ideological bent that ends up as an obstacle to progress, rather than a path. However as Unitarian-Universalists and, indeed, as people, we do have a Duty. One that is not beholden to a rigid form or hard, … Continue reading Where Our Duty Lies
The UU commitment to the development of moral imagination means that art holds a special place in our movement not just as a past time or an aesthetic, but as a means of making meaning. Today we celebrate the creative spirit as central to the human act of becoming. Also, this Sunday, a children’s art … Continue reading Art as Spiritual Practice
