None of us lives or thrives alone. This Thanksgiving service reflects on the feeling of dependence not as weakness, but as a doorway into gratitude: for the people, systems, ancestors, ecosystems, and communities that sustain us every day. Indeed, many liberal religious thinkers believe this feeling is the origin of religion itself. Join us at … Continue reading Thanksgiving: The Beginning of Religion
Pluralism is central to UU identity, but it is also deeply rooted in Hindu thought, where many paths, many stories, and many forms of the sacred coexist without contradiction. This sermon explores how Hinduism’s expansive understanding of religious diversity can illuminate our own commitments to openness, curiosity, and spiritual hospitality. Together we’ll consider what it … Continue reading The Sky that Holds All its Stars
Unitarian Universalism is a living tradition that is constantly evolving. At General Assembly in June 2024 after a multi-year review process, UUs adopted new language to describe who we are, replacing the existing Seven Principles and Six Sources with language describing Unitarian Universalism through Six Shared Values. In our worship today, our choir will explore … Continue reading Voicing our Values
The Salem Witch Trials weren’t just a strange chapter of colonial hysteria — they were a warning about what happens when fear, faith, and power collide. In this service, Rev. Susan explores the real lessons of Salem: how communities lose their moral bearings, how suspicion becomes a social contagion, and how religious identity can be … Continue reading The Spell of Fear: Lessons from Salem for an Anxious Nation
As autumn reaches its brightest blaze, we pause to consider what the season is teaching us about release. In this Samhain‑inflected service, Rev. Susan explores the art of letting go and what it means to leave with the quiet truth that beauty and impermanence are intertwined. Join us at 10:30AM at our newly renovated and … Continue reading True Confessions of a Leaf Peeper
Translation is more than swapping words in one language for those in another. It is the art of carrying meaning across experience, culture, time, and belief. In a pluralistic faith like ours, we are always “translating” as we listen across theological differences with curiosity and care. Morgan Patten, Intern Minister, explores translation both as the … Continue reading Found in Translation
In a world of seemingly unending war, fear, division, corruption, and exhaustion, where can we turn for rest? This sermon invites us to reimagine the familiar words of Psalm 23— placed in conversation with Native American poetry— as a radical vision for personal and collective rest. Today’s preacher is Katie Kuntz-Wineland. Katie is a former … Continue reading The Divine Right to Rest
With Banned Book Week upon us, today we celebrate the freedom of speech, and how it is an essential element of our religious journey. This Sunday, we also celebrate a Book Communion. For this Sunday’s Book Communion, you are invited to bring a book that has nourished you—spiritually, intellectually, or simply by bringing joy (it … Continue reading Spreading the Words
Many of us know what it is to cross real or metaphorical seas — to leave familiar ground, to migrate toward safety or possibility, to try to rebuild a sense of home. This sermon explores how Unitarian Universalist wisdom invites us to meet the unknown with courage, curiosity, and compassion. Join us at 10:30AM at … Continue reading Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea
Reason is an honored source of Unitarian Universalist wisdom. But what does that mean? Is reason a guide, a guard rail, an inspiration, a method? What makes it spiritual or religious? 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 … Continue reading The Changing Reputation of Reason
