Today’s message is an extended reflection on this quote from the poet Ranier Maria Rilke: “Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something looking for our love.” Today’s service is entirely … Continue reading The Courage to Be: How to Kiss Your Inner Dragons
This Sunday we join with hundreds of other UU congregations in sharing the worship of our General Assembly, the annual assembly of our congregation (virtual this year). Connect to the GA worship through our NUUC zoom connection, and we can watch together, share our thoughts in the chat, and afterwards, enjoy some breakout room “coffee … Continue reading Worshiping with General Assembly
After noting how the Stonewall uprising of 1969 ushered in a path forward for the movement for LGBTQ rights, we reflect on James Luther Adams, the UU theologian who might easily be said to be the “Father” of our current understanding of the connections between religion and social justice. We explore how his theology emerged … Continue reading The Power of the People
Is hope realistic? A long term and a short term view. Rev. Susan Ritchie hosts this worship with Dr. Liora Gubkin Malicdem proving the message. THIS WORSHIP WILL BE ENTIRELY ONLINE. Click here for information on how to connect. Dr. Liora Gubkin Malicdem is currently Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at … Continue reading The Ethics of Hope
How the ancient religious ritual of lament can teach us to both honor our grief, and usher in a new world.
What our faith tradition teaches us about acceptable and unacceptable risk, and how to discern between the two. THIS WORSHIP WILL BE ENTIRELY ONLINE. Click here for information on how to connect.
The worship emerges from our conviction that the arts are an essential element of maintaining imagination and vision in times of trouble. Don’t miss the debut of the NUUC Virtual Choir, and a special solo by Wade Jones. This worship is rescheduled from May 17 to May 24 (on May 17 we experienced Zoom video … Continue reading Singing the Dreamtime Awake
What religious communities that have experienced living in diaspora have to teach us on how to practice faith and hope not in the public temple, but in the private home. THIS WORSHIP WILL BE ENTIRELY ONLINE. Click here for information on how to connect.
A reflection on the many communities that exist in spite of separations of time and space, including a look at how Unitarian and Universalist congregations weathered the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. The NUUC at home feature this week is a video interview with Commissioned Lay Minister Teri Cornell on how to reach out to … Continue reading Out of Our Separate Rooms
THIS WORSHIP WILL BE ENTIRELY ONLINE. Click here for information on how to connect.
