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Grounding Ourselves in Everyday Spiritual Practice

“Spirituality” is wide-ranging in meaning and practice. I experience “spirituality” as “connections” of several types, which are strengthened through regular spiritual practice. Unitarian Universalist minister Scott Alexander encourages “Everyday Spiritual Practice.” How might Rev. Alexander’s ideas enhance personal and congregational connections for you? “Spirituality” is the first of three grounding themes I offer for this … Continue reading Grounding Ourselves in Everyday Spiritual Practice

Coming Back, Writing New Stories

Water CommunionAs we celebrate the start of a new church year, on this “In-Gathering” Sunday, we remember past stories of belonging and new stories of looking ahead in our personal lives and in this community of liberal faith. In this annual ceremony of the water communion, let us re-unite in body and spirit as we … Continue reading Coming Back, Writing New Stories

Embracing Possibility

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Will the seduction of safety be what calls to us, or will it be the creative impulse to new possibilities that wins our ways? Members of Faith Formation will be leading us in exploring what it might mean to embrace possibility as we rebuild and reconceive lifespan spiritual learning.

Can you address all the complexities of climate change without making yourself miserable and depressed in the process? 

Today’s worship is part of our Summer Series, “Coping with the Climate Crisis.” For over twenty years, Darcy led a sustainability consulting firm, published books on the topic and helped start two nonprofits in the field. She currently publishes a good news blog on environmental topics. Darcy will share her inspired journey from depression and … Continue reading Can you address all the complexities of climate change without making yourself miserable and depressed in the process? 

Food, Agriculture, and Climate – Ethical choices matter.

Today’s worship is part of our Summer Series, “Coping with the Climate Crisis.” With collective will, we have the technology, resources, and ability to ‘solve’ the Climate Crisis. The daily, ethical choices we make in our diet can affect how agriculture and food production evolve to more effectively reduce net carbon emission.

An exploration of science and values as integral to environmental leadership

Today’s worship is part of our Summer Series, “Coping with the Climate Crisis.” In a world that is rapidly changing in ways that put many lives and species at risk, we live with immense uncertainty and constant hope. Can climate science provide certainty, steer us away from drought, floods, heat waves and wildfires? Can we … Continue reading An exploration of science and values as integral to environmental leadership

The unjust nature of climate change

Today’s worship is part of our Summer Series, “Coping with the Climate Crisis.” Climate change is inherently unjust. The rich people and rich countries that have benefited from consumption of fossil fuels have contributed disproportionately to causing climate change. The poor people and poor countries that have the fewest resources to adapt suffer disproportionately from … Continue reading The unjust nature of climate change