Science and religion are often at odds these days. From evolution, to vaccines and artificial intelligence, to the existence of God, the debate seems to never end. Pi, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, has been represented by the Greek letter π since the mid-1700’s. In 89 years, on Saturday March 14, 2115 (3/14/15), for the first time since March 14, 2015, at 9:26 and 53 seconds, National Pi Day will have … Continue reading What Does Pi Have To Do With It?

The Bible may not be the first thing you think of when you hear Leonard Cohen’s song, Hallelujah. It might not even be the second or third thing behind the movie Shrek, the Saturday Night Live cold open, or even how some lines make you feel.  Leonard Cohen has been called a philosopher, a poet of dark prose, and a troubadour of truth. In much of his work, in a sharply perceptive way, he expressed … Continue reading Broken Hallelujah: The Theology of Cohen, Shrek and the Bible

In a 2018 publication of the UU World, then-UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray wrote an editorial called, Love the Hell Out of This World. In it she said, “Our Universalist ancestors didn’t believe in hell, except for the ones we create here in this life. What would it mean to show up in the places where hell, where suffering and violence, persecution and inhumanity, prevail and to bring an active, powerful form of love that affirms … Continue reading Love and Resistance

At the open-sanctuary gathering regarding the events in Minneapolis that Rev. Bev held recently, she asked, “What are you doing to find balance between being informed and staying sane?”  And, in a recent “Briefly With Bev,” she wrote about living with multiple truths and feeling all the feelings.  Join us this Sunday as Rev. Bev continues those conversations and through poetry and reflection helps all of us find comfort, courage, purpose and balance.

The attempts to ban books is not new but does feel more and more threatening as a way to erase whole segments of our population. From books critical of the Puritans to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, published by Unitarian Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1858; from Dr. Seuss to all comic books, from Harry Potter to Tango Makes Three, the list and reasons for banning books is increasing exponentially in an attempt to rewrite history. Join us … Continue reading All Stories Must Be Heard