On this Easter Sunday as we consider the ancient Easter Story we will explore what we can learn by rolling away the stone. Are there miracles or ordinary events experienced by ordinary people in these ancient stories? Can we be grateful for the darkness of the tomb as we awaken to stories of hope, renewal and resurrection?
It is part of the human condition that we frequently find ourselves saying goodbye. And every goodbye can teach us so much about ourselves and our relationships. Learning how to say goodbye well can be one of the most challenging things we can do. Join Rev. Bev this Sunday as we explore how we can have a graceful goodbye as we wind down our four years together.
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
