“Many societies past and present fall into patterns and practices that are not healthy are good for persons or the planet. This discourse will explore what can be done at the local community level to express love, do justice, and provide support for one another during such challenging times.” See the Morning Program below. About … Continue reading Being Loving and Just in an Unloving and Unjust Society
Sunday, June 30, 2024 – 11:15 am Rejecting the Hubris of “America First” The Rev Dr Mark Y.A. Davies, leading Regarding his discourse, Mark writes, As we reflect on our existence as a nation, let us move beyond the hubris of an “America First” mentality and instead ask ourselves what our country can do to … Continue reading Rejecting the Hubris of “America First”
11:15 am – The Morning Assembly Working to End Homelessness Leigh Walker, guest speaker You may download The Morning Program here later in the week. We welcome to the free pulpit this morning Leigh Walker who works with helping reduce homeless families in Grayson County. She is the executive director of Family Promise, a nonprofit … Continue reading Working to End Homelessness
Infinite Rainbows the Rev. Dr. Christine Tata, leading (video message) DOWNLOAD THE MORNING PROGRAM HERE or read it below without having to download it The image of the rainbow has been rising in our consciousness these days, replacing, and healing harmful binaries in our ideas about gender, neuroscience, and religious experience. Let’s consider together the nearly … Continue reading “Infinite Rainbows”
Reflections on The False White Gospel The Rev Dr Mark Y.A. Davies, leading Download The Morning Program here later this week. In this discourse, I will reflect on Jim Wallis’ most recent book, The False White Gospel, and discuss his perspectives on the historical and current expressions of white Christian nationalism in the United States and what … Continue reading Reflections on The False White Gospel –
The Worth of Dignity, Human or Otherwise. Byron Allison Miller, leading Have you ever said, you’re worth it! or I’m worth it! or you better believe it!? While such affirmations come with a past and a present, their deeper reality is that they are most significantly something else. They are a Prelude. It is their future that carries the most weight. What did Captain Jean … Continue reading “The Worth of Dignity , Human or Otherwise”
Sunday, May 26, 2024 – 11:15 am Speaking Up When It Isn’t Easy. The Rev Dr Mark Y.A. Davies, leading We are living through a time of great divisions, war, and strife. It is sometimes difficult and even risky to speak up for our understanding of justice in times like these. How can we speak … Continue reading Speaking Up When It Isn’t Easy
Scroll to the bottom of this announcement to read the Morning Program (two pages). Of his discourse, Mark writes: The Unitarian Universalist Association has been a witness to diversity, equity, and inclusion for many decades, and it has provided a model for how other religious communities can draw the circle of beloved community wider still. … Continue reading Gratitude for the UUs from a UMC Minister
A Transgender Students gets a Lead Role. The District Shouts No! Phillip and Amy Hightower, guest speakers DOWNLOAD THE MORNING PROGRAM HERE or read it below without having to download it. Phillip and Amy Hightower along with their 17-year-old son Max were catapulted into the news last winter after their trans son was offered a … Continue reading A Transgender Students gets a Lead Role. The District Shouts No!
Music, MS, and Me! Bill Nash, guest speaker Download the morning program here or read it below without having to download it. Bill Nash has been a musician all his life, starting as a boy soprano and has an all-consuming passion of wanting to make music for the rest of his life. In 1988, he … Continue reading “Music, MS, and Me”
