What are emotions? How do they arise? How are they sustained? The Ven. Tashi Nyima will share a practical approach to managing emotions. We welcome again to our pulpit today, the Venerable Tashi Nyima. Tashi is an ordained monk in the Jonang lineage of Vajrayana(Tibetan) Buddhism, and leads the Universal Compassion Buddhist Congregation, with Sanghas … Continue reading Managing Disturbing Emotions
About this Sunday’s morning assembly: A sermon focusing on roots and branches of Universalism starting with John Murray, who came to believe in Universalism in England. He came to America in 1770 and preached the first sermon on universal salvation in a chapel built by local farmer Thomas Potter, and subsequent spread of Universalism … Continue reading Our Universalist Roots and Branches
This talk will explore one of the most significant philosophical correspondences of the 20th Century comprised of a sustained 23 year dialogue (1922-1945) between UU philosopher Charles Hartshorne and Methodist philosopher Edgar S. Brightman. Hartshorne was one of the leading proponents of process philosophy, and Brightman was the most prominent Boston personalist philosopher of his … Continue reading The Hartshorne/Brightman Correspondence: A Unitarian Universalist Philosopher and Methodist Philosopher in Dialogue
Living Our Faith Out Loud The Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray, preaching (video message) In the midst of these defining and tumultuous times, when so much is on the line, we must ask “How can we live the values of compassion, justice, democracy and interdependence in bold, courageous ways that have the power to make a … Continue reading Living Our Faith Out Loud
Memory is an essential part of consciousness and places embody our memories. Old buildings are like memories you can touch. However, in order to experience this connection, we must first know of its history. On this last Sunday of Black History Month, we welcome Funeral Director James E. Smith who will speak of his 40 … Continue reading Our Building: A Site of Memory
Author, educator, media theorist and social critic Neil Postman (1931-2003) argued that television was playing on our appetite for distraction as we amused ourselves to death. Writing on the cusp of the internet, Postman warned of the dangers posed by the false god of technology for culture, politics, and education. We’ll consider what he had … Continue reading Neil Postman, Prophet? Technology, Gods, and The End of Education.
On Sunday a look at a new, exciting focus. The Pathway to Membership becomes clearer, easier to follow. At least the Membership Team hopes so! Marion Hill will speak about a new approach to church membership that the congregation has voted to begin using. This Path to Membership, based on a workshop Hill heard at … Continue reading A New Plan for a New Year
A closer look at what it means to be persons-in-community and how awareness of this reality changes our self-understanding and sense of responsibility for the world around us. Dr. Davies has, for the last 23 years, been the Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics at Oklahoma City University and Founding Director of the World … Continue reading Communitarian Personalism
Why meditate? In our driven, achievement-focused world, what are the benefits of learning to create stillness inside yourself? Elena Westbrook will introduce a few different approaches, including breathing techniques and Tonglen meditation, that can be a powerful part of your spiritual practice. Elena Westbrook returns to our pulpit this morning. Elena is an active member … Continue reading The Still Point of the Turning World
A hopeful look forward for the 2020’s – the make or break decade of the make or break century. Rev. Dr. Mark Y. A. Davies is the Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics, Director of the World House Institute for Social and Ecological Responsibility, and Executive Director of the Leadership. Education, and Development Hub … Continue reading 20/20 Vision: Can We See Clearly Now?
