Many fall/winter celebrations before the end of the year are called a “Festival of Lights”. Others are celebrated by lighting candles even if the title is not formal. Today we are going to explore the celebrations that are held in late fall, early winter and how light plays a staring role.
It is literally impossible to avoid Christmas in our culture, so the Worship Team decided to embrace it ~ heavenly flavored with doses of Unitarian Universalism. Come join in a Red River UU Christmas; singing some carols, hearing some familiar (and not so familiar) readings and stories, and touching on an assortment of meanings woven … Continue reading We Are All Santas
Christopher Grimes Next Saturday, December 1st marks the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, where people from all faiths, sexualities, and social status can remember and honor those who fought a courageous battle with HIV/AIDS while celebrating the advances that have been made in the fight to end HIV. On Sunday Christopher will speak about … Continue reading Know Your Status
Did you know that there’s a service available in all 254 counties in Texas and in Oklahoma that offers programs, tools, and resources to help you grow better tomatoes, live more healthy lives, protect the environment, strengthen our communities and enrich youth? Neither did the worship team! On Sunday, Joyce White from the Texas A&M … Continue reading Ag Life and You
Jerry Harris, Jim Holmes, L.D. Clark, and Bruce Cameron Armistice Day was first observed November 11th in 1919, on the anniversary of the armistice with Germany. The tradition continued informally. Then President Coolidge called for national observations on Nov. 11 with appropriate ceremonies; F.D.R. signed it into law as a holiday; Eisenhower renamed it Veteran’s Day. … Continue reading And Crown Thy Good
What would it take for members of the human community to become great in relation to each other and the rest of life on our planet? What cultural, economic, social, and spiritual paths might help lead us to become one of the greatest generations for each other and the earth as a whole? The Rev. … Continue reading Becoming Great
We trace the origins of our Unitarian heritage to the mid sixteenth century to one man. After years of study he concluded the theological basis for the Holy Trinity was mistaken and said so in his book On the Errors of the Trinity. Pretty ballsy given the ironclad hold religion had on the world. Both … Continue reading Study. Learn. Question. Die.
We all have a foundation upon which we build our religious philosophy. It is nestled deep in our soul rather than printed in any brochure and hungers to be shared. It comes from the depth of our own thought and heart. It is the core of our individual spiritual path. Credo literally means, “I give … Continue reading This I Believe – Credo Sunday
Those storms are never in the forecast. They pop up and knock you off course in an instant. My storm began like a flash of lightening – a quick misstep off a curb – but it blew up into a full cyclone, pulling my whole life into its whirling spin.
One in four Americans will experience a mental health disorder in their life time. It is a human issue that affects us all. So, too, the myths about those with mental health issues who are no more likely to be violent than anyone else, but they are much more likely to have contact with the … Continue reading Transforming the Revolving Door
