Christine Tata has enjoyed visiting Red River from time to time through the years to preach, lead workshops, and appreciate the growth and sincerity of this fellowship. She brings a lifelong interest in religion and spirituality, a variety of academic and professional credentials, and pastoral experience as ordained minister for several progressive congregations. Christine now writes on Medium.com as Rev Dr Sparky, continuing in her mission to inspire courage in the face of absurdity.
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The Morning Program: TMP – 11-01 REVISED-DMS-study
Join the Rev Dr Christine in a look at how all seekers, from any tradition, can be part of the Congregation of the Real World – the virtual … read more.
Our Purple Home in E-flat Major”
the Rev. Dr. Christine Tata, speaking
In this pandemic year … read more.
“Do Not Go Gentle”
the Rev. Dr. Christine Tata, speaking
In anxious times, Unitarian Universalists draw upon many sources of religious wisdom, including Jewish and Christian teachings that counsel us to be pure and meek and gentle. In really anxious times, when shadows seem to loom, we … read more.
The meme machines are working full time to register every crisis we face as one of Titanic proportions—and us people are just helpless, hopeless fools, doomed to rearranging the deck chairs on a ship that’s destined to sink. But nobody actually rearranged any deck chairs … read more.
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Hard question: Is “truth” even a thing anymore? How about facts? Do we even know what our opinions really are? Join the Rev Dr Christine on September 13 for a special time of spiritual reflection specifically designed … read more.
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People who say “Failure is not an option” may think they are being inspirational, but the Rev Dr Christine Tata suspects they’re just trying … read more.
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For years Christine gritted her teeth whenever she heard Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”—and she heard it playing everywhere for a while, as it became one of his mainstream successes. As much … read more.
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Quick quiz: When you look at a Jackson Pollock painting, do you see: a) random paint splatter; ii) fine art; or 3) a crime scene? Ask the same question about the whole universe and before you … read more.
Dr. Tata returns to Red River with an oddly coherent message from the apocalyptic Book of Revelation. Turns out John’s Revelation isn’t a fanatical religious rant. Even in the first century, we were warned against the idolatries of empire, and the warning is even more … read more.
Unitarian Universalism is a big idea, emerging from the depths of our beings. It is one thing to describe it with careful, prosaic words that skip like small stones along the surface of the deeps. But if we want the world to really know this … read more.
