Get Your Wings On: We’re Pollinator Positive
Help us lure pollinators and puppets to our Assembly Hall. A Talk from Rev. Kelli Clement
My Way or the Policy
No, that phrase doesn’t exactly rhyme, but in the climate of contemporary US politics, resistance often means the long–often mind-numbing–process of government. A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden.
Yuri’s Night: a Spring Holiday for All Humanity
While many religions celebrate vibrant spring holidays, what is a nonbeliever to do? Hear the inspiring history of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and the International Day of Human Spaceflight. A talk from Lóre Stevens, ministerial intern at First Universalist Church. Lóre Stevens (rhymes with ‘story’, she/her) is from Nashville TN. She graduated from Harvard Divinity School (HDS) and is completing her… Read More »Yuri’s Night: a Spring Holiday for All Humanity
Sitting Pretty or Sitting Duck?
It takes bravery to transgress social norms. There often are consequences. A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden.
Assembly: “And Yet it Moves” with Rev. Dr. David Breeden
Chances are that Galileo did not say “And yet it moves” after the Inquisition forced him to recant his heresy concerning the movement of the Earth around the Sun. However, celebrating the movement of our cosmos is what the Equinox is all about.
Assembly: “Open to Change: Vulnerability as a Path to Wholeness” with Rev. Kelli Clement
Stasis may equal safety but it never allows for progress. When we welcome change and allow ourselves to be vulnerable to growth, the unexpected can happen. Real life application: the UUA Article 2 Commission report.
Vulnerability, Wounds, and Staying Open Despite It All
We can learn valuable lessons from our personal vulnerability, but the pandemic, climate change, and US political and social instability can feel overwhelming. Is a positive collective vulnerability even possible?
What Is an Emotion, Anyway?
The Latin root of the English word emotion is emovere, meaning “to agitate.” Dust off those Emo CDs and Goth outfit because its time to go . . . agitate. A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden.
Love From the Margins: Hospitality in the Age of War
Beyond shaking heads and wringing hands, what is the appropriate humanist response to the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine?
Love: Getting There Without Falling
The English word love is often inadequate to describe the cornucopia of emotions that we feel. Love is an emotion but also hard work. A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden.