Gentle Me, Holy One: Renewing the Spirit of Self and Community
How does renewal help us navigate transition? Rev. Kelli looks backward over her past nine years at FUS and forward to your next chapter.
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David Breeden
Pluralism is Not Assimilation
The old melting pot metaphor for the US still has some “resistance is futile” power to it. We all must, however, resist. A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden.
Change is Inevitable, Transformation is Not
How do we turn the inevitable into the Good? A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden.
Symbols, Gods, and Humanists
It is a common mistake to assume that humanism is an atheistic “ism.” We Humanists tend to have unconventional ideas of deity, but not only (or even primarily) negative ones. There is no pope of Humanism. Practices vary. Humanist honor every person and every person’s attempts to find meaning and purpose in this life, including trying on various styles of… Read More »Symbols, Gods, and Humanists
Loss, Luck, Perspective
It’s all according to perspective.
Symbols: We Use Them, They Use Us
What do we do when we don’t have symbols?
Religious Naturalism: It to I: part two
Exploring I/Thou, I/It, and I & I.
Religious Naturalism: It to I: part one
If the burned-over summer of 2023 has taught us anything, surely it is that we human beings need to start loving the earth more. Or else.
R. W. Emerson and Cancel Culture
Emerson cancelled himself.
Panaceas, Utopias, and Humanism
Humanism stays relevant despite a pedigree that goes back millennia. Why?