As we mark our 250th anniversary, how do we embrace our country without flinching from honesty about our history and without being seduced into domination over the rest of the world? Worship Associate: Kirsten Johnson, Music: Denise Jacobs and Stephen Rich Share the Plate – click to donate Click here for this week’s newsletter Order … Continue reading Beautiful, Contradictory, Unfinished
What does “Turn the Other Cheek” really mean? Or other of the aphorisms that Jesus is recorded as having told his followers two thousand years ago? Erik Gunn draws on the work of Methodist theologian and anti-apartheid activist Walter Wink in today’s service. [Image Credit: Wikipedia] Worship Associate: Stephen Rich Click here to join us … Continue reading Stories of Resistance
Last spring, a number of members of JRUUC read and discussed Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s provocative book On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World. The book is a framework for making amends offered by the 12th century Jewish physician and scholar, Maimonides. The workshop discussions focused on amends in our lives and relationships, … Continue reading Lessons from “On Repentance and Repair”
An Ingathering and Water Communion Service It’s time for our annual ingathering and water communion service! This morning, we’ll share stories of the river that is our community. Bring water that holds meaning for you to blend in our communal bowl, and stay for coffee and cake, or the “Newcomers Meet and Greet” after the … Continue reading Where the River Never Runs Dry: Our Story
Between the brutality of war in our time and the cruelties perpetrated by our own lawmakers against the most vulnerable among us, the world feels like a horror show these days. How do we reconcile our passions for confronting injustice — and the desire for retribution that passion can sometimes provoke — with the Unitarian … Continue reading “Every Person…?”
Many, perhaps most of us were taught as children to say “You’re welcome” when someone thanked us. But how often do we say that now? And what does our response show us about the role of gratitude in our life? Drawing on the book Grateful by Diana Butler Bass, JRUUC member Erik Gunn offers a reflection on … Continue reading You’re Welcome
In this service organized by Heike Saynisch and Deb Myrbo, we’ll hear from three JRUUC members (Erik Gunn, Mike Stimson, and Leila Pine) about what faith means to them, and how they respond in their lives. We’ll also have a special treat – live music from David Lauth and Amanda Werhane during this service. Share … Continue reading Got Faith?
