Love is a cornerstone of Universality theology.  But just how many flavors of love are there?

A father has to be a provider, a teacher, a role model, but most importantly, a distant authority figure who can never be pleased. Otherwise, how will children ever understand the concept of God?” -Stephen Colbert

As we wrap up our first year together, as I prepare to head to General Assembly in Portland, OR and then take 4 weeks of vacation and study leave, I have been doing some reflecting on our first year together, rereading newsletters, weekly reflections, and my sermons.

It is pretty unusual to walk into a UU congregation today and hear sermon being preached on biblical text. And even when we UU’s do use a biblical text, we often prefer the Hebrew Bible—we really like all that Hebrew Bible Prophet stuff, “water rolling down like justice” kinda thing.  The Christian Bible? That is a bit more … Continue reading Being A Serpent and a Dove

Unlike the tidy, romantic portrait of mothers/parents that reinforce traditional ideas of family, Mamas Day asks us to honor the diverse, full, and complex realities of mothering— and to honor and recognize the fact that we do not live in a society that truly supports/nurtures mothers, parents, and families, not nearly as much as we UU’s tend to … Continue reading All Kinds of Mama

We Unitarian Universalist love us some learning, do we not? We love education, getting education.

The story of people shunning an innovator at the beginning of their endeavor, the innovator persisting despite people’s rejection, and then eventually succeeding and being applauded and revered…this is not an uncommon story in our culture.