Coping with absence is perhaps one of the most difficult of human experiences. After we lose something or someone, we then have to learn to live with the absence of them. How can we listen to the absences in our lives so that our lives are more enriched? Worship Leaders: Rev Darcy, Lynn B., and … Continue reading Listening to Absence

In addition to the wild, beautiful, and terrifying complexity of the world, each human harbors wild, beautiful, and terrifying complexity within them. Can we bear to listen to these complexities or do we need to resort to (sometimes brutal) oversimplifications? Worship Leaders: Rev Darcy Baxter and Matte Black. Tech Maestro: Zack G.

How we love order! A sense of order often brings us feelings of safety and security. But many different wisdom traditions affirm that individuals, communities, and yes maybe even whole nations, may need to endure periods of disorder so that something greater (more enlightened even?) can be achieved. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Todd Whiteley, … Continue reading Lessons for Surviving Chaos

Novelist Chimamanda Adichie says that, “we reject the single story, when we realize that there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise.”  When we listen deeply, resist the danger of the single story, we can discover a kind of paradise. Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Carol Festejo, … Continue reading A Kind of Paradise

We explore the wisdom of Audre Lourde when she writes that, “we have to consciously study how to be tender with each other until it becomes a habit because what was native has been stolen from us….” Worship leaders this week are Rev. Darcy, Sharon Arpoika, Haruko DeArth, and Jorge Torrez.

In the midst of global pandemic, rising authoritarianism, and uprising, lives hang in the balance and the future of democracy is on the line. In response, Unitarian Universalists are answering the call of our faith, building powerful partnerships to mobilize our communities. This service is a national broadcast from Unitarian Universalist Association for congregations around the … Continue reading Siding with Love