An Earth Day sermon by Polly Peterson “Seeds carry the power of life,” wrote Carme Lemniscates to begin the story of seeds we just heard. It’s a powerful idea. In fact, it’s the idea that inspired this service. Last fall, I was in a car with Susan Rice, returning from a few days of canvassing […]
Resisting Reproductive Coercion in the Age of Trump. Dr. Carrie Baker delivers a sermon about the campaign against pregnant women to deny them of reproductive health services and how to resist.
Heather Cox Richardson posted the following blog which includes a history of the Indian Boarding Schools in Letters from an American, on November 29, 2024. This is being shared with the UUSA by the Indigenous Awareness Circle. The UUSA has voted to support federal legislation to examine the history of Indian Boarding Schools. ================================================== In […]
Being a Welcoming Congregation is not a static identity, any more than being an ally is. It’s not a sign you can put up or a box you can check or a statement you can make. Because being a Welcoming Congregation isn’t something you are, it’s something you do. Because welcome is a verb. It’s an action. It’s a spiritual practice. One that never ends. So, I hope I can count on you to join me in the spiritual practice of radical welcome. Because it is truly one of the most holy, heart-transforming, and world-changing things that we can do together.
A sermon by Robin Livingston For some of us, hearing the Story of Ferdinand this morning was the first time we heard it, but many of us have grown up with Ferdinand. A lot of us have a nostalgic sort of fondness for this bull. I think a lot of readers see themselves in Ferdinand, […]
The King Midas tale has been told for nearly 3,000 years. The story seems to be a cautionary tale about the danger of being too greedy, a warning that loving money too much can harm you and your loved ones.
