The pandemic has wrought change and created uncertainty for institutions, like our Unitarian Universalist congregations,…
"Every night and every morn, some to misery are born. Every morn and every night,…
Don't miss the Annual Meeting following the service at noon!
What is it that causes me to sometimes hide my delight? What are the accepted…
It turns out that memory is less a recording of past events as a creation…
What is it about music that speaks to us in such a unique and profound…
In shaping our own lives, we look back on those who helped to shape us,…
Creativity, we may think, is about producing a work of art--composing a piece of music;…
"Resistance is futile," says the Borg in Star Trek. Taken out of its science fictional…
Living in harmony with each other and the Earth means resisting those forces that deny…
To resist is to tense up, harden our resolve, strain against the forces we reject.…
From Beloved by Toni Morrison: Then she did the magic: lifted Sethe’s feet and legs…
It's a little hard to welcome our monthly theme--The Path of Resistance--when many of us…
Humility is not mentioned explicitly in the eight principles of Unitarian Universalism. Yet, humility is…
As we have come together this weekend to dream, plan, and engage with our vision(s)…
Part of my resistance to becoming part of a group, gathering, or community is that…
There is a surprisingly powerful metaphor in Herman Melville's whale of a novel, Moby Dick,…
How many of us live our lives as if there will be a report card…
The Golden Rule - love thy neighbor as thyself - appears in some form in…
Ok, it's the anniversary of Charles Darwin's birthday, but what does the theory of evolution…
A song that lends itself toward joining together in friendship and peace has become little…
A cluster collaboration, Rev. Dana Worsnop of Ventura has provided a sermon on video exploring…
"At the root of it all..." "At the heart of this matter..." Such phrases seem…
This is the age of "multi-tasking." Can't we just add enlightenment, awareness, spiritual growth to…
Special Bonus Homework “Opportunity” in preparation for the January 8 service: read this brief, fascinating…
What makes something "new"? Come celebrate the first day of 2023 in community and welcome…
Gather for stories, reflections, some quiet time together.
Listen to the stories. Sing the songs. Enjoy the opportunity to celebrate together.
These are the days of miracle and wonder, to pull Paul Simon's lyrics out of…
In the Christian calendar, we are in the season of Advent. In a more general…
Awesome! The word is ubiquitous in today’s culture. It is used to respond to everything…
Our Unitarian forebear Ralph Waldo Emerson charged us to follow our own individual moral intuition…
Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, mourning those who have died in acts of…
Friday was the 201st anniversary of the birth of Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Inspired by…
One of the most popular political promises on the campaign trail is “change!” (even if…
As we celebrate the memories of loved ones who have died, we also celebrate that…
Divine Guidance, Paying Attention, and Hope - the gift of my Tribal roots and ancestors'…
As humans, we face many endings in our lives, for all of our lives. Today’s…
October’s theme at UUSLO is courage. How is courage different from hope, and why does that…
We celebrate “Coming Out Day” in October. It was established for the LGBTQ+ community, but…
While we are human, we live in a world that is greater than us. Today’s…
What does it mean to belong here, to this place and to these people? What…
If the Covid years have taught us anything, it is that we are social beings.…
Satchell Paige once said, “How would you know how old you is if you didn’t…
“In mystery we are born, and in mystery we die,” say many faith leaders during…
How do the places we inhabit, those in which we live or visit: cities, wilderness,…