April 2022

Reading the Bible for the First Time: Letters of Paul

Apr 24, 2022

Love and Justice, Sermon, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, World Religions

being "in Christ", Book of Proverbs, Gregory J. Riley, Jesus, Paul of Tarsus, Pliny the Younger, the hero archetype

You may recall the main theme of the book of Proverbs in the Bible: Bad things happen to bad people, and good things happen to good people. For thousands of years, this has been a major strand of wisdom in Judaism. So along comes Jesus, around year 30 of the common era. His ministry of…
Journey Towards Wholeness: Exploring the 8th Principle

Apr 3, 2022

Beloved Community, Love and Justice, Sermon, Social Events, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Wellness

accountability, Article II, Article II Study Commission, James Luther Adams, journey towards wholeness, Living Tradition, Oppression, Principles and Purposes, Proposed 8th Principle, Self-reflection, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Board of Trustees, Widening the Circle of Concern

If you’ve been following our “Reading the Bible Again for the First Time” sermon series this year, you know that we’ve spent significant time with the story of the ancient Israelites and how they became enslaved in the land of Egypt. Through God’s might, and with the leadership of Moses, they escaped and, after 40…