Christianity
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Jesus Saves! As I say that, what’s your immediate reaction? Hold on to it, now, as I take you back 500 years ago to the thought of a Polish theologian named Faustus Socinus. He believed it. He believed that Jesus saves. But now lean in and listen carefully. Faustus Socinus believed that Jesus saves but…
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Dear Star of Wonder
December 22, 2024, O Star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, That’s from one of the Christmas carols so many of us sing in my time, which starts, We three kings of Orient are, bearing gifts, traversing afar, field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star –which is you. And…
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The Church You Choose
I hope everyone has had a chance to read this pledge brochure that came in the mail around two weeks ago. We’ve got some extras if you did not receive it. The Church You Choose is the headline. Or, to be more precise, The Church UU Choose. We have to thank Kip for this language.…
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In my home growing up, we had a glass-top coffee table in the living room, and tucked away underneath was our family Bible. I was five years old when I opened it up, out of curiosity. What was this huge book doing in the middle of the living room, in a place of pride (although…
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When one imagines a religion, something human-made may immediately come to mind: perhaps religious architecture like Angkor Wat, the vast ancient Hindu temple complex in Cambodia; or Islam’s Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem; or Chartres Cathedral in Paris. Something spacious and sizable in stone and glass, shaped by human hands. Yet I am struck…
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On this Easter Sunday, our year-long journey through the world’s great religious traditions, appropriately enough, stops at Christianity. But it would be an important stop for us at any time of the year, since Christianity is our direct spiritual ancestor; its very specific spiritual DNA is ours. Judaism is our grandparent tradition, and we have…
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