diversity

We Need Not Think Alike to Love Alike

Sep 10, 2023

Beloved Community, Holidays and Holy Days, Science and Spirituality, Sermon, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Wellness

covenant-centeredness, delayed gratification, diversity, love, marshmallow experiment, unity, Walter Mischel

We begin with science this morning and a famous experiment by Stanford psychology professor Walter Mischel, on the topic of delayed gratification. Specifically: when does the capacity to delay gratification develop in children? That was the question. Children aged four to six were led into a room empty of distractions, they were seated at a table,…
Now More Than Ever

Apr 12, 2020

Beloved Community, Holidays and Holy Days, Love and Justice, Sermon, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, World Religions

coronavirus, COVID-19, diversity, doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, Dr. Norbert Capek, Easter, Flower Celebration, resurrection, reverse biblical literalism, triumph of the underdog

READING BEFORE THE SERMON From the Gospel of Mark, Ch. 15-16 They brought Jesus to the Place of the Skull. They offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. They crucified him and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each would take. It was nine in the…