Shame

Playful. Fierce. Free.

Jun 2, 2024

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

Cleveland Pride, gay, glitter, Glitter Blessing, Harrison Butker, lgbtq, LGBTQ+ community, Pride, pride-month, queer, Shame, Stonewall Inn, X-Men

Playful. In 1963, Marvel Comics introduced the world to a group of five characters collectively called the X-Men. They were Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman, and Angel. They’re joined by their mentor and leader, Charles Xavier, otherwise known as Professor X. Their goal was and is to fight the good fight–for peace, equality, and understanding. …
Love Me In My Shame

Feb 2, 2020

Beloved Community, Love and Justice, Sermon, Spiritual Biography, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism

Brene Brown, Patriarchy, President Obama, Racialization, Shame, Shame resilience, The First Principle, The Seven Anti-Principles, The Seven Principles, White supremacy culture

Perhaps you are aware of Unitarian Universalism’s Seven Principles, a denominational statement which articulates values and attitudes that cut across all our differences of opinion—a statement which unites us and gives us a common core. But have you ever heard of the Seven Anti-Unitarian Universalist Principles? (The answer is NO, because I cooked them up…