As I reach the midway point of my Doctor of Ministry in Social Justice program at Meadville Lombard — our UU seminary in Chicago — I want to share the heart of what has been unfolding. Stephen Jenkinson has said that we live in a time with more old folks and fewer wise elders than ever before. In this reflection, I’ll explore what it might mean to rescue wise elderhood from western history’s dustbin — to draw a clear, compassionate distinction between wise elders and old adol

On the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For this month, that's Choosing Hope.

When religion forgets its spirit, it becomes a shell — beautiful, perhaps, but hollow. Inspired by Christopher Wallis’s Near Enemies of the Truth, this service explores how both religion and spirituality can lose their way, mistaking form for life or freedom for meaning. Together we’ll remember what religion once promised: to bind us not in dogma, but in wonder — to help us remember the sacred light that first called us to belong. Livestream Available: https://www.youtube.co

You remember the children's rhyme, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Sometimes this landed as good and helpful advice, not to take on the harm that others wanted to inflict on us with their words. Other times, it just feels deeply untrue. For many of us some of the most painful hurts we've ever received have been delivered mostly through words. So, we'll spend some time with this worthy paradox - and hopefully leave with a deepened sense of

What if AI isn't our impending digital overlord, what if it is the catalyst we've been waiting for? A helper as we work to collect, integrate, and practice human wisdom? My journey down this path started at the Peace Summit at Southwestern University a few weeks back, I look forward to sharing some of the early fruit. Listen to the Sermon Here: Or listen here: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/FOf7O0PNbYb Watch the Full Video of Service Here:

We honor our ancestors on Dia de los Muertos with the beautiful Ancestor Altar our community has put together this month. This is such a special time of year and such a special honor for us all to love and remember our departed together as a beloved community. Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube

On (or around) the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For the month of November, that's Nurturing Gratitude. Full Video of Service Available on Youtube : Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube  and Spotify : Youtube:

This Sunday we'll ask how our Soul Matters theme, of Cultivating Compassion, intersects with our call to Generosity, Generosity of spirit. Generosity with our time, energy, talent and treasure. Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube  and Spotify : Youtube: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rPFerU2tkkVohiVPZ3ygj?si=fhmDuQ2-Rj6EmGJ20HTEUQ

On the announcement of our capital campaign, we'll explore the theme of Legacy. There are so many legacies we wish to leave behind: colonialism, white supremacy, patriarchy, exploitation of people and land... But in order to do that, we must define a positive vision for what will take its place. Podcast of the Sermon Available on Youtube and Spotify : Youtube: Spotify: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/IhgyuMBXgXb Full Video of Service:

We talk a lot about being 'Unitarians'. But do we spend enough time reflecting on what that word means? Where it comes from? Who it...

Every week we practice Joys & Concerns, we practice Gratitudes & Reflections. For those of us in Connections Groups, we have a monthly practice of listening deeply to one another. What does it mean to develop listening as a spiritual practice? If that spiritual practice is more than individual, if it is truly communal, what does that imply? How does our listening hold space for others?

On the first Sunday of each month, we explore our Soul Matters theme. For this month, that's Building Belonging. In his book The...

When Love Becomes Deity - Join us for part 8 in our 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the Unitarian...

Join us for part 6 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Love at...

Join us for part 5 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Love at...

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Part 3: Our Shared Value of Equity. Join us for part 3 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the...

Join us for part 2 of an 8 part series exploring the official "Principles & Purposes" of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Love at...

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Join us for a challenging conversation - Keith's experience of the Hands-Off Protests at the Capitol in Austin were 99% positive, Eric's...