Sometimes I get asked the question, “Can you be a Unitarian Universalist on your own?” On one hand, the answer is yes, because ten times the number of people who … Continue reading Articulating Your Faith

Throughout the month of October, as a part of our annual theme of Weaving Community, you are invited to help us share our collective story and history. Our lives are … Continue reading Our Community Timeline Project

Delivered by Rev. Alison Miller at First Unitarian Portland on October 1, 2025 The Jewish High Holidays have several themes – one of them is the birth of the world. … Continue reading Yom Kippur Homily

As a religion that draws wisdom from multiple sources, certain holidays outside of our Protestant roots have come to hold a special place in our Unitarian Universalist tradition. Here are … Continue reading Spiritual Growth at the High Holidays

Welcome to Fall at First Unitarian! Here are some of the things to anticipate in our community in the coming weeks: We will be kicking off our annual spiritual theme, … Continue reading We Begin Again

As parents and grandparents, teachers and churchgoers, Portlanders and people in general, we find ourselves once again on the day after a shooting in a school in a church. This … Continue reading Grief Rising

At a campus ministry workshop a number of years ago, we were comparing the slogans we put on signs for tabling at college activities fairs. One that sticks out in … Continue reading Questions Are a Spiritual Practice

A number of us traveled to Baltimore, MD, in person or virtually to attend Religious Professional Days followed by the Annual General Assembly (GA) of the Unitarian Universalist Association. This … Continue reading A Glimpse from General Assembly