This coming Sunday, Unitarian Universalist churches around the country will be gathering to begin another church year, Homecoming Sunday.   Why call some Sunday in the early fall Homecoming, some of … Continue reading Homecoming

If you are reading this, you are alive. Let’s celebrate that! Take a full breath. Let your face find the shape of a soft smile of contentment. Inhale another breath … Continue reading What Is Possible When We Connect to Ourselves and Each Other?

Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multi-Cultural Ministries. DRUUMM for short. This national organization invites Unitarian Universalists who identify as African American or from other parts of the African Diaspora, Latinx, … Continue reading It’s a Very Long Name

This weekend, my housemate got word of a neighbor in distress. Her yard, driveway, and sidewalk were being overtaken by great lavender bushes! So, we pulled together a rescue squad, … Continue reading A Scene from the Gift Economy

Dear Members and Friends, I think I have mentioned in one of these before that I am a natural risk-taker. I think I’ve also mentioned that I am not a … Continue reading Risk and Hope

Dear Members and Friends, This week Senior Minister, Rev. Bill Sinkford, offers a reflection: A few evenings ago, stepping out my front door, I was surprised to find two deer … Continue reading New Neighbors

Dear Members and Friends, This week Director of Family Ministries, Cassandra Scheffman, offers a reflection: Spanish American philosopher George Santayana (also an atheist), may be best known for his work … Continue reading Unexpected Beauty

Dear Members and Friends, This week Director of Social Justice, Dana Buhl, offers a reflection: Last weekend, I completed the Jubilee 3 weekend anti-racism workshop, along with nine other congregants … Continue reading When We Pause…

It has now been a couple weeks since we experienced the terrible heat wave, aka “the dome,” and the reality of its impact on our lives. It took a few … Continue reading The Heat Dome

The last time the choir gathered on ZOOM before the summer hiatus, we talked quite a bit about possible protocols for returning to the choir loft in September. Somewhere in … Continue reading Breathing Together