What Do We Talk About When We Talk About God? - Rev. Marcia Stanard - Guest Minister
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As a culture, we seem to have ceded the idea of God to those who talk about it the loudest. But what would happen if, instead of arguing about the existence of God, we found a way of defining that concept in a way that made sense to us?
Rev. Marcia Stanard serves as the minister at Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Willamette Falls. She received her call to ministry teaching OWL and Coming of Age here at First Unitarian and was ordained by this congregation in 2011.
Chosen by Complexity; A David and Goliath Story - Rev Hart-Landsberg
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It’s popular in Unitarian Universalism to think about our religious movement as a “chosen” faith. But what does that really mean? Chosen by whom and from among which options? When we focus only on personal choice, we can inadvertently hide and even devalue some of the ways our world helps us decide how to live. If we take a broader view, we can celebrate the rich complexity of our individual journeys and even learn how to sustain and strengthen Unitarian Universalism.
With the beginning of summer upon us, and the different pace this time of year offers, what is it we need for ourselves in the season? Space? Perspective? Some reflections … Continue reading A Place Just Right – Rev. Tom Disrud
Psychologists say that there is rich opportunity for growth in the things that we deny and ignore–our shadow. What would it be like if we as a country were to embrace this opportunity?
Mary Gear is a candidate for UU ministry and a former First Church intern minister.
Piece of my Heart - Intern Minister T.J. FitzGerald
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So much of the work we do together as a community of faith is heart work. As summer approaches, we prepare for the usual comings and goings. We will hold together some of the ways that we honor one another with our departing and our returning.
