A new employee—who was white—walked into the bakery where Jabari Jones worked. They introduced themselves.
“Jabari? Are you American?” The new employee asked.
“Yeaaaaaaa.” (tentatively), Jones, who is African American, responded.
“Well, it’s just that your name is [so] esoteric!”
Jones writes: “I’ve been called lots of things because of my … read more.
Show us how to love.
We must learn how to love.
Amen to that.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
This holiday calls us to express the love that we feel…and I am a “love preacher”…what better topic could there be?
This holiday has theological resonance too.
I remember when I was in elementary school…and … read more.
Rev. Meg Riley
Rev. Meg Riley and Rev. Bill will dialogue about Unitarian Universalist progress toward Beloved Community and the tests that remain ahead.
Rev. Meg Riley was installed as Co-Moderator and Chief Governance Officer at General Assembly 2020. A lifelong Unitarian Universalist (UU), Meg Riley grew … read more.
What a week.
Tuesday. Rev. Raphael Warnock is declared one of two new Senators from the state of Georgia. The first Black Senator ever from a state known for voter suppression.
In his victory speech, Warnock, the 11th of 12 children, invoked his mother, now 82, who … read more.
“something far more deeply interfused” – from lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth in 1798
Can you feel it? The Spirit? Did you sense… a presence? Moving?
An energy that is yours…but not yours alone?
Have you felt that quality of presence before? … read more.
Rebroadcast of the 2019 Christmas Pageant, a wonderful and joyous tradition at First Unitarian Portland.
Join us for a Family Christmas Eve full of carols and stories. Sing along at home, light a candle with us, and lift your spirits with joy and possibility. Hear a traditional telling of the Biblical Christmas, then celebrate parenthood, friendship, and the power of … read more.
And the time came “for [Mary] to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes [literally in “bands of cloth” that’s the original language]…wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a manger…”
The story … read more.
It is the season of turning. The Winter Solstice is tomorrow when the gradual lengthening of the night’s darkness reaches its peak…the longest night of the year. And the cycle of increasing daylight begins. It is a gradual turning of the seasons to which humans … read more.
Just wait, till you see what’s next…just wait. We are connected in mystery and miracle. Just wait. You’ll see.
Coming soon. Coming now. Just wait.
Author Casey Gerald writes of a village…, somewhere in France, sometime in the seventeenth century. This village, he writes, became the site of frequent … read more.
