The storm is passing over. There is a sense of relief…a new lightness many of us are feeling. First, new national leadership is on the way in just a couple of months. And then the announcement that a vaccine…or several could be just around the corner.
The storm … read more.
“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.”
I have been driven many times upon my knees.
It was Abraham Lincoln who made that confession.
On Our Knees. When I selected this morning’s sermon title…months ago … read more.
Giants do die. The bigger they are the harder they fall…just walk around the Jericho walls.
What a song of hope.
Does not matter how powerful the forces arrayed against you…
The power to overcome them is within you…with the help of the spirit, to be sure…but you … read more.
Some days, I feel like I’m against the wall
But then, I look at you standin’ strong and tall against it all
Let your little light shine for the world to see
Amos Lee is the songwriter of the pieces our fabulous quartet performed this morning. And I … read more.
Shall we gather at the river of forgiveness?
Where the healing waters flow
Come together at the waters of love…
The river of forgiveness.
With the world, literally, on fire around us, and the virus still uncontained…with the fires of racism still burning…with democracy in our nation in danger … read more.
Rev. Bill Sinkford will reflect on (a few) questions submitted by members of the congregation. Email yours to Q-and-A@firstunitarianportland.org. The message of the morning will emerge from the concerns and hopes you bring. … read more.
Thank you, Bethany and Dustin for “A Safe Place to Land.”
“Be the hand of a hopeful stranger…
Be the light in the dark of this danger
Til the sun comes up.”
In the dark of this danger.
I do not need to tell any of you how trying these … read more.
The gender binary and rigid gender-based role expectations have shifted. It is not clear that has made shaping a positive male identity easier. Fathers, from the congregation, will share stories of how maleness shaped their parenting and how parenting shaped their lives. And we will … read more.
“We believe in love, truth and the goodness of people.”
“[What] matters is what we do now that we are here.”
“I promise to fill every dark place I find with the light of love.”
I hope you all were listening to the statements of the young people Coming … read more.
This Sunday’s service will be a collaboration between First Unitarian Portland and First Unitarian Rochester, NY. Rev. Sinkford and Rev. Halliday-Quan from Rochester will offer a sermon in dialogue, asking and answering questions about our faith. Some of the music will be done in partnership … read more.
