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Theology of Octavia Butler

buy clomid online mexico The protagonist of award-winning sci-fi author Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower responds to the world in crisis by creating a new religion she calls Earthseed.  Earthseed, part Buddhist acceptance of change and part Humanist belief in the power of people to change their material and spiritual conditions, has since taken hold in the real world.  This … Continue reading Theology of Octavia Butler

Dear John and Abigail

adapted from “The Election Sermon” by Rev. Jennie Barrington We may or may not know the outcome of the election by this Sunday, but we will look, nonetheless, at the value of our commitment to the Democratic process through the lens of the writings of John and Abigail Adams. (Due to the pandemic, we are … Continue reading Dear John and Abigail

Gadfly Papers

The Gadfly Papers is a collection of three essays written by UU minister Rev. Dr. Todd F. Eklof about the negative impacts the emerging culture of Political Correctness, Safetyism, and Identitarianism is having on America’s most liberal religion. Musicians are Bill and Brenda Sutton

A Unitarian Christmas

Christmas has not always been a major Christian holiday.  As a response to Garrison’s Keillor’s Scrooge-like request “Nonbelievers, Please Leave Christmas Alone,”  this sermon by Rev. Steven Epperson examines the Christian resistance to Christmas celebrations through history and the role 19th Century Unitarians played in the development of the holiday as we know it. Musician … Continue reading A Unitarian Christmas

Our Flight from Christianity

Throughout their history, Unitarianism and Universalism have both been distinguished by their attempt to separate themselves from Christian doctrine.  This sermon looks at how that history shapes us today and how the relationship of individual members of the congregation with our Christian roots affects us as a church. Musicians are Bill and Brenda Sutton. Coffee … Continue reading Our Flight from Christianity

Gargoyles and Metal Detectors

… Feeling Safe in a Threatening World What do we do to help us feel safe in these uncertain times? What role does fear play in our free and responsible search for truth and meaning? And is it always necessary to live fearlessly?