Congregations and their people are still feeling the drag of two years of isolation and its associated stressors. Many experts describe our collective experiences as trauma, and trauma takes time to heal. This drag is leading to a completely understandable “low capacity” for all kinds of activity in our congregations. Compounding this situation is the … Continue reading The Next New Normal 2.0
Life is a series of normals. We go from one normal to the next. The next new normal in the life of this congregation is its coming scheduled change of ministers in the summer. At this service, the Ministerial Search Team will outline their process and their goals and your next minister will address you … Continue reading The Next New Normal 1.0
What makes for a good life? In this service, led by members of our Caring Committee, a psychologist and Zen priest offers a humanist perspective in a TED Talk sermon.
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Humanity is gripped by a crisis of identity, as various groups enjoin a needless struggle to differentiate themselves, why they are here, and what they should do about it. The result is a mind-numbing array of “us-es” and “them-s” with self-definitions growing more and more narrow by the moment, weakening the cohesion of society itself. … Continue reading The Crisis of Identity
Hope is the ability to look into the future and see something beautiful.
LOVE is a word that has many meanings and interpretations. Elaine takes us on a journey of Spiritual Love, Romantic Love, Family Love, the Love of Animals and more using lecture, music, singing, and sharing.
We have seen the unspeakable become commonplace. It’s becoming more and more common and more and more unspeakable. How do we, as religious people address this dysfunction in our society?
This month, we celebrated our circle of belonging, we talked about widening it and deepening that circle. Today, we look at why. Why bother to celebrate, widen and deepen or circles of belonging?
