Amending Spiritual Precepts
Is it necessary to revisit the big questions every once in a while? Have you altered your views on theological issues as you have gone through life? Should you?
Archives: Services
War and Peace, A Soldier’s Conundrum
Reflections on racism, the Vietnam War, sexism, and nuclear war as viewed through my spiritual journey
Jesus: Human or Divine
Was Jesus Christ the son of God or merely a man? Does it really matter? We’ll explore belief in Jesus Christ and how his teachings and life can impact our UU belief system.
What It Means to be Human
What does it mean to be human? We’re tempted to answer with platitudes, but neither the scientific answer nor the spiritual one is clear and without some troubling aspects. We’ll explore the question from both angles, warts and all.
How do we account for evil?
The typical discussion among those of Judeo-Christian backgrounds goes something like this: If God is omnipotent and beneficent, why does He allow evil? As UUs, is that the right question when asking about the existence of evil?
Death & Birth
Where do we come from and where are we going? Come explore the teachings of various world religions on death, birth, and what it means for each of us.
Redemption
Has anyone ever tried to save you from sin, error, or evil? Then youve been offered redemption! Come consider some new ways youu might practice our faith as a continuation of your own spiritual journey of “authentic redemption.”
The Gift in Our Genes
Musical Service: It seems more people than ever are devoting time and energy to answering the fundamental questions, “who am I and where did I come from?” While our present-day relationships with family may run the gamut from complicated to painful, the fact that any of us exist at all is might be also be viewed as a mysterious miracle. An appreciation for the stories doubly-twisted into every cell of our being, and the odd and eclectic collection of saints and rogues who helped create them.
Heaven and Hell: This Life or the Next?
The concepts of Heaven and Hell cut across various religions, cultures and historical eras. They have been expressed in holy texts, Renaissance art, and modern movies as places in which people will go after they die, and where they will spend eternity. But what if Heaven and Hell arent just about the afterlife, but about our experience in this life?
Where Are All the Unitarian Universalists?
If every poll and survey shows that UU attitudes, positions and perspectives are shared by such a large number of Americans, why are so few willing to call themselves UU?