Core values about sharing and giving are values that all of us would like to pass on to our children and grandchildren. But how can you instill those principles in today’s fast-paced, social media–driven world? I have been looking into curriculum choices for next year through the UUA website. Because of the work that the … Continue reading Religious Exploration Reflections – June 2015
Words of Joy Interim Minister’s Column I wish to begin my summer well; to do something in it worthy of it and me; to transcend my daily routine…to have my immortality now…in the quality of my daily life!” –Henry David Thoreau As this transitional “church year” comes to a close and the summer approaches, … Continue reading Words of Joy – June 2015
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As we teach our children about the many different religions of the world we may ask how do we, as Unitarian Universalists, teach our children about spirituality and religion. In the nineteenth century, William Ellery Channing proposed that we “do not see our task as stamping our minds upon the young, but rather aid them … Continue reading Religious Exploration Reflections – April 2015
I refuse to be intimidated by reality anymore. After all, what is reality anyway? Nothin’ but a collective hunch. My space chums think reality was once a primitive method of crowd control. I made some studies, and reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it. I can take it in … Continue reading Words of Joy – Season of Laughter
Words of Joy If we could distill our liberal religious tradition down into one word, one likely candidate would be the word “freedom.” In this congregation, we offer freedom from creeds and dogma, so that we can be individually free to make up our own minds about religious questions. We also want … Continue reading Words of Joy – March 2015
Religious Exploration March Newsletter One World, Many Religions Children’s Religious Exploration will spend the month of March and April being introduced to world religions. We will use the book One World, Many Religions, the Ways We Worship by Mary Pope Osborne. We will be culminating these lessons by visits to local churches, synagogues, and … Continue reading Religious Exploration Blog – March 2015
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