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Attachment\u00a0to Disbelief<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0MP3<\/a>\u00a0December 12, 2010<\/dt>\n
Losing their belief in Santa Claus is the first faith\u00a0crisis for many children.\u00a0For them, this was just the first slide down that slippery slope of\u00a0unbelief as\u00a0childish beliefs crumbled under scientific scrutiny. The expression\u00a0\u201conce burned,\u00a0twice shy\u201d may describe the stance of many Unitarian\u00a0Universalists with regard\u00a0to their resistance to believe. Yet, attachment to disbelief isn’t a\u00a0satisfying\u00a0answer either.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Peacemaking<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0December 5, 2010<\/dt>\n
A great deal of effort has gone into the Unitarian\u00a0Universalist\u00a0Statement of\u00a0Conscience on Peacemaking that passed at our General Assembly this \u00a0past\u00a0June.\u00a0So what does it say about how to make peace? What are the values it\u00a0upholds?\u00a0And how can we put it into practice in our congregation? How can we\u00a0keep the peace in our own families as the December holidays that\u00a0celebrate peace approach?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Our Haudenosaunee Heritage<\/strong>,\u00a0November 21, 2010<\/dt>\n
As we prepare to give thanks during our Thanksgiving\u00a0dinners, let us also give thanks for our Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois)\u00a0Heritage. Even if we don’t have one drop of Native American blood,\u00a0aspects of our society and life here have been shaped by the\u00a0Haudenosaunee. This is also the Sunday Rev. Trumbore bakes his renown\u00a0organic corn muffins (including gluten-free ones) for our tradition of\u00a0a corn muffin communion to celebrate our heritage and harvest.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Countering Despair Over the Planet’s Future<\/strong>,\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0Novmber 14, 2010<\/dt>\n
Many who advocate and work for world community with peace\u00a0and justice for all struggle to keep despair at bay. The challenges\u00a0facing our future are daunting and progress is easily reversed. What\u00a0others celebrate as a sign of the second coming, most of us believe can\u00a0and should be ameliorated. How do we keep our spirits up when the world\u00a0seems to be turning into hell?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Divided Self<\/strong>,\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0October 24, 2010<\/dt>\n
Inner personal disharmony lurks at a deeper level than the\u00a0challenges of finding unity in a congregation that celebrates\u00a0diversity. Freud insightfully labeled this disharmony, the eternal\u00a0struggle between the id and the superego, moderated by the ego.\u00a0Society, our workplace, our family and friends all make demands on us.\u00a0Our values and commitments also make demands on us. How do we find\u00a0wholeness while struggling with our own inner diversity?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Can a New England Rooted Tradition Have\u00a0Universal Appeal?<\/strong> PDF<\/a>\u00a0October 17, 2010<\/dt>\n
Unitarian Universalist Association President Peter Morales,\u00a0the first Latino serving in this office, is sensitive to the\u00a0Eurocentric Protestant, New England bias found in our tradition. Any\u00a0congregation located in a place that doesn’t follow our weather\u00a0patterns here, like Florida and California, notices this. Beyond the\u00a0geographic bias, are there other biases in our religious tradition that\u00a0are unwelcoming to non-New Englanders who share our values and\u00a0commitments? If so, do we want to do anything about it?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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One Congregation, Many Paths <\/strong>\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0October 3, 2010<\/dt>\n
As we consider the challenges of philosophical and\u00a0theological diversity in our non-creed based congregation, it can be\u00a0useful to hear about how other Unitarian Universalist congregations\u00a0navigate these waters. Some of our sister congregations are doing some\u00a0very innovative things that we might consider doing here.<\/dd>\n
Barriers to Authentic Community <\/strong>PDF<\/a>\u00a0September, 26 2010<\/dt>\n
How does one build authentic community? The heritage and\u00a0traditions handed forward provide\u00a0the base. Wise and compassionate leadership offer the inspiration and\u00a0create the boundaries.\u00a0Commitment and generosity provide the materials and support. In the\u00a0process, so many\u00a0things can go wrong. And the source of many of those problems start\u00a0with \u201cme.\u201d What interferes\u00a0with the process of building authentic community? And what can\u00a0\u201cI\u201d do about it?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Hunger for Authentic Community<\/strong>\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0September, 19 2010<\/dt>\n
When many of our members are asked about the greatest\u00a0source of satisfaction from participation in our congregation, they\u00a0point to a sense of community. When we experience it here, it feeds an\u00a0inner hunger, whetting our appetite for more. Creating and sustaining\u00a0an authentic warm and loving community is very challenging. What are we\u00a0doing right? What can we build on and expand to open the door wider?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Deeds NOT Creeds <\/strong>\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0May 16, 2010<\/dt>\n
As this is the day of our Annual Meeting, let us return to the core values of our congregation. The statement that \u201cyou can believe anything you want and be a Unitarian Universalist\u201d is false. Wide as our range of beliefs are, our core values narrow the beliefs that are acceptable within our walls.
\nOne of our highest values is our commitment to action.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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This is Madness!<\/strong>\u00a0PDF<\/a>April 11, 2010<\/dt>\n
Madness comes in many flavors. Some kinds of madness are manifestations of serious mental illness resulting from defects in how the brain functions. There are other kinds of madness, however, that are the result of human behavior. Michel Foucault, sees madness as social construction rather than a concrete reality. That madness can be a valuable social critique that can reveal our self deceptions and the flaws in our social institutions.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Jesus Is for Losers<\/strong>\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0March 28, 2010<\/dt>\n
Some may miss the double meaning here so let me be clear. Too often contemporary Unitarian Universalists may take this statement one way that casts aspersions on Christians. For the purposes of this service, the title will point to Jesus’ ministry to the poor and the dispossessed. I doubt Jesus would have been very comfortable in a beautiful cathedral or associating with rich and powerful Christians. Jesus’ message sounds quite different in the ears and on the tongues of society’s losers.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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John Calvin – Another Look<\/strong>\u00a0PDF<\/a>\u00a0March 7, 2010<\/dt>\n
Both Unitarianism and Universalism owe their existence to the negative reaction to the Puritans who followed the theology articulated by John Calvin. But did the Puritans fully appreciate and embrace all of John Calvin’s thinking? The celebration of Calvin’s 500th birthday this year provides an opportunity to look again at this influential shaper of the Protestant Christian faith. Was he really as bad as we’ve made him out to be?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Lenten Dharma\u00a0<\/strong>PDF<\/a>\u00a0February 21, 2010<\/dt>\n
What if the Buddha and Jesus met. Would they recognize each other and honor each other? Would they agree or disagree discussing the major ideas and practices of the traditions created to propagate their insights and ideas? Could the dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity be fruitful for us to better appreciate, learn from and follow these great teachers?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Path to Love<\/strong>\u00a0PDF<\/a> February 14, 2010<\/dt>\n
The problem with relationships today is the burden of salvation has been put on them. People want to be fulfilled through their partner. Relationships have become a secular stand-in for what religion does best. In reality, another person cannot love us perfectly. The love we develop with our partner is not an end point but rather a jumping off point to a greater, more expansive kind of love.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Psychology of Happiness\u00a0<\/strong>PDF<\/a> February 7, 2010<\/dt>\n
Psychologists often focus on the pathologies of the mind. Much of the work of psychology and psychologists deals with mental problems and how to address them effectively. New research has taken a different tack, studying healthy minds and what factors encourage good mental health. Dr. Barbara Fredrickson is one such researcher who studies the psychology of happiness.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Plug In, Turn On,and Get Fired Up!\u00a0<\/strong>PDF<\/a> January 31, 2010<\/dt>\n
During the research process for our new Strategic Plan, our members and friends said \u201ccommunity\u201d was one the things they valued here most. Why is that? What is it about sitting in a Sunday service with people you care about, or going to a productive committee meeting, or a potluck at someone’s house that people enjoy so much? Be sure to come for this abbreviated service and discover all the different ways to experience community here during our \u201cGetting Connected\u201d fair after the service.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Come as You Are … But Don’t Stay That Way\u00a0<\/strong>PDF<\/a> January 3, 2010<\/dt>\n
This title came from a quote from an evangelical minister serving a large New England Christian church. The church has a reputation for being open and welcoming in ways similar to our congregations. When asked for the difference between their approach to religion and Unitarian Universalism, he responded, in either an evangelical or a UU congregation, “you can come as you are,” but in an evangelical congregation “you don’t stay that way.” Is this true \u2026 for you?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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