Better known as “Pastor Kris”, Kris Cervantes has served as UUWaco’s minister since September 2014. She is a lifelong UU and native Texan. She also serves the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waco, Texas. She received her MDiv (with honors) and a certificate in Sexual and Gender Justice Studies from Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth. She serves on the board of the Greater Waco Interfaith Conference and the Clergy Advisory Board for Planned Parenthood of Central Texas. Kris lives in a little brick house with her husband Robert, son Gabriel (17), and a variety of four-legged family members, as well as lots of books (and dog hair)! Her older son Jack (19) studies print-making and fine arts at UNT. In her spare time, Kris reads (everything), paints, sings, talks to her garden, and drinks far too much coffee with friends.
One natural response of many Unitarian Universalists to the worsening Covid crisis is anger–even rage. How do we use the energy of our anger without drowning ourselves in moral righteousness? Click on this link to view a video of our service on YouTube: Video Link Click on this link to view our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/CommunityUUChurchofPlano
The ancient Hebrew story of Job has a few wise things to say about enduring the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. What can it teach modern UUs about enduring our own outrages and heart break? Join Pastor Kris Cervantes for a trip back in time, and some very modern ideas. This Service will be … Continue reading Meanwhile, Life Goes On
With this congregant panel, Pastor Kris Cervantes leads this service showing the diversity of perspectives three of our UU community members have on Hope. Click on this link to view a video of our service on YouTube: Video Link Click on this link to view our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/CommunityUUChurchofPlano
As we struggle with species-wide existential challenges, heart-break and hopelessness become companions on the road. When and where is it all right to give up hope? And where do we find meaning in that action? Join Pastor Kris Cervantes and Worship Associate Jen Mason for a dive into the cloudy waters of hope and despair. … Continue reading Hope’s Journey
In the final installment of her three-part sermon series, “Applied Evolution,” Pastor Kris Cervantes ponders the claim, “Science has to do simply with the facts and process of nature; it has no word concerning either origin or destiny. These are questions for philosophy.” And faith? Join us to explore! Click on this link to view … Continue reading Applied Evolution, Part 3: Stop Asking Science for a Pat on the Head
This Sunday Pastor Kris Cervantes returns to turn-of-the-20th-century Unitarian Marion Shutter, and his second assertion about empiricism and faith: “We cannot receive by direct revelation that which depends upon study and research. Historical and scientific assertions made in the name of religion must be submitted to the same methods of reasoning and the same processes … Continue reading Applied Evolution, Part 2: Sciencing Our Theology
