How much do you know about our second U? The 1961 merger of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America gave rise to the UUism that we know and practice today. But both traditions had a rich history before the last century, and beyond the boundaries of the United States. Join favorite … Continue reading Hope Not Hell: Universalism Stories
Friend and neighbor at First Unitarian Church in Dallas, the Reverend Daniel Kantor recently wrote, “The world does not ask whether we ‘have faith’ or ‘don’t have faith.’ Such a binary perspective is limiting, divisive, and at some level abusive. The question I am asking is: What type of faith is possible?” If love is … Continue reading Love Extravagantly!
Saint Clare of Assisi founded and built the first order of Franciscan women, vowed to poverty and service under the same rule of Francis of Assisi as the monks. She also wrote, “We become what we love, and who we love shapes what we become. If we love things, we become things. If we love … Continue reading Love . . . Carefully
Right now our world is being harshly confronted with two pandemics. First, a once in a hundred year physical virus and the other a 600 year-old systemic spiritual cancer called Racism. Both are ravaging the glove with death, metaphorically and literally burning down the house of the world’s failed systems. We can claim the insurance … Continue reading The Charred House & The Rising Moon
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King gave us these words in 1967: “Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.” What conditions can humans place on love? Join Pastor Kris Cervantes this Sunday to explore. The first of three sermons exploring the aspects–and adverbs–of Love. Click on this … Continue reading Love. . . . Conditionally
