Andrew Davis will present âIs There Room at the Tableâfor Fascists?â by Rev. Jone Johnson Lewis, who suggests that while the short answer to that question might be âno,â the long answer begins, âit depends on what table youâre talking about.â Carl Williams returns with his flute. OOS church 5-5-24 Â Â Â Â 5_5_24 … Continue reading âIs There Room at the Tableâfor Fascists?â
March 10 marks the start of our 2024 stewardship campaign. Andrew Davis kicks it off with âWealthâ by Rev. Emilie Boggis with the Unitarian Universalist congregation in Summit, New Jersey. Her sermon offers a new perspective on how we can use our money to support our principles. Also, Childrenâs Religious Exploration Director Anna Jenney reads … Continue reading “Wealth”
Andrew Davis will present âOn Wealthâ by Rev. Emilie Boggis, Minister with the Beacon UU Congregation in Summit (New Jersey). Boggis suggests that âwealthâ is defined by what we count. In her sermon, she cites the Fishermanâs Parable, in which the banker is rich, but the fisherman is wealthy. âWeâre all blessed, and weâre all … Continue reading On Wealth
Andrew Davis will present âWhy Canât I Read That?â by UU Rev. Karen Anderson. In this year when book bannings are at a nearly unprecedented high in both number and nature of titles, this sermon explores the forces of and possible responses to the phenomenon. Special music will be provided by guitarist Tom Page. Order … Continue reading Why Canât I Read That?
Davis examines how Unitarian Universalism draws on its liberal roots to prioritize people over power, growth over stagnation, and health over sickness to show how these priorities create a foundation for vibrant, creative engagement with the world. The church is open for in-person Sunday Services for those who are fully vaccinated, masks are optional, and … Continue reading The Healing Power of Liberal Theology
While mere wishing for something new or better leaves us untethered from reality, wishing for wonder binds us to it. Wonder only emerges when an unexpected reality surprises us. The church is open for in-person Sunday Services for those who are fully vaccinated, social distancing is requested, and masks are optional. Or you may join … Continue reading Wishing for Wonder
Andrew draws from the work of Paul Tillich, an existentialist , Protestant theologian, to explore the significance of courage for our lives today.  In The Courage to Be, Tillich argues that the antidote to a life of anxiety is found in the courage to affirm our right to exist even if that existence is out of step … Continue reading The Courage to Grow
This is a sermon on transcendence and transformation disguised as observations on the shock of tripping and falling down, the frustration of trying to stand but failing, and the wonder of working our way back onto our feet. The church is open for in-person Sunday Services for those who are vaccinated, masks are required because … Continue reading What, So What, Now What
The easiest journeys to talk about are those filled with sights, sounds, smells and tastes worth remembering. We share our memories of these journeys easily because they happened âout there,â far away from our inner selves. But what about the interior journeys we take that are not so easily put into words? We all need … Continue reading A Safe Place to Speak
Andrew Davis suggests we must look within and enlarge our center before we can realistically hope to expand the periphery of our church. We must open ourselves to the possibility that we must shed the limits that have defined us to this point in order to grow into something new. The church is open for … Continue reading The Growth Paradox
Unitarian Universalism is founded on the principle of accepting others’ differences, but what if some of the differences we encounter threaten our very existence? Â “The Acceptance Dilemma” explores this problem and some of our sources’ responses to it, while acknowledging that each of us needs to find the answers they can best live with for … Continue reading The Acceptance Dilemma
Andrew explores how creativity is the link between our stewardship and our capacity to care for ourselves and others. The church is open for in-person Sunday Services for those who are vaccinated – social distancing is requested and masks are optional. Or you may join us online for the live service using the Zoom Invitation. … Continue reading Care as Creativity
We know that we are surrounded by change: some, we welcome with open arms; some, we run from as fast as we can; and some, we donât understand at all and hope we can figure it out before itâs too late. Andrew explores the balance we each need to create for ourselves in order to … Continue reading Hold Tight Loosely
Whether itâs looking at the diversity of our congregations, the range of our principles, or the objectives of our social action, there seems to be an invisible center around which everything we are and do orbits and this center is mindful love. Andrew will explore its significance to Unitarian Universalism by focusing on what mindful … Continue reading Sometimes the Center Does Hold
We organize clean-up days to pick up trash along rivers or in neighborhoods because no matter how much we might wish otherwise, the trash won’t pick itself up. There’s an entire industry built around decluttering our homes and offices because too many of us are willing to settle for living in the midst of messiness. … Continue reading Peeling the Onion
