Professor Emeritus Bob Minor presents “Paying Attention: Why Do Everyday Folk Stay Stuck in the Culture War Against Transgender People?” Choosing scapegoats and stoking fear of them allows some politicians, clergy, and “influencers” to fulfill their personal needs for attention, big bucks, and increased power. Why do these things draw in everyday people even when … Continue reading Paying Attention: Why Do Everyday Folk Stay Stuck in the Culture War Against Transgender People?

Guest presenter Bob Minor returns to the pulpit. Minor speaks about everyone’s inherent right to “Just Say No,” noting that “No” is enough, even if others expect us to explain ourselves. No is a clear setting of our boundaries. No is saying we disagree with the very ask, the assumptions it makes, any need for … Continue reading Just Say No

Bob Minor returns with “Hey, You Kids, Get Off My Lawn,” his reflection on the generation gap and what society loses when elders judge younger people based on flawed memories and youth dismiss the experiences older people can offer. Featured musicians are flutists in The Nightingales, an ensemble that included longtime member Betty Hensley, who … Continue reading Hey, You Kids, Get Off My Lawn

Bob Minor returns to the pulpit to present “A World Religions Professor Faces Mortality (or: BFFs For Eternity: What If That’s Actually The Whole Point Of It All?).” As people age, their thoughts naturally turn to the question of mortality, and Prof. Minor, Professor Emeritus, Religious Studies at the University of Kansas, is no exception. … Continue reading A World Religions Professor Faces Mortality

Politicians have found transgender issues to be their current effective strategy, but why is that working for them—and could we be a part of the problem? The church is open for in-person Sunday Services for those who are fully vaccinated, masks are optional, and social distancing is requested. Or you may join us online for the … Continue reading Transgender People Are the Lighting Rods for Whose Stereotypes?

Although the church is closed through April, please join us online for the live Sunday Service using Zoom Worship Invitation.  You may also like to follow along using the Order of Service.  Dr. Robert Minor will present “Lessons I Have Learned Over the Decades.”  Dr. Minor will share what he has learned over 30 years … Continue reading Lessons I Have Learned Over the Decades

Although the church is closed through January, please join us online for the live Sunday Service using Zoom Worship Invitation.  You may also like to follow along using the Order of Service.  Dr. Robert Minor presents “Could Creativity and Imagination Be Just Too Scary and Subversive?” In a 1929 magazine interview Albert Einstein said, “I … Continue reading Could Creativity and Imagination Be Just Too Scary and Subversive?

Although the church is closed through September, please join us online. We post login information for each live Sunday Service on the Friday prior to each service. Dr. Bob Minor will discuss the need to renew our resolve to honor the dignity and worth of all people in his presentation, “Stop Making the Bible Become … Continue reading Stop Making the Bible Become an Excuse for LGBTQ Discrimination