Vanessa Keeler will present “Resistance is (Not) Futile” by Rev. Andrew L. Weber, who challenges the Borg of Star Trek’s claim that it is pointless to resist a seemingly overwhelming and all-powerful force and cites the story of the starfish. Both are parables of people up against an injustice that seems insurmountable. One explicitly says … Continue reading Resistance is (Not) Futile

This is our Water Communion service. Vanessa Keeler will present “Taking the Risk of Belonging” by Rev. Tess Baumberger, who notes that people yearn for belonging but fear it, too, because it has risks of betrayal or abandonment: “The more we enter into the waters of community, the more we risk.  But in my experience, … Continue reading Water Communion Service

Vanessa Keeler presents “The Second Attempt” by Rev. Rebecca C. “Beckett” Coppola, who explores how a culture “where our work does not need to be perfect, and where we could instead focus on living wholeheartedly without worrying that we will be defined by our failures, would benefit us all and take us one step closer … Continue reading The Second Attempt