Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Seafaring Lessons for Our Blue Boat Home

Raz Mason

July 22, 2012

The beauty and challenges of life at sea pare things down to bare essentials. We’ll use that clarity to shine light on helpful approaches to stewarding our “blue boat home” in the face of climate change. As small as we may feel in the ocean of environmental realities and politics, there are powerful steps we can take.

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Right Action: Buddhist 8-Fold Noble Path and the Colorado Tragedy

Rev. Peg Morgan

July 29, 2012

Right Action flows from our intentions. Living out our intentions is an art. We do the best we can with all that comes our way. In light of the terrible murders in the Colorado movie theatre, what response would the Buddha say is right action?
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Right Speech: Personal and Political

Rev. Peg Morgan

July 1, 2012

While in previous sermons on the Buddhist 8 Fold Noble Path, Right View and Right Intention challenged our thinking and intentionality, Right Speech challenges what we say—our words that cannot be undone any more easily than we can put toothpaste back into a toothpaste tube once we have squeezed it out.

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Why an Atheist Says Amen

Marcus Harrison Green

June 24, 2012

How do "believers" and "non-believers" find common ground in a UU community? Can examining our spiritual beliefs (or no beliefs) in some areas be helpful in how we live our lives? Marcus will offer his perspectives on these questions, and share part of his own journey as an atheist who finds it valuable to come to church and congregate amongst others who may hold different perspectives on life. Marcus Harrison Green is the author of the book "A Year Without April."

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