Monday, October 27, 2014

The Things We Own. The Stories They Tell - October 26, 2014

John Britt

Our mass production consumer oriented society has us both over-involved in products and, at the same time, disconnected from the people and processes that make them. Can we use the stories of the things we own to realign our values and purpose with our possessions? Come explore with me how we as Unitarian Universalists might begin to get in right relationship with our “stuff”.

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Monday, October 20, 2014

"Deep Apology" - Oct. 19th, 2014

Rev. Peg Morgan

Our Jewish brothers and sisters just observed their annual Yom Kippur, a time of atonement, of making amends to those we have hurt or wronged. In their tradition, humans need to make it right with others before it can be right with God. How do we do this? Where might our minds and hearts go to make a good and deep apology?

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Monday, October 13, 2014

"Religion Gone Astray" - Oct. 12, 2014

Rabbi Ted Falcon

Considering the blessings and curses of religious teachings and institutions in the three Abrahamic traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), is religion itself a part of the problems plaguing our world? How can interfaith dialogue hold the key to a healing that calls us back to purpose and to meaning?

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