Journey to Recovery

Rev. Barbara Morgan

August 19, 2012

Rev. Morgan is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister, and a member of this congregation. She writes “Both of my parents died in their early fifties. When I celebrated my fiftieth birthday I found myself living in the eddy of their lives. I wanted to live longer, not swept into the depths of their swirl. With the help of two other Unitarian Universalists and the God of my understanding, I began to swim away from certain death and toward all the promises of life.”

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What Does it Mean to Be Authentic?

Rev. Peg Morgan

August 12, 2012

One of the definitions of authentic is “not false or copied”. If our lives are authentic, not copied, then we have to have entered into a journey of getting to know ourselves and deciding to let the world see what we find. We will draw upon the work of poet and spiritual teacher Mark Nepo.

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What Marriage Equality Means to Me

Don Wahl, Tami Ohoyo, & Alan Mendel
August 5, 2012

We can diffuse the fear and concern in some people’s minds about extending marriage rights to same-sex couples through telling our personal stories about why marriage equality matters to each of us. Life stories help people connect, identify and empathize with one another. In this service, straight, lesbian, and gay congregational members will share stories that can spark us to action in support of marriage equality in our state. Mark Newton Service Leader

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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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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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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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