"Gifts You Have Given Me and How They Have Changed My Life" June 26, 2016

Dr. Betsy Lowry, Director of Religious Exploration for Children and Youth

When we open ourselves, when we dive in and find ourselves able to love fully, we can't help but to be transformed. As I've been preparing to leave this role as your Director of Religious Exploration (DRE), my reflections have brought up a fountain of gifts that have come from this experience, including some gifts of the spirit that don't always appear right away as gifts. I look forward to sharing three gems from the Westside Unitarian Universalist community that have transformed me while serving as your DRE.

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"Creating Hope: The Most Important Decision We Can Make" June 12, 2016

Micahel Lisagor

Looking at the world today, it's easy to feel despair. But, we're not powerless. Hope, based on an inner resolve, is a flame we can nurture. Michael Lisagor, a 45+ year practitioner of Nichiren Buddhism explores what Buddhism has to say about hope, the ten conditions of human life, and how to find the inner determination necessary to transform difficult circumstances.

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"My Call to Ministry" May 29, 2016

Charles Wilson and Matt Aspin, Seminarians

Two of Westside's seminarians will share their stories of being called to the Unitarian Universalist Ministry. What led to their respective "calls"? What has been their discernment processes? How has this path altered their lives?

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