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Each week, a member of our staff or congregational leadership writes about a topic touching our community. Topics can range from upcoming events to issues facing our local community.
Local Reparations…Let’s Have a Conversation
Last month I attended a workshop on reparations at the YWCA sponsored by the Racial Justice Coalition. I learned a lot I did not know about the reparations process in Asheville and the history of reparations in the US and abroad. Did you know that in 1862 President...
Taking Our Time
The speed limit in our new neighborhood is 15 miles per hour. Now, this is not a limit set by some distant bureaucracy; this is a very intentional choice of the close-knit neighborhood tucked in these quiet mountain woods. It sets the expectation that as you enter,...
It’s More Gentle Here
In September 2017, Hurricane Irma hit South Florida. My son Taber ~ who was 6 years old at the time ~ and I drove to Asheville. I had been invited to speak here ~ to lead a workshop on Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss. Little did we know that a weekend workshop...
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Weekly Message
Each week, a member of our staff or congregational leadership writes about a topic touching our community. Topics can range from upcoming events to issues facing our local community.
We Are the Lighthouse in a Very Present Storm
It was the best of times, it was…not quite the best of times. If you’ve spent any time recently at UU Asheville, you can feel the palpable energy. People are returning after Covid, there are kids filling our classes, we have two services with pews filling up every...
Moving Beyond Woe-is-Me
In the mid-90s, I was writing my dissertation and feeling very sorry for myself. Alone in my office, I could see the outdoors and watch the seasons pass, one by one. Other people were out there, living full lives, and there I was, jailed with a *!*! load of data that...
Dinner & Vespers: March 6 – Our Reproductive Justice Ministry
Our newly formed Reproductive Justice Ministry Team and Rev. Claudia invite you to join in and reflect on the meaning of Reproductive Justice. We will offer a time of ritual to honor the different paths we have taken whatever or reproductive story. Join us Wed., March...