by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Dec 22, 2014 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Testimony from the trenches: “It was a beautiful, moonlit night, frost on the ground, white almost everywhere. And 7 or 8 in the evening there was a lot of commotion in the German trenches, and there were these lights – I don’t know what...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Dec 15, 2014 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister I have a quirky, old VCR tape that’s still a favorite, something I plug into the player – yes, we still have one – about once a year. The film’s called “Defending Your Life.” Anyone else know it? It appeared back in 1991, written,...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 24, 2014 | Sermons
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Nov 10, 2014 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister What is “the wild?” Years ago it was scary space that we humans felt needed to be tamed. Then, it became a source of romantic inspiration. Today, as climate change threatens even the most remote ecosystems, we are being forced to rethink...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Oct 13, 2014 | Sermons
Todd & Meg Hoke, Guest Speakers Each of us struggles with difficult passages in our lives. In more than 25 years working in end-of-life care, Todd and Meg Hoke have worked through a process to help us find the positive even amidst sadness and pian. Meg is Clinical...
