Our Community Garden of Love

Spring is a time of new beginnings, but also a time of planning and preparation for the future. While many of us are itching to get out into the garden and the dirt and plant all the things, we must first plan our gardens and prepare the soil. Right now in Religious...

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...

Because of You

Dear Beloved Community, Because of you, our religious exploration program is thriving! Because of you, we have filled our pews and moved to two Sunday services!  Because of you, we have already distributed over $11,000 to our community plate partners!  Because of you,...

Showing Up

With permission, I am sharing part of an e-mail I received a few weeks ago from a beloved member of our congregation who has been facing scary health issues: “I’ve been a member here for 20 years but now is the first time I genuinely feel a part of this beloved...