by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 23, 2023 | Weekly Message
As schools start to open their doors, a new season begins. As an academic, I’ve always appreciated how UU churches follow the same calendar. Summer offers time off for staff and leaders; the congregation enjoys different speakers in the pulpit, church life slows down....
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 16, 2023 | Weekly Message
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...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 9, 2023 | Weekly Message
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,...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Aug 2, 2023 | Weekly Message
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...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jul 26, 2023 | Weekly Message
I’ve been taking the summer off from church. Well, maybe not completely – I’ve partaken in a few services, had two Board meetings, and dealt with an issue or two that popped up during this time of relaxation. Nothing major, though. From my perspective, this past...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jul 12, 2023 | Weekly Message
It’s Summertime. That means a new church year will begin soon. What does that mean? For one thing, our growing family of new members are working to get to know us. And our new minister has about 450 new Best Friends to get to know! Not easy for anyone knew getting...
