by uuasheville | Jan 28, 2021 | Weekly Message
Does UUCA still have children and families? YES! Are they being served in our virtual church world? YES! UUCA’s core values of Connection, Inspiration, Compassion, and Justice still drive our programming and yes, although not our preferred in-person weekly church...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 20, 2021 | Weekly Message, x_News 4 Leaders
Sooner or later we will be meeting in person again. This has been the topic of many, many articles in the church world. What will it look like? Who will come? What does the near-future hold? Let’s use this month’s worship theme, imagination, to look ahead. In...
by uuasheville | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Message
Though I make my living in part through writing, I find elusive the words to convey the insanity we are living through now. Just a week ago, we witnessed a violent attempt, incited by a sitting president, to topple U.S. democracy. Meanwhile, we are in month 11 of...
by uuasheville | Jan 7, 2021 | Weekly Message
I had a chuckle recently when, just out of curiosity, I took a look at the eNews column I wrote at this time last year. In that column, I took note of the fact of how rare it was to be looking ahead to a double year–2020–remarking that it had been a century since the...
by uuasheville | Dec 23, 2020 | Weekly Message
This year our winter holiday observances are unlike those of previous years. Most of us will be at home with immediate family or alone. Many yearly holiday trips have been reluctantly cancelled as, weary of the pandemic, we wait for vaccines to reach our communities....
by uuasheville | Dec 17, 2020 | Weekly Message
It’s the season of giving, right? So maybe it’s a good time to spend some time considering what generosity means. I’ve recently read two pieces that have made me think about that—again. The first is from essays in the book, Turning Point: Essays on a New Unitarian...
