by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 17, 2019 | Weekly Message
Have I told you about this fabulous book I read about generosity? OK, I realize that this may not be a book for everyone’s taste, but heck, I’m a church administrator! The book is actually a layperson’s version (meaning totally readable) of a five-year study called...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 10, 2019 | Weekly Message
Two recent events, seemingly independent, deeply connected. Last Saturday I spoke about “Who’s in charge here?” at the Membership Orientation that led to our welcoming of new members to our congregation on Sunday. I had thirty minutes to talk about our way of being...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 3, 2019 | Weekly Message
“Step into the center,” writes my colleague Rev. Marta Valentin. “Come in from the margins. I will hold you there.” We enter the New Year together with much on our hearts and minds. Our busy lives hold many challenges and adventures in 2019. That’s work enough, but we...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Dec 20, 2018 | Weekly Message
Can you tell it’s the week before Christmas? It’s the time of year when EVERYTHING!!! needs to be done by Tuesday! Here at work, the deadline is Monday, which makes the rush even rushier. Since we are closed between Christmas and New Year’s, there...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Dec 13, 2018 | Weekly Message
Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion characterized by a “free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” Unitarian Universalists assert no creed but instead are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth. As such, their congregations...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Dec 6, 2018 | Weekly Message
“I love the dark hours of my being,” writes the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. “My mind deepens into them. There I can find, as in old letters, the days of my life, already lived, and held like a legend and understood. Then the knowing comes: I can open to another life...
