by UUAvl-WebAdmin | May 3, 2018 | Weekly Message
So, where do I begin? I’ve had increasing numbers of people at UUCA ask recently about how they might find a way into social justice work. Justice work has always been a priority for us as a congregation, but at a time when the nation feels so polarized and we’re...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 26, 2018 | Weekly Message
Did you know that to date in 2018 we have raised $6,800 for organizations that support people of color here in Asheville or within Unitarian Universalism? The Community Plate Team has dedicated 2018 Community Plate collections to organizations that are led by or...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 19, 2018 | Weekly Message
Creating a worship service (YRUU this Sunday) or credo (May 13 services) doesn’t emerge out of nowhere! Our now-teens have been building up to these services in all of their years of religious education. Our Religious Education (RE) Program depends on more than 70...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 12, 2018 | Weekly Message
I have been thinking of our April theme of Emergence. Emergence surely implies hope. Without hope, how would emergence be possible? At our April meeting, board member Diane Martin opened with some words from the Christian “theologian of hope,” Jurgen Moltmann, who...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Apr 5, 2018 | Weekly Message
We enter April this year working on the theme of Emergence in worship and our small groups. It’s a powerful religious concept that embraces growth, renewal, hope, and surprise. And we see it this time of year realized in the celebration of Easter as well as the...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 29, 2018 | Weekly Message
Recently I preached about what Isaac might have said, if his voice had been part of the story of Abraham’s sacrifice. As we approach Easter Sunday, which, of course, focuses so much on Jesus’ voice and story, here is my imagining of how Simon of Cyrene...
