Tracking Hurricane Idalia threatening Florida and the South East this week. Idalia , the first tropical storm of the season, has been upgraded to a hurricane and should slam into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm bringing high winds, possibly spawning tornadoes, and most devastatingly causing storm surges along a wide stretch of shore of up to 12 feet.   The storm will track northeast just inland in Georgia and the Carolinas weakening to a Category 1 and then back to a tropical storm before turning east into the Atlantic.   It will bring heavy rains, local flash flooding, and a storm surge along the East coast of up to 4 feet.   Idalia will be a major hurricane causing widespread damage and lengthy power outages...

A repost from September 22, 2014 The ancient myth of the Minotaur and Theseus in the Labyrinth has, apparently, several – if not many – versions.  The stories vary from each other in both minor (was it annually or every … Continue reading →

Foam near the bank downstream from the waterfall Scratchboard, 9″ x 6″

In this weeks Pagan Community Notes, The Hungry Ghost Festival and blue moon are soon upon us, we remember Vitomir Belaj, events, annoucnements and ospreys in Ireland. Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 28, 2023 at The Wild Hunt.

In an opinion piece on the Washington Post website, Percy Bacon, Jr., talks about why he stopped going to a Christian church: “I couldn’t ignore how the word ‘Christian’ was becoming a synonym for rabidly pro-Trump White people who argued that his and their meanness and intolerance were somehow justified and in some ways required … Continue reading "Filling the church-shaped hole"

I have always found something magical about being in the ocean. Standing at the edge and playing in the waves, knowing that the water in front of me stretched out for an almost unfathomable distance and held boundless mysteries. -Michael Tino (CLF) Where do you love to play?

                                          Today, the 28th of August, is pretty busy in the Christian calendar. A lot of people are celebrating today as a feast for Augustine of Hippo, bishop and theologian. He was a lovely writer […]

Our next Justice Revival is just around the corner! We want you to join us Wednesday, September 6 from 5 to 8:30 pm in Emerson Hall. You’ll learn how you can get involved in groups like ACTION, the Community Resource Bank (CRB), Partners in Education (PIE) and Voting is Power (VIP), to name just a few. You’ll hear impactful stories from our social justice teams, and learn the “nuts and bolts” of making your team’s program happen. The Justice Revival will feature a keynote address by Rev. Randy Lewis and a closing with Tulsa author and poet Quraysh Ali Lansana […] The post All Souls Justice Revival appeared first on BeyondBelief.

Reposted from October 18, 2014 On the signature line of my work email, I have a quotation from the Persian poet and mystic Rumi:  “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field.I’ll meet you there.”  Recently, I … Continue reading →

Dr. Martin Luther King's ringing  I Have a Dream  speech was the highlight and climax of the 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom in Washington and helped change America, but the March itself was bigger than any one man. Like a lot of people back in ’63 I was glued to t he television for the beginning-to-end coverage provided by CBS News of the March for Jobs and Justice on August 28.   I was a 14 year old in Cheyenne , Wyoming at the time.   I was both thrilled and awestruck.   Listening to Dr. King’s I Have a Dream Speech literally changed my life. The March was the brain child of labor and Civil Rights leader A. Phillip Randolph. The march originally was the brainchild of an elder of both the labor and Civil Rights movements.   A...

By Charles Euchner | On August 28, the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, we celebrate the power of words. On this day, Martin Luther Dr. King, Jr. delivered his immortal “I Have a Dream” oration before 400,000 souls at the National Mall. Dr. King was joined by countless others whose words should be remembered for the ages. Fred Shuttlesworth charged the throng to “walk together, stand together, sing together, moan together, groan together.”

We were all, in some way, seeking the capital-T Truth - and if we thought we had found it, it made sense to want to share that with others. I hadn’t been sure of the Truth since I was a child, and, for me, that amorphous uncertainty was the point. Having someone, however well-intentioned, try to save me, or convince me - or even to convince themself that I was already saved - felt like the opposite of helping. Continue reading Here and Hereafter: a report from the Parliament of World Religions at The Wild Hunt.

                          Yesterday, the 26th of August marks a momentous day in US history. Not that you would necessarily know, given the scant attention he received in the press. It was on that day, yesterday, in 1920, that Bainbridge Colby, the then American Secretary […]

“It is a happy talent to know how to play.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson How did you learn how to play?

SERVICE PARTICIPANTS Patrick Webb, Guest Speaker Andrea Determan, Worship Associate Nylea Butler-Moore, Director of Music Elisa Enriquez, vocalist Patrick Webb, Renae Mitchell, Mike Begnaud, Galen Gisler, and Rick Bolton, AV techs WELCOME! New to our church community?  Sign our guestbook and let us know if you’d like to get more connected. If you would like …<p> How Unitarian Universalism Made Me a Better Atheist Read More »

Sometimes a trail is overgrown and you have to go through the weeds to reach your destination. Long pants and sleeves help, but, then, if it is a hot day, you pay for that tick protection. There are always choices, but there aren’t always good ones. Pick your poison. Or, you can do what I […]

The delegates caucus. Note —This first appeared during the 2020 Republican Convention.   The crickets are singing again. This verse erupted after stepping out my back door at 1:30 am on a close, muggy night.   I tried my best to keep from being over-exposed to the Trumpista hate fest, but it kept creeping in on newscasts and social media.   No wonder I was restless.   Surrealism anyone? "Mistah Chairman, I Rise to a point of order!"   The Convention of Crickets August 26, 2020   The Convention of Crickets nominates the Night. The Fireflies and Cicadas             concur. The Night accepts             and blankets all             whether they like it             —or not. Jiminy advises...

Back in the 1960s, a young John Hartford recorded a fragment of a song called “Self Made Man” (it was released in 2019 in a posthumous album). Then in 1971, Hartford made a nice arrangement for it and recorded the song on his album “Radio John.” It’s a witty satire of those rich men who … Continue reading "“Self Made Man”"

Here is the lesson. Without positive action, comparative mythology is (at best) a dry academic amusement and (at worst) an exercise in colonialist cultural appropriation. Rather than taking from Hinduism and calling it Heathenry, I suggest that we learn from a closely related tradition that has much to teach us. Continue reading Ásatrú and Hinduism: Art and Practice at The Wild Hunt.

Please join us on Sunday (27 August 2023) at 11:00 AM for “What Do Facts Have to Do with the Truth?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell.  Members of the All Souls Choir will sing. We will be meeting in the sanctuary for this worship service.  Please join us in person at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, … Continue reading "All Ages Worship (27 August 2023)"

During the summer, our children and youth participate in various fun artistic and creative activities. On this Sunday, our children and youth will continue their exploration of the interdependent web by observing patterns in nature and creating art to reflect them.

Please join us on Sunday (27 August 2023) for our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM. Our adult religious education class is now a dual-platform class — meeting in person in the church social hall and also on Zoom. We will cover “The Colfax Massacre:  The Beginning of the End of Reconstruction.” We will … Continue reading "Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education — 27 August 2023"

Please join us next Tuesday (29 August 2023) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch. Our weekly Zoom lunch is going dual-platform — join us from home using Zoom or in person in the social hall. Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

Playfulness is something that my spouse and I have been committed to for our entire relationship. Few days go by where we don’t make each other laugh or chuckle. Humor is one of the ways we use to deescalate and then we can have more meaningful conversations. Here is a joke of theirs I can … Continue reading deeper

This year one volunteer sunflower plant came up next to the patio, starting small. Now it has expanded into this multi-branched extravagantly flowering giant! Doing a little research, it seems to be a native wild sunflower, because of its branching habit and the size of its flowers, and its continuing blooms. It is still one […]

“In the university of life there is no graduation”—Imaoka Shin’ichirō (1881-1988)    —o0o— Click this link to download a pdf copy of the Order of Service —o0o— At some point in the autumn of 2023 (probably October),  I’ll be starting regular meetings of this group, perhaps weekly or bi-weekly . In the first instance, they will be held online through Zoom. However, should a local interest develop it would be possible to hold some meetings in-person at the Cambridge Unitarian Church .    If, in the meantime, you stumble across this and want to know more, please be in touch via the contact form on this page. —o0o— ORDER OF SERVICE A short moment of silence followed  by the lighting of a candle Opening words  ( ...

Taken with a Fuji X100V using Øyvind Nordhagen’s Kodak Ektar 100 Recipe   Just click on the photo to enlarge it.

A Women's Equality Day banner celebrating the centennial of the certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 2020. Alice Paul , the Feminist and Suffragist whose steely nerves and militancy did much to finally secure passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was born in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey on January 11, 1885.   Her father was a wealthy and successful banker who raised his family at Paulsdale , a gentleman ’ s farm.   The family were devout Hicksite Quakers who lived simply, if comfortably and who valued social responsibility and gender equality.   Paul later credited her family and upbringing for the strength to dedicate her life to the cause of women’s equality.   She said that her mother tau...

Please join us on Saturday (26 August 2023) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes. This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching. Please note that this group is still meeting via Zoom.  You will need … Continue reading "Meditation with Larry Androes (26 August 2023)"

To be clear, the primary factor in that review was the frustration and anger I directed at myself because “I should be able to do all the things.” Well, guess what, chickens? Should is a four-letter word. Continue reading What’s the Story, Morning Glory? at The Wild Hunt.

August 25 marks six years since the Burmese military launched a deadly and inhumane assault against the Rohingya people. The injustice is still ongoing.

Taken with a Fuji X-T2 (with a SMC Pentax-M 1:1.7 50mm lens) using Mark G. Adams’ MGA Leica M10 Monochrom (V1) recipe Just click on the photo to enlarge it

The great showman P. T. Barnum knew the value of free publicity. He told many stories about himself to demonstrate that, and indeed his entire autobiography is an exercise in self-promotion and advertisement. In his book The Art of Getting Money, Barnum addressed this point with a statement that seems eeriely relevant in today’s political … Continue reading "Publicity"

Staff Writer Editor’s Note: On August 28, 1963, an estimated 1,500 Unitarian Universalists joined the 250,000 Americans who gathered in Washington, D.C., for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The Unitarian Universalist Association recognizes this seminal history with the following message, and UU World magazine shares its commitment.

“A child loves…play, not because it’s easy, but because it’s hard. ” -Benjamin Spock How has play helped you approach something difficult?

Donald Trump was entitled to challenge the election results through legal means. He was not entitled to overturn the election through illegal means. In doing so, he attacked the very foundation of our democracy. He must be held accountable.

The National Park Service celebrates its 207th birthday this week. It oversees a system   that now includes 201 National Parks and Historic Sites, 86 National Monuments, 31 National Memorials, 25 National Battlefields and Military Parks, plus scores of Nature Preserves and Reserves, Recreational Areas , Scenic Rivers , Sea Shores , Lakesides , Trails, Parkways, and Special Designations like the White House and National Mall.   There are now Park Service facilities in every state and within an hour’s travel of 90% of the population. National Parks are 50 years older than the Park Service dating to the creation of Yellowstone National Park but were haphazardly managed on sort of an ad hoc basis by the under-staffed and funded Departmen...

Reposted from Nov. 15, 2013 I believe strongly that each human being comes into this life with an inherent worth and dignity.  This worth and dignity express themselves in many varied ways from person to person. Some people (and I … Continue reading →

A Prayer for #FatLiberation - Week of August 28, 2023 Lover of Abundance, may we dream and create the world of our dreams where everyone is free, where we don’t flinch when a stranger’s gaze turns towards us, afraid of the judgments likely to roll from their hands and lips...

Even on sabbatical, my pile of books to read grows faster than I can actually read them. So many heavy hitters await, like Pauli Murray, Walter Benjamin, and the memoir Lost and Found, by Karen Schulz. I’m reading for fun, too: I reread Curtain (Agatha Christie)–what a finale–and have just finished The Sword of Summer, […]

We continue our coverage of the Parliament of World's Religions 2023 program by sharing speeches given by two Witches at the event. Continue reading Two Witches deliver speeches at the Parliament of Word’s Religions at The Wild Hunt.

The UUSC's CAPAS Podcast, launching September 5th, unveils the powerful stories of asylum-seekers and the communities supporting them on their journey to hope and new beginnings.

A couple of weeks ago, we went to my sister-in-law’s family lake house in Maine. Spending time in nature reminds me of play. We played in the water with pool noodles, played a word game, and an outside game that was kind of like outdoor bowling. And we got to witness nature with wonder, like … Continue reading outside

As it happens, today, the 24th of August, back in 1662, the English Parliament enacted an Act of Uniformity, enshrining the then current edition of the Book of Common Prayer as the only appropriate prayer manual within the churches of the kingdom. As a practical consequence the church became a bit less comprehensive than it […]

Elaine McArdle , Horizon S. A collection of photos of Unitarian Universalists from around the country who joined the call for civil rights.

Robert Nelson West The 1963 sermon Rev. Robert Nelson West presented to his congregation on an event “of profound significance in the history of our nation and in our own lives.”

Reposted from Nov. 14, 2013 I have heard that the world is made up of two kinds of people – those who see the glass as half-full, and those who see the glass as half-empty.  Those who see it as … Continue reading →

The Eruption of Vesuvius by Edward Turner, early 19th Century. On August 23, 79 AD, by traditional accounts Mount Vesuvius near the shores of the Bay of Naples erupted destroying of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum .  The destruction of the cities was known through an eyewitness account of the eruption from across the bay by then 17 year old Pliny the Younger, later a noted historian in his own right, in letters to the historian Tacitus .  The letters described the fate of his uncle, Pliny the Elder, commander of the Roman Navy on the bay, who attempted to rescue friends by boat but was trapped on land by unfavorable winds and died the next day, probably of inhaling the toxic fumes of the eruption.  The Elder was only one o...

Pagan Attendees at the share some of their experiences in the first part of our series covering the events at the Parliament of World's Religions. Continue reading “Wonderful & powerful:” Pagan voices at the Parliament of the World’s Religions at The Wild Hunt.

What happened to someone who attempted a coup against the Russian government, with Putin in charge: He and whoever else was on his plane were summarily killed. What happened to 19 people who attempted a coup against the people and government of the United States: They’re duly indicted after a grand jury investigation, allowed to […]

“Playing a game together actually builds up bonds and trust and cooperation. We actually build stronger social relationships as a result. ” -Jane McGonigal How has play helped you form relationships of trust and cooperation?

          As it happens, today, the 23rd of August, in 1335 is the anniversary of the death of Heilwige Bloemardinne, also known as Heilwijch Blomart. Born to wealth in Brussels Heilwige was a popular spiritual teacher and mystic. While throughout her lifetime she was protected, appears to have authored a book, […]

A simple jig allows making symmetrical shapes using the bandsaw. Some sanding is required. I’m making these for use as drawer pulls on a large jewelry box and for lift tabs for boxes in my new book Designing Boxes that will come out in the spring 2024, published by Taunton Press. Much of the fun of designing boxes starts with designing the jigs that make them possible. Following the bandsaw, the same jig can be used with a disc sander. Make, fix and create... assist others in learning likewise.

                                             Edgar Lee Masters as a young man. Edgar Lee Masters was the author of one of the greatest single volumes of American poetry ever— The Spoon River Anthology .   That book in which the denizens of a small 19th Century Illinois village graveyard tell their stories, is still a shock and an eye opener for anyone who bought into the Disney version of small town life as a kind of perfect idyll. Masters was born on August 23, 1868 in Kansas where his father had briefly established a law practice.   When that failed the family moved back to his grandparents farm near Petersburg in Menard County, Illinois.   In 1880 the family moved again to nearby Lewistown where the boy...

Reposted from Nov. 13, 2013 “The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.” ~ Claude Monet . On this date in 1840, the French impressionist painter Claude Monet was born.  Monet’s paintings are … Continue reading →

The Before Columbus Foundation (BCF) was founded in 1976 “dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary American multicultural literature.” Their annual award, the American Book Award, is given by writers to other writers. Though not as well known as the National Book Award, winning this award puts you in august company. Previous recipients of … Continue reading "UU author wins award"

As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, I took some more photos this morning of the renovation of First Parish in Cohasset’s 1721 Parish House. No more surprises today. The cladding that was removed yesterday — 5/4 pine milled to mimic stone — is associated with Colonial Revival, an architectural style of the mid- to late … Continue reading "More photos from the renovation of a 1721 house"

We’re completing the final stage of renovations on our historic buildings. The renovation began in 2021 with extensive repairs to the 1747 Meeting House. Now we’re working on repairing the crumbling facade of the Parish House, which was built in 1721 by Nehemiah Hobart, the first minister of First Parish. The Livingstone Company arrived today … Continue reading "Renovating a 1721 building, and what we found"

A grave found off the Cornish coast bring contentious reactions about the "warrior" woman buried there. Continue reading Warrior women of the Scillies proves contentious at The Wild Hunt.

Reposted from Nov. 11, 2013 Where is your storehouse of wisdom?  When you need help, guidance, direction and clarity, what is the storehouse that you go to? I am confident that the many people reading this will have varying answers. … Continue reading →

One of my best friends is a 5 year old. Her favorite thing to do is terrorize me with spiders. Little drawn spiders on scraps of paper, hand spiders through FaceTime, even a fluffy stuffed spider! The joy on her face when I fake scream makes me laugh and laugh. By the time we are … Continue reading fear

This probably fanciful depiction of the balloon bombing of Venice show bombs carried by multiple balloons exploding over the city raining shrapnel down on the population. On August 22, 1849 a British newspaper carried a somewhat garbled account of an unusual attack on Venice. It fell to—and on—the unlucky people of Venice to be the first targets of bombs dropped from the air in war .   It was on July 15, 1849 and the lovely old city of canals was under siege by the Austrians who were upset that romantic rebels had proclaimed the Republic of St . Marks to establish independence from Hapsburg dominance .   The proud old city, once a world power on its own that nearly dominated the Mediterranean and challenged the mighty Ottomans, was...

In this week's Pagan Community Notes: Parliament of the Word's Religions concludes, beloved Toki dies, tree hugging championships and more new events Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 21, 2023 at The Wild Hunt.

  I've placed some boxes on sale on my Etsy site, offering 40% off for a limited time. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1535254964/aluminum-top-hardwood-box These are offered in white oak, cherry or walnut. The sides are mitered with the grain matching at the corners and strengthened with contrasting keys. The top panels are aluminum bonded to mdf, and the inside of the lid is veneered in a contrasting color. The bottom of the box is lined, Make, fix and create... Assist others in learning likewise.

It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.”-Fred Rogers Help someone play today and make a difference to them.

Gregory Garrison, a Compassion for Campers client seen here from a CD album cover a few years ago will headline Compassion for Campers is Counting on You! Compassion for Campers (C4C), the program that provides essential gear and equipment to the unhoused and underhoused, is presenting a special benefit program.   Compassion for Campers is Counting On You will be held at Crystal Lake Brewing, 190 North Main Street, Crystal Lake on Wednesday, August 30 from 6 to 9 pm. A Woodstock based musician, composer, arranger, and synthesizer player who performs as G Man— A Kaleidoscope of Sounds produced by Gregory John Garrison will be main featured performer.   Garrison is a Compassion for Campers client who was made homeless after a series of...

I teamed up with Ngoc Dupont and Matt Mulder, two professional educators, to bring the Ecojustice Camp concept to the South Shore of Boston last week. We didn’t have the best of weather for the camp, with rain showers almost every day, and a tornado alert for early Friday morning. The tornado alert meant that … Continue reading "Ecojustice Camp comes to Cohasset"

Noelle K. Bowles reviews "Nimona," an animated fantasy from Netflix with themes of queer identity and acceptance of fluid identities. Continue reading Review: Netflix’s “Nimona” – a story of fluid identity and queer acceptance at The Wild Hunt.

Reflections on themes of family, food, and authenticity in the critically acclaimed 1996 film, Big Night . (Join us on Saturday, 8/19, for "Dinner and a Movie Night" - an Italian feast and a viewing of the film.)

When my kids were young, other parents and I would often arrange “play dates” for our kids. I think those playdates were just as much for the adults as they were for the kids. It was fun to have a designated time where the focus was play. When our kids got older, they didn’t want/need … Continue reading play date

Sometimes it is hard to get above the tree line, to a place where the horizon opens up. If the fog has lifted and the air is relatively clear, one can sometimes see for miles. Most of life seems like is merely wandering under a canopy that blocks the sky. We watch where we put […]

Yesterday Mike Taylor from Taylor Tool Company demonstrated their new sharpening system for Megan and I at ESSA. The system works and is far simpler than other systems. It breaks through the assumptions that keeping hand tools sharp is difficult. It does require a special kind of 3M Cubitron™sanding disks, a drill press and a shop made jig. I made three jigs in advance of Mike's arrival, as I wanted one for use at ESSA, one for use in the Clear Spring School workshop and one for my own shop. Making the jig might be the hard part for many woodworkers, but clear plans are included.You can watch the system at work here: https://youtu.be/w3Y1AANySkY The system may seem too simple and inexpensive to be true, but it really does work. https:/...

Patheos has a new feature on The 100 Most Holy Places on Earth. Rather than argue about the rankings and the sites that were left off, I’d rather discuss more basic questions: what makes a place sacred, and what do we do when we visit one?

                                   The clipping that jarred a memory. It didn’t take much to jar the memory.   Stored long ago and jammed tightly in the closet of a dusty recess of my mind, it fell to the floor and rolled to my feet when shaken by a mild tremor.   I picked it, popped the twine, and peeled back the layers of yellowed newsprint that had wrapped it.   There it was.   60 some odd years old and only somewhat dinged and nicked, a small part snapped off here and there,   but whole and hefty in my hands. What shook it loose was of photo posted on a Facebook page for nostalgic old denizens of Cheyenne, Wyoming, the place where I grew up.   It was a .jpeg of a newspaper clipping with the grainy image o...

It was about ten years ago, as Joy and I were enjoying a Taiko performance at an art museum in the Pacific Northwest, that I first thought, “I have to do that someday. “ It was three years ago, during the pandemic, that I looked up a local dojo and noted that,  with a schedule […]

Please join us on Sunday (20 August 2023) at 11:00 AM for “So What Do We Do Now?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. We will be meeting in the sanctuary for this worship service.  Please join us in person at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 9449 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport LA  71106 if you are able to do … Continue reading "All Ages Worship (20 August 2023)"

During the summer, our children and youth participate in various fun artistic and creative activities. On this Sunday, our children and youth will explore the interdependent web by observing patterns in nature and creating art to reflect them.

Please join us on Sunday (13 August 2023) for our adult religious education class at 9:00 AM. Our adult religious education class is now a dual-platform class — meeting in person in the church social hall and also on Zoom. As we gather input and prepare for our next multi-session unit, we are taking a … Continue reading "Online and In-Person Adult Religious Education — 20 August 2023"

Please join us next Tuesday (22 August 2023) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch. Our weekly Zoom lunch is going dual-platform — join us from home using Zoom or in person in the social hall. Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have lunch, and just catch up.

I received these gifts today, made by Mike Taylor of Taylor Tool Company, http://taytools.com. Are they too lovely to use? Or are they too lovely to not use. While visiting Mike demonstrated their new sharpening system using an interesting shop made jig, a drill press and unique sanding disks. I'll publish more about that later. While many woodworkers are nervous to sharpening their tools, Taylor Tools new method should put them at ease. Make, fix and create... Assist others in learning likewise.

The witch was a figure of both disgust and fear, but, paradoxically, also of sexual desire and temptation. The witch represented that which was forbidden in all its forms. And for that, she was reviled, even as she titillated the minds of the repressed. Very queer, indeed. Continue reading Opinion: The Queer Craft, Old and New at The Wild Hunt.

So many people seek to justify play because it helps us work harder, or because it helps us learn things. And yet, there is no justification needed for play. It is simply good for our souls, and necessary for our wholeness as people. Don’t let our unhealthy systems commodify play, just have fun. -Michael Tino … Continue reading no justification needed

Andrew Whitehead, who grew up an evangelical Christian, is now associate professor of sociology at Indiana University and Purdue University Indianapolis. In an opinion piece on Religion News Service, he writes: “After years of examining Christian nationalism as a social scientist, I’m convinced the greatest threat to Christianity in the United States is not outside … Continue reading "Another take on White Christian nationalism."

  Crews tried to dig fire breaks to contain the 1910 fire but high winds carried embers from tree top to tree top jumping the lines and sometimes trapping the fire fighters. The   Maui fire in Hawaii with the largest number of fatalities since dry timber fed firestorms destroyed Peshtigo , Wisconsin in 1871 ranging over thousands of square miles on both sides of Lake Michigan and fresh brush fires around   Whitehorse in the Canadian Yukan send new waves of smoke pollution across the U . S . Fires are another reminder of the devastating consequences of Global warming and climate change . Welcome to the new normal thanks to the pitiful inaction to avert catastrophe.   What modest steps toward reducing greenhouse gas   emissions and sh...

Please join us on Saturday (19 August 2023) at 10:30 AM for our weekly meditation group with Larry Androes. This is a sitting Buddhist meditation including a brief introduction to mindfulness meditation, 20 minutes of sitting, and followed by a weekly teaching. Please note that this group is still meeting via Zoom.  You will need … Continue reading "Meditation with Larry Androes (19 August 2023)"

It’s a heart-thumping kind of game: I pulled off the tape that was holding this in place, put away the pastels and other materials, signed it, and propped it up, all while averting my eyes. Then I left the room and came back in, glancing over at it from the doorway, as if I had […]

Alan D.D. nos guia a través de un playlist creada con fines mágicos, con música de Lindsey Stirling, Green Lads, and The Sidh. Continue reading Crear un Ritual de Música at The Wild Hunt.

Alan D.D. walks readers through a playlist created for magical purposes, featuring music from Lindsey Stirling, Green Lads, and The Sidh. Continue reading Creating a Music Ritual at The Wild Hunt.

Sunday, August 20, 10:00 a.m. The Gift of Renewal Soul Matters Summer Sharing Circle The Unitarian Church of Marlborough & Hudson invites you into a time of spiritual reflection with our Soul Matters Sharing Circle. Once a month, in lieu of a formal worship service, we will gather in Union Hall to create safe, sacred space   [ … ] The post Sunday, August 20 ~ The Gift of Renewal ~ 10:00 a.m. appeared first on Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson.

My life always feels infinitely more balanced when I spend regular time with little kids. While that time is always about both care and play, the play is central to how it feeds me — children invite us into finding the joy and fun that always exists right in this moment (and then this one, … Continue reading little kids

Welcome! Welcome to Quest, welcome to the Church of the Larger Fellowship, and welcome to Unitarian Universalism. This is a special issue of Quest meant specifically for those who are new to the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) and Unitarian Universalism, and want to learn more about both.

Our Unitarian Universalist faith is bound by covenant — the sacred promises we make to one another — instead of by creed or dogma.

In the 1940s, as the German army began to impose its totalitarianism across Europe, many people fled in fear of their lives.

Despite the theological diversity within Unitarian Universalism, there are many things that we agree on and hold sacred within our communities.