Articles

The Impossible and the Laughable
Rev. Erika Hewitt
Well, this sermon does mention Jesus and his resurrection. There also will be mention of Pharaoh, Moses, and the parting of the Red Sea. I will speak of miracles and I will also invoke the supernatural — things so mysterious so as to be inexplicable. But bear with me, because my starting point is something ...Read more »
Prayer 101
Rev. Dr. Forrest Church
To keep ourselves halfway decently in tune, we must tinker all the time: here on our anger, there on our bitterness, lethargy, pettiness, or pride. Fully to love we must mute our fears; fully to serve, tone down our piping little egos. In order to produce anything like beautiful music, we must join in the ...Read more »
Finding Healing Through the Mail
Contributing Writer
Then two years ago I was matched with Alex, who is in prison in Texas. Alex is extremely verbal, very bright, and almost a poster child for how to raise a career criminal. It is possible to look up a prisoner’s conviction record, but I never felt it was relevant to do so. I wanted ...Read more »
From Your Minister
Rev. Meg Riley
This was in 1993. At the time, I had a picture of Harriet Tubman on the wall behind my computer screen. Her courage and tenacity spoke to me as I was becoming visible in ways I had never dared before, inspired to free my own people. Read more »
REsources for Living
Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar
How do souls get healed? Well, there are plenty of different answers for that one. Some Christians would say that the way to heal souls is simply to accept that Jesus has saved you. But UUs tend to expect that each of us is more involved in our own healing, and in the healing of ...Read more »
Mending
Rev. Nancy Shaffer
How shall we mend you, sweet Soul? What shall we use, and how is it in the first place you’ve come to be torn? Come sit. Come tell me. We will find a way to mend you. Read more »