The Lens of Faith
I have come to understand the religious life as looking at the world through the lens of a telescope or a microscope. Join me as I identify some of the things in my lens of faith that I find inspiring and sustaining.
Archives: Services
Ingathering—Water Communion and T-Shirt Day!
It’s time for our water communion and a new twist this year—T-shirt Day. Please wear a T-shirt supporting a cause near and dear to you. Water will be available, and when you add water to the All Peoples Church waters, tell us a few sentences about the cause you are lifting up. At the end … Continue reading Ingathering—Water Communion and T-Shirt Day!
Comfort Me
Rev Charlie Dieterich, UU Trauma Response Ministry, will lead us in a service of comfort and recovery. Tina Harmuth will be our co-celebrant.
United in Division, or Divided in Unity?
How our communities of faith are navigating the decline of attendance and the rise of nationalism.
Music to Live by
An experimental service using pop & rock music to find inspiration and spiritual guidance using chart toppers of various genres. As an experiment we would love you to attend and give feedback as to the success of the format.
Living a Barbie Life in a Ken World
Feminism, the Patriarchy, and Harmful Cultural Expectations.
To Explore Strange New Worlds…
Science Fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction move us out of the realm of the ordinary and the here and now. They move us into a space where we can play with our preconceptions, our beliefs about the world around us, and possible new ways of thinking and doing. We can test and stretch our values … Continue reading To Explore Strange New Worlds…
Reading Banned Books to my Grandchildren
Of The Light and The Lightkeepers
Humanity has always been invested in, one might even say obsessed with, Light in all its applications and dimensions. Why? And if we regard ourselves, as it seems we do, as custodians of the Light what does that mean? These are tangled questions. I have some tangled answers to pose with which you might or … Continue reading Of The Light and The Lightkeepers
Prayer, Why Bother?
Since the dawn of religion Prayer has been and remains a common feature of all faiths. Why do we pray? Is Someone listening? What, if anything, does prayer accomplish? These are a few of the persistently annoying questions. This is an attempt to pose some not always satisfying answers.