By being surrounded by love, we open our minds to another person’s perspective. We allow ourselves to hear their opinions and their morals and challenge our own thoughts, and occasionally those thoughts change. To be loved is an invitation to change at the deepest level, an invitation become fully a part of the interdependent web … Continue reading To Love and Be Loved
Today, we gather to reflect on a story of profound transformation—Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan Woman at the well. This moment of connection and healing exemplifies love and acceptance that transcend all boundaries. In a world marked by division and isolation, especially in the aftermath of Covid, this message is more relevant than ever. I … Continue reading Living Water: Reaching the Margins with Love
Unitarian Universalism is a living, evolving tradition. We revisit our core ideals and wonder if the ways we articulate them remain active and relevant. And we adapt to the changing world: we build on the foundation of the past, while letting go of what no longer serves us. Over the past four years, the Article … Continue reading Our Living Tradition
The term Happy Mother’s Day has been changing for decades and, Post-Pride, we are seeing a rapid shift from traditional definitions of motherhood and toward a broader, more inclusive understanding of what it means to be a parent.
Is there a better example of liberating love than that which welcomes differing beliefs into a set of principles that transform us into justice seeking people?
True love requires our work of cultivation AND letting go.
Love has broader implications than just determining how we behave in our individual relationships; love is a belief that all people deserve freedom from oppression.
Lori King-Nelson is a cradle-roll Disciple, growing up in Fort Worth First Christian Church—the church her family has called home since 1917. Lori is a member of Pastors for Texas Children, and is active in the DOC community, filling the pulpit in area Disciples churches, volunteering at Disciples food pantries, and occasionally providing church services … Continue reading The Lesser God
