Is happiness dependent upon independence or interdependence? What does my happiness or well-being have to do with yours? Service will be in person and on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265 Passcode: KUUF

March’s theme is “Transformation.” Heidi Bresnahan, Davi Sprague and Bucky Beach make fools of themselves!” Oh, good grief!  If you have juggling balls, sacks, beanbags, pins or knives or swords, bring them!!! (Well, maybe not the knives or sword . . ). Service will be both in person and on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 … Continue reading Juggling: The Spiritual Art of Letting Go

What do a Jewish philosopher, a Zen master, the wisdom of the Catholic Desert Fathers, and the Christian practice of ashes and Lent have in common? (Ash Wednesday was February 14). Service will be both in person and on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265 Passcode: KUUF

This is a continuation of the December conversation, “On Darkness and the Mystery of the Spiritual Life.” And thanks to Barbara Brown Taylor for her insights into learning to walk in the darkness of our lives. Service will be both in person and on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265 Passcode: KUUF

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265 Passcode: KUUF

Service will be both in person and on Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265 Passcode: KUUF

Perhaps we can learn through an understanding not from our own wisdom and education, but from someone else, an insight into what connects our past, our present and our future. “I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man [people] to depend simply upon himself [themselves].” –Lone Man (Isna-la-wica), … Continue reading What Determines Our Future?

A parable is a codification or picture of the world and how it works at a given time. What does the ancient (and possibly unfamiliar) story of the Laborers in the Vineyard in Matthew (20.1-16) say about the world at the time? How might it help us understand the current crisis in Palestine, and also … Continue reading The Parable of the Vineyard Laborers

On Parables. . . is there more to the story of the Good Samaritan than just being a good person? We know how powerful words can be. . . some well-known parables are subversive speech through story telling. Service will be both in person and by Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265 Passcode: KUUF

What might the “secret” and non-authoritative Gospel of Thomas say about a message found in some movies and TV series?  Maybe this: “It’s not a secret – it’s just hiding in plain sight.” Service will be both in person and via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83975762265?pwd=TC9BcStaTDF4dFZOU2ZsUHhZTERoUT09 Meeting ID: 839 7576 2265 Passcode: KUUF