This is my last Sunday reflection; I’ll look back over the past 2-1/2 years of working with you all. Some stories, and a chance for me to offer you my good wishes for the future. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9789104627 Meeting ID: 978 910 4627 Dial by your location: +1 312 626 6799
In July of 2018, I delivered my first reflection to this Fellowship. It focused on the essential elements of religious liberalism. I called on the thought of the Rev. Dr. James Luther Adams and his formulation of the Five Smooth Stones of Religious Liberalism. I think it’s worth revisiting as the next to last reflection … Continue reading A Final Look at the Five Smooth Stones of Religious Liberalism
In this Sunday message I hope I compose an anthem to the creativity and agility of this Fellowship. Just by telling the story of the work done over the past 3 months to conceive, plan and implement the Filling the Gap strategy, I think a celebratory song will write itself. I promise not to sing … Continue reading Filling the Gap
I think it’s a fair question, “Does Earth Day really serve a purpose anymore?” Shouldn’t we be celebrating Earth Day every day? Has sustainability progressed so far that we don’t need an annual holiday promoting it? We’ll take a look back at Earth Day’s beginnings and early achievements and then talk about today’s national and … Continue reading Earth Day
And it seems like a good time to think about our sense of leadership. We have Task Forces and Committees humming with response options to a couple of tracks around the next phase(s) of ministry, we’ve rewritten our Safe Congregation Policy and are implementing Conflict Resolution Training as part of that. We’re looking at options for … Continue reading As a Fellowship We’re Busy…
According to Wikipedia, “chronocentrism” was coined by sociologist Jib Fowles in an article in the journal Futures in February, 1974. Fowles described chronocentrism as “the belief that one’s own times are paramount, that other periods pale in comparison.” It is being talked about nowadays in a kind of disparaging way—the egotism that one’s own generation is … Continue reading Let’s Look at Chronocentrism
Scientists use the term ecological disturbance to describe a temporary change in environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem. We are living in a disturbance of our individual and collective personal ecosystems and some of the pronounced changes take the shape of sadness, anxiety, grief and depression. We’ll talk about what our religious tradition … Continue reading Our Resources Revealed
Across the UUA congregations are responding to a comprehensive report from the Commission on Institutional Change. The report is entitled “Widening the Circle” and it is available as a PDF. It’s a long, complex report and we at KUUF are beginning to respond to its calls. I will continue our introductory review of the report and take … Continue reading Rev. James Cone and Black Liberation Theology
We’re holding a special online December 24th evening service at 7:00pm. Because we’ve been without the in-person sensations at services for so many months, we decided to share some real stuff together this Christmas Eve. We’re going to open packages—together! KUUF has delivered, via the mail or in person, the gifts before the service. We hope we got gifts to … Continue reading Christmas Eve Service
Truth, as a concept, is changing and we’re pretty uncomfortable about that. There’s lots of hunkering down around “our truth.” Plenty of folks are shaking their heads and thinking “Well that’s not true. How can anyone believe that?” When competing truths are lifted up, often the outcome is that both truth holders walk away convinced the … Continue reading The Future of Truth
