Cultivating Freedom

June 22, 2025
My teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, says that “freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it for ourselves.”  I would like to share some of Thich…
Here are two questions to ponder for worship on June 15. They may seem unrelated, but I’ll try to tie them together: What is normal, anyway? And does God answer…
Keweenaw Indivisible is a recently formed chapter of Michigan Indivisible. Keweenaw Indivisible coordinates and mobilizes its members to inform the local community of the activities of concern of the current…
In a recent response to the Orion Magazine questionnaire, Krista Tippett wrote that while there is a lot not to be optimistic about, she is hopeful about "humanity's strange capacity…
This Forum will discuss prevention and response strategies to potential and active violence in a variety of settings. This forum was originally scheduled for April and had to be postponed…
Let’s try this again. . . as spring shows signs of emergence and flow, I invite you to spend some time outside observing something of your choosing: water dripping or…

You’ve Changed

April 20, 2025
Carol Grafford posted this for the service she led last month, and I'd like people to consider it again: Thich Nhat Hanh says, “The situation of the world is still…
April is Earth month. As spring begins to show signs of emergence and flow, I invite you to spend some time outside observing something of your choosing: water dripping or…