“Is ANYBODY out there”
What would you do,If all you thought and believed about God was true … suddenly lost ALL value ?
Speaker: Dr. Marc Mullinax
Marc Mullinax has been a friend and frequent visitor to this pulpit since 2002. Through these glad years he has been extended every courtesy and hospitality, which has emboldened Marc to present creative – and sometimes edgy – talks.
Marc is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Mars Hill University, and is the creator of the podcast, “Power for the Peaceful: A Course in Taoism.” He is also a house host at the Biltmore House in Asheville, near to where he lives.
“Release Your Song, UUFH!”
UUFH’s mission, passion, and unique voice, linking these with UUFH’s history and future
“The Tao Talks: Can we Listen?”
What “Tao” is saying to us in our world today?
Wonder, Amazement & Surprise
Staying adjusted to the way things are means nothing changes
The New Normal
If I hear “these troubled times” one more time, I might scream! However, 2020 has been – so far! – a year to remember … or to forget! With so much uncertainty (2020 election, CoVid vaccine, unabated racism in this country), what do we do in the meantime? Plan for an eventual “Return to Normal” whenever we … Continue reading The New Normal
The Questions of Reparations and What Might They Look Like?
Reparations (from Re-Pair) as an issue has not gone away, because our current state of democracy, our nation, its capitalist system and its position as the #1 power ever in the entire history of the world have all been enabled because of two national policies: enslaving African-descended persons within the US borders against every law, as well as … Continue reading The Questions of Reparations and What Might They Look Like?
Gobsmacked!
Marc Mullinax returns to UUFH on June 21 to speak about an overlooked way to cope with the stresses of life. Too often life becomes ritualized banality … “same old, same old.” And every day seems like the previous one. Life seems to be slipping away into a tiring spiral of futility. So, if you … Continue reading Gobsmacked!
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
The universe is made of stories, not of atoms, says Muriel Rukeyser. Who are we, but the stories we tell ourselves? Join Marc as he returns to UUFH on the last Sunday of the year, as he asks us all to examine the stories we tell ourselves. For we turn into our stories, whether they are … Continue reading The Stories We Tell Ourselves
“The Tao Keeps Speaking”
In the September 2018 issue of The Atlantic, its editors reported out results of “The Big Question” they had asked a couple of months earlier on Twitter: “What book or article would you make required reading for everyone on Earth?” Tao te Ching was the fourth most-popular text of the responses, after Fahrenheit 451, Silent … Continue reading “The Tao Keeps Speaking”
Just Passing Through
Marc Mullinax returns to speak about scarcity and abundance. Our world is built on the thin fictions of scarcity. Advertising, religion, athletics, maybe even your boss grabs your attention by making you feel like there’s not enough to go around, that only one team or person wins, or there are not enough resources, or room … Continue reading Just Passing Through