Wonder, Amazement & Surprise
Staying adjusted to the way things are means nothing changes
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.
The New Normal
Photo by Sarah Kilian on Unsplash
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 … read more.
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 … read more.
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 … read more.
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. … read more.
“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 … read more.
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 … read more.