Rev. McKinley is the minister of UUFH and has served the fellowship for 20 years. He came to ministry by way of ecology and conservation biology. He found a home in Unitarian Universalism because of its traditions of freedom to frame and understand that mystery in ways that fit personal experience and connect with larger wisdom.
This is Appreciation Sunday – and more! We pause to notice and speak our thank you notes of appreciation and gratitude as we recognize the good that is in us around us and shared among us. We particularly appreciate the Family Ministry teachers and program and the UUFH Choir as they end the program year. … Continue reading Thank You Notes
Crepuscular describes the light between sundown and night or the same quality of illumination leading into sunrise. This is Jim’s next to last reflection before he retired from the ministry of this congregation.
(Recording Coming Soon) Let us move beyond “unrealistic and commercialized Mother’s Day, let us move to celebrating ethics of care. Let us honor and acknowledge all those who care for others, whether family or simply fellow human beings. Let us recognize compassion put into the service of humanity as what takes us simply into the … Continue reading Mother’s Day Plus
When asked what Unitarian Universalists believe, many of us stumble a little and look for a list of “the seven principles.” They are fine guides as they are, but our traditions are deeper and more grounded than that list. The principles emerge from something more. If you are looking for a simple orientation to embrace … Continue reading And 7 Principles Emerge
It’s Easter Sunday and the title comes from a poem by the Rev. Dr. Victoria Weinstein in which she lays out what we need do to “resurrect the whole human communion that Jesus dreamed.” She says “The stone has got to be rolled back from the tomb again and again every year. Roll up your … Continue reading Being the Resurrection
Even though we tend to focus on it as if it were a fragile dualism or threshold between either whole or broken; wholeness is not one or the other, but a more robust, resilient wholeness within wholeness to be recovered, re-imagined and reformed over and over again. Parker Palmer reminds us that wholeness is about … Continue reading Wholeness Restored
The audio for this service is not available at this time. In his book, “Be Here Now”, Ram Dass notes “what is important is that you get your house in order at each stage of the journey so that you can proceed.” March is pledge drive, getting the house in order month, in order to … Continue reading We’re Here Now!
Here you are: poised for the journey to the there you want to become. But the there’s there are different than they’ve been; more vital and needed than ever but less obvious. People increasingly don’t want “church” but yearn for the connection, comfort and challenge of larger orientation and meaning that “strengthens their hearts, lifts … Continue reading From Here to There
This month’s theme of Journey couldn’t be more appropriate. We each have a collection of journeys that make up our lives. Our spiritual journey of meaning and orientation is one of the central ones. This congregation has its collection as well. In this time of transition, reflection and opportunity, let’s remember some of our life … Continue reading From There to Here
Faith is a useful concept for me because I understand it not as an assent to propositions I cannot prove, but as a word of meaning – life meaning (or kind-ing) orientation. It is built through experience and practice and tested insight. Worthy faith is meaning you can trust. You live in it and are … Continue reading Trustbuilt Faith
