A New Way to Serve Justice
The Social Justice Team and Don will lead us in a look at a new social justice model for UUFH, and the four broad issues for your consideration. We’ll follow the service with a Q&A session at noon.
Topic: Justice
God don’t make no junk
A reminder that fighting some wars–wars against discrimination and fear, for example, never ends. A Veteran’s Day challenge? Rev. Bob MacDicken is no stranger to UUFH. He and his wife, artist Eileen Ross, are former members of our congregation and live in Black Mountain. Bob recently retired after more than 14 years as minister of … Continue reading God don’t make no junk
Our Better Angels?
What on earth was Abraham Lincoln imagining when he referred to the “better angels of our nature” in his first Inaugural address in 1861 and, four years later, in his second Inaugural, when he urged “malice toward none and charity for all”? The Rev. Carter Heyward spent her childhood in Hendersonville, which is why, … Continue reading Our Better Angels?
Putting UU Principles Into Practice
Having grown up in the Louisville, KY Unitarian church, Kitten Bulen will talk about how her faith values determined the professional choices she has made throughout her life. She was engaged in individual justice work, but is this enough? A basic tenet of our Unitarian-Universalist faith is to “Give Life the Shape of Justice” and … Continue reading Putting UU Principles Into Practice
Stopping to Listen
When we stop to truly listen, especially to those who are usually talked about and not listened to, powerful things can happen. Anne Garner is a military brat and preacher’s kid from Greenville, SC. She is currently working towards her Master of Divinity degree at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. Anne is thrilled to be … Continue reading Stopping to Listen
Even Squirrels Are Invited to the Party!
When did “Socialism” become a dirty word for moral, ethical people? Do you really believe in “trickle-down economics,” and that “a rising tide truly raises all ‘boats’ equally”? If you are wealthy and received a significant tax cut in 2018 and feel good and justified about that then you might want to stay home on … Continue reading Even Squirrels Are Invited to the Party!
Has the Time Come for No More ‘Thoughts and Prayers’
Swords to Ploughshares, Spears to Pruning Hooks The message provides an overview of the proliferation of weapons and tendency toward gun violence, and what we can do in a proactive way to combat this philosophy and trend. Rev. Michael Cleland has over 30 years of pastoral experience in established local churches as a settled pastor … Continue reading Has the Time Come for No More ‘Thoughts and Prayers’