Where Do We Go from Here?
We gaze into the fires of chaos unleashed by the January 6th attack on our nation’s Capital Building
Topic: Resilience
Disability and Me
As a television producer, UUFH congregant John Owens covered the passage of the “American with Disabilities Act” (ADA) in 1990. Little did he know at the time how important the legislation would mean to him personally. John reflects on the importance of the ADA on its 30th anniversary, and how it has improved the lives for millions of … Continue reading Disability and Me
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?
Mental Health Month 2020: When Hope is Hard to Find
As Mental Health Month in the U.S. comes to a close, how do we honor deep suffering, yet offer hope in a cruel time? For information about our Sunday Zoom gathering, go HERE. Until we feel that it is appropriate and prudent for us to hold our worship services in our sanctuary, we are recording … Continue reading Mental Health Month 2020: When Hope is Hard to Find
When Trauma Comes Knocking: What a Virus Can Teach Us
Stay tuned for the information regarding our March 29 virtual worship service! To see the March 22 worship service, go HERE. You do not need a Facebook account to view the service.
Billie Holiday as Spiritual Guide
Some of the world’s greatest artists have suffered some of the world’s most profound hardships. As we mark Black History Month, Don will lead us in a look at the life, talent and heartaches of African American jazz singer, Billie Holiday.
Benjamin Hooks on Dr. King
We’ll mark MLK Day 2020 with a recorded speech of the late Benjamin Hooks, civil rights activist, minister, attorney and ally in King’s work.
Wholeness Restored
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