“Home Never Closes” In one of her essays, the writer Annie Lamott tells the story of a girl who becomes lost and tells the police officer who stops to help that “if you can get me to my church, I can always find my way home from there.” As we continue to hunker down, restricted … Continue reading “Home Never Closes”
“Democracy, A Dream Deferred” Rev. Anthony Mtuaswa Johnson preaching. Rev. Robin Landerman Zucker hosting, with music from Roomie Wood and Rebecca Prizznick. When I first heard, years ago, that the word Democracy was nowhere in the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence I was startled. This could not be true. Our government is a Democracy! … Continue reading “Democracy, A Dream Deferred”
“Spirit of Life, Come to Us” -It is safe to say that Hymn #123, Spirit of Life, is as close to a UU theme song as we have in our tradition. The hymn resonates. UUs seem to “get” this song and the “inner conversation” it invites with whatever we identify as the Spirit that moves … Continue reading “Spirit of Life, Come to Us”
“Go Set a Watchman: On Radical Honesty” The publication of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird prequel, Go Set A Watchman, unleashed a torrent of befuddlement about the recasting of Atticus Finch from paragon of white virtue to an emblem of deep south racism. Mary Louise goes home as an adult and sees a different … Continue reading “Go Set a Watchman: On Radical Honesty”
“The Survival of the Yavapai People” Rev. Patty Willis from Granite Peak UU, Prescott, AZ preaching Rev. Patty Willis says, “Two of the three books that I have found on Yavapai history speak of their “survival.” With this sermon to honor Indigenous People’s Day, let us begin to open our eyes to the culture surrounding … Continue reading “The Survival of the Yavapai People”
