Topic: Faith

Getting Out of Our Heads

Writer and contemplative Richard Rohr has said “the key to a healthy spiritual life is getting out of the top three inches of our body.” This is the essence of embodied spirituality. In this service, we explore finding balance by getting out of our heads and into our bodies, all the while not leaving our … Continue reading Getting Out of Our Heads

Cathedral of the World

The Cathedral of the World is a metaphor for the religions of the world, a great hall with numerous rooms and chapels, created by the various religions and faiths of the world. How might we wander through such an edifice, and engage with what we find within? Rev. Matt Alspaugh is the speaker and Annie … Continue reading Cathedral of the World

History of Day of the Dead

Rev. Matt Alspaugh and Trudy Crippen will discuss how and why Christianity and Catholicism are considered different religions in Mexico, as well as in much of the world. We will also discuss the impact this has had on some of our local charities.

How to Find Your Spirit Guide

Mark Hollenstein has spent the last 20 years teaching, coaching, and helping people to seek personal transformative growth through means of becoming more in touch with the spiritual forces guiding our life. Mark, via video presentation, will guide us in a brief journey to locate our own personal spirit guide. Roy Haynes will be the … Continue reading How to Find Your Spirit Guide

Original Blessing

Richard Rohr, a Christian theologian, calls out conventional Christianity on its attachment to ‘original sin’ versus an alternative concept of ‘original blessing.’ He notes that “the words ‘original sin’ are not in the New Testament. Yet the Church became so preoccupied with the fly in the ointment, the flaw in the beauty that we forgot … Continue reading Original Blessing

The Four Yogas – A Unified Theory of Religion

Thousands of years ago, Indians defined four different spiritual paths, different approaches to getting closer to a higher power. These paths are action, devotion, meditation, and knowledge. These same paths are found in religions all around the world. They are found within UU, too. In fact, they were a major influence on Unitarian transcendentalists, like … Continue reading The Four Yogas – A Unified Theory of Religion

Faith, Trust & Doubt

Faith is a complex topic for us Unitarian Universalists. We don’t trust the blind faith that some other religious traditions. We are uncomfortable being told to ‘just believe.’ Yet, over time, many of us have developed an abiding faith, maybe better, enduring trust, in our answers to the deep questions of life. In this service, … Continue reading Faith, Trust & Doubt