Sundays: 12 noon (CT) in-person and online
Rev. Don Beaudreau will be our speaker. Don is a retired UU minister who has lived with his husband Juan at Lakeside for 10 years. They share their home with 7 dogs, 2 cats, a snowy-white lab mouse named “Algodon” (“Cotton”), and with whatever cow, horse, turtle, dove, snake, etc. that passes by their front … Continue reading LESSONS FROM THE CRITTERS
Ernest Hemingway once said, “Courage is grace under pressure.” Perhaps with this statement, he knew that courage covers more territory than the battlefield or the bullfighting ring. In this service we explore other kinds of courage, including the courage to say no. How do we make choices, how do we act, when external pressure pushes … Continue reading Grace Under Pressure
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
”Here there be dragons” means dangerous or unexplored territories, in imitation of a medieval practice of putting illustrations of dragons, sea-monsters and other mythological creatures on uncharted areas of a map. Rev. D’Vorah Kelley will share her story – through song, readings, and a fairy tale in three parts of being confronted with one particular … Continue reading Here There Be Dragons
As an outgrowth of Rev. Matt’s service on The Good Life, Fred and Mardele Harland organized a 4 session workshop for people interested in enhancing their lives. This Sunday some workshop attendees will discuss their experiences with living a happy life, a rich life, a meaningful life. They will also discuss barriers that may have … Continue reading The Good Life and Social Justice
REMINDER THAT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS TODAY! How much of the course of our lives is the result of the luck of the draw? Is it all purely chance, or pre-ordained, or maybe somewhere in between? How about the development of our species, or for that matter, all life on earth? We’ll look at the … Continue reading Leaving it all up to Chance
Philosophers, theologians and scientists have considered and debated as to how free we are in our thoughts, choices and actions at least since the time of ancient Greece. From Aristotle, Epicurus and the Stoics through Augustine, Aquinas and Calvin up to scientific investigation of the 1980s, consideration of free will and determinism has raged. The … Continue reading Free Will: Is it All an Illusion?
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was punished for cheating death by being compelled to roll a heavy boulder uphill, only to see it roll back down just as he reached the top. We consider meaningless and difficult tasks to be Sisyphean in nature, and we worry that such tasks in life can lead to depression. How … Continue reading Sisyphus was on a Roll
We have all heard, “It is better to give than to receive.” This service will show just how true this is, and in how many ways, in terms of biology, in the neurochemistry of your brain, in evolution and care for the planet and in terms of powerful personal expression and spiritual growth. Richard Clarke … Continue reading Giving: Sharing Your Gifts
Most of us say we want a good life, but what does that mean? This has been a question for thinkers since at least the ancient Greeks (and Stoicism has reemerged in popularity in recent times). More recently, psychology has weighed in with ideas about the good life. We’ll explore what these might mean for … Continue reading “What is the Good Life?”
