Speaker: Rev. Ted Tollefson Worship Service Coordinator: Paul Thompson Music: Cheryl Koch What does it mean to live as if we were interwoven into the interdependent web of life? What … Continue reading Welcome to the Interdependent Web
Waging Peace WSC: Scott Kunze; Music: Cheryl Koch There is a point of convergence between Biblical faith and Chinese philosophy. By whatever name we call it — shalom, salaam, p’ing –– … Continue reading Waging Peace
Speaker: Rev. Ted Tollefson Worship Service Coordinator: Paul Thompson; Music: Anne Waltner It is sometimes tempting to identify political conservatives with patriotism, but it’s dangerous fun. I will suggest ways … Continue reading Are You a Progressive Patriot?
Worship Service Coordinator: Mike Huber; Music: Joseph L’Amour Kristen and I are traveling in Japan this week. Here’s some of what we’re learning so far: 1. The Japanese have mastered the … Continue reading Lessons Learned from Journey to Foreign Lands
Speaker: Rev. Ted Tollefson Worship Service Coordinator: Peter Holland; Music: Deb Reid Mr. Twain returns to share some of his writings that were not published until 50 years after his … Continue reading Mark Twain Returns with News of Heaven and Earth
Speaker: Rev. Ted Tollefson Worship Service Coordinator: Paul Thompson; Musician: Deb Reid Jesus and Buddha: Two Messengers of Light Both Jesus and Buddha taught ways of living a good life … Continue reading Jesus and Buddha: Two Messengers of Light
Speaker: Rev. Ted Tollefson WSC: Peter Holland; Music: Deb Reid The tapestry of our living faith as UU’s is lovely and complex and yet there are some “golden threads” that … Continue reading What We Need is Here
The Power of Compassion – Rev Ted Tollefson What if compassion is more than a warm feeling? What if it’s a moral muscle that benefits from exercise and can become … Continue reading The Power of Compassion
Faith that can sustain our lives in challenging times has more than one dimension. It includes what we believe. It also includes what we care deeply about. And sometimes it enables us to trust what is beyond our knowing. What if faith is like a three-legged stool—-where each leg has an important role to play?
Most of the December holidays celebrate Light in some form: the Sun’s returning light at Solstice, Channukah’s Temple lights, the birth of Jesus and Buddha’s Enlightenment. But what if Carl Jung is … Continue reading Sermon: Light That Wants to Shine Needs Darkness
