Opening Words Today’s service is the first of two on the theme of “Conversations that Matter.” Human beings are social animals, and our communities are woven out of relationships of mutual caring, which are woven in turn out of conversations that matter- conversations where we connect, not mind to mind, or opinion to opinion, but…
Words in regular font are written by Tara Howe; Words in italics come from Rev. Elizabeth Stevens Audio Files: “Be still and know that I’m with you, Be still, be still, and know…” I remember, when I was a little girl, in a concrete tenement house on a university campus, inhabited partly by love, but infused…
May 14, 2017 Audio File: Opening Words: Today, we’ll be reflecting on four different ‘flavors’ of love that are commonly associated with mothers. There’s the fierce Mama Bear love that follows us where ever we go and keeps us safe. There’s the love that feeds and nourishes us so that we can grow. There’s…
UU Church of the Palouse · April 30, 2017 Sound Files: Opening Words This morning, we are joining more than 600 other UU congregations in a historic attempt to listen to and learn from the leaders of color within our faith community. This opportunity comes to us courtesy of several organizations, most notably BLUU- Black…
Audio Files: Elizabeth: Yesterday was the March for Science. How many of you were able to go? Here’s what science has to tell us about the effects of a regular meditation practice: Studies have demonstrated that people who meditate are healthier. Meditation lowers blood pressure and protects against heart disease. It strengthens our immune system…
Audio File: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5flkQwa0cdVbW5RMzBqSlFiY2M Opening Words A few weeks ago, we took science as scripture, and reflected on what scientists know- and don’t know- about the origins of life. In that service, I lifted up again the distinction between the world of science, which Karen Armstrong calls logos, and the world of myth and story, which…
Audio files: Opening Words This was a joint service with the Rev. Tandi Rogers, our very own regional staff person, and my dear friend. I invited Tandi to come in order to facilitate part of our congregational discernment process around who we want to be in these times, and how we want to be with one…
I want to begin by thanking Pat for buying this sermon in the auction- and for giving me the chance to get my Geek on! As those of you who have heard me preach about neurobiology or process theology know all too well, I love taking science as my scripture for the day. Karen…
Youth Sunday: Letting go and moving on: Part I Part II March 12, Spirit Play (Ginger Allen, Nancy Nelson and Ryan Urie)
Opening Words So far, since September, we’ve dedicated a Sunday to a number of different feelings: Fear and Anxiety, Hope, Joy, Guilt and Shame. Today, we’re wrestling with anger. I personally find anger to be one of the trickiest emotions to work with. Where most feelings point to an intuitive response that is helpful, anger…
In the nineties, I volunteered at a rape crisis center as an advocate. When they acquired their building, one of the things they did was to invite clients to paint a tile or two as part of their healing process. The tiles were then assembled into a wall mural, sort of like they have in…
We live in one of the best places on earth for weather-watching…don’t you think? The light here is amazing, and sunset colors are spectacular. We get ‘leftover’ weather, which often means the cloud formations are unusual. And we’re in “big sky country,” with not much blocking our view, so the canvas is gigantic. We get…
