What happens to us when we are forced to participate in or witness an action that violates our deepest ethics?  How can we help each other recover when unspeakable acts are performed in our name?

By my count, this is the 100th time I’ve spoken from the UUCJ pulpit.  We’ve shared so much together!  A look back, and a look forward.

Kindness will save us, if anything can.  How can we participate more, as givers and receivers?

This year, the summer has been an ordeal of heat and humidity, social changes, and fears about what’s to come.  How do we handle so much stress and  upheaval? For assistance with joining the online service, click here.

 The Summer Solstice marks both the beginning of the warmest season andthe slow waning of the days. What is Nature trying to tell us?  

Imagination, the source of so much joy and pain in our lives, makes us uniquely human. It it a divine gift, a great burden, or both?    

 Today is Easter and also the last Day of Passover. How have these two spring holidays interacted over the centuries, and what do they have in common?

 Feeling stuck? Spring shows us that everything is always transforming. How do we jump into the river of change?  

In this two-part service, we’ll experiment with the Brahma Vihara contemplations, sometimes known as Metta. We might need this practice more than ever right now  

 With anger and fear all around us, how do we find our way home to peace of mind? According to legend, the Buddha himself taught his monks a meditation he called “the only protection you will need.”In this two-part service, we’ll experiment with the Brahma Vihara contemplations, sometimes known as Metta. We might need this … Continue reading Our Best Home, Part 1