The Rev. Darrick Jackson is the Interim Associate Executive Director of UU Ministers Association. He is also an affiliated faculty member at Meadville Lombard Theological School and on of the authors in the book “Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity and Power in Ministry.” Darrick is involved denominationally as Treasurer of DRUUMM (the UU ministry for people of color). He is also the treasurer and Workshop Leader for Healing Moments (a ministry for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s). In his free time, Darrick likes to knit and to be involved in theatre. He is married to James Olson, a United Church of Christ minister and lives with their two cats, Merlin and Morgana.
Our UU Faith is full of paradoxes. We are grounded in love and yet hate injustice. We value both individual freedom and collective liberation. How do we make sense of these ambiguities? For assistance with joining the online service, click here. Coffee Hour- 11:30am after Sunday Service ID: 608 325 630#
Our dreams can be more than whimsy. They can make the impossible seem possible. So much of our world now is the manifestation of the dreams of our forebears. What dreams might we make for our descendants? For assistance with joining the online service, click here. Coffee Hour- 11:30am after Sunday Service ID: 712 489 … Continue reading I Dreamed A Dream
Our UU faith calls us to make the beloved community real. That work takes courage. How do we strengthen our courageous hearts so that we can live out our faith in the world? For assistance with joining the online service, click here. Coffee Hour- 11:30am after Sunday Service ID: XXX XXX XXX#
As we continue in this stage of the pandemic, what lessons can we learn from the AIDS epidemic to help us today? For assistance with joining the online service, click here. Coffee Hour- 11:30am after Sunday Service ID: 370 113 039#
The Valentine season fills us with images of hearts, candy and flowers. But as Unitarian Universalists, Love is something greater than these romantic symbols. How might we manifest this Holy Love in our everyday lives? For assistance with joining the online service, click here. ID: 377 142 29#
The start of a new year is a great time to reevaluate what we have, what we need, and what we want. Are the things we need to release to make more space in our lives? What changes do we need to make vs. what we think we should make? How can we use our … Continue reading You Can’t Take It With you
We are holding so much in the wake of all the pain, suffering, and injustice in the world. How can we engage our own healing and the healing of our communities? For assistance with joining the online service, click here. I
Pope John Paul II writes in his Encyclical, Fides et Ratio, that “Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” What does that mean, exactly? Does it have any relevance to us as UUs? For assistance with joining the online service, click here. Coffee Hour- … Continue reading Faith and Reason
All over the world, you can find stories in the form of the hero(ine)’s journey. The protagonist leaves home and has great adventures before returning home, transformed. Is this just great writing, or is it tapping into deeper spiritual truths? For assistance with joining the online service, click here. Coffee Hour- 11:30am after Sunday Service … Continue reading The Hero(ine)’s Journey
In church, we often talk about caring for our souls. But what about our bodies? What if we treated caring for our bodies as soul work? For assistance with joining the online service, click here. Coffee Hour- 11:30am after Sunday Service ID: 924 547 218#