• Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 12-11-23

    It’s a chilly morning and I’m only very slowly waking up and getting words on this page. But wrapping my hands around a warm cup of tea reminds me of the joy we created yesterday (and also, as Isabella said, that my energy comes from … read more.

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 12-4-23

    Words for Contemplation, Reflection, or Meditation As a church, we subscribe to Soul Matters (independently owned UU business) and we receive monthly religious education, small group, and worship packets. The worship packets help us to plan service topics, suggest music, and provide stories for all ages. … read more.

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 11-27-23

    Wow! Wow! Wow! Y’all, the very first Thanksgiving Worship Service of the Interfaith Coalition of Polk County was a great success. My heart is overflowing with gratitude this morning. We had a full house– Dorothy and Ken counted 97 people! Pastor Mel accompanied us with … read more.

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 11-13-23

    Today (Monday) I am attending two meetings: One for the Polk Teen Pregnancy Prevention Alliance’s “Festival of Faith” planning. The other is with Rabbi Goldstein to work on the land acknowledgment for the interfaith Thanksgiving service. Yesterday, I attended the Red Tent board meeting. And thus, … read more.

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 11-6-23

    “Every minute of every hour of every day you are making the world, just as you are making yourself, and you might as well do it with generosity and kindness and style.” – Rebecca Solnit “God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used … read more.

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 10-30-23

    We in the developed world are like homeowners who inherited a house on a piece of land that is beautiful on the outside, but whose soil is unstable loam and rock, heaving and contracting over generations, cracks patched but the deeper ruptures waved away for … read more.