• Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 3-18-20

    Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director The #UULent word for Monday, day 20 of Lent, was “change”. For me, it was also day 1 of trying to self-quarantine as much as possible. Change. Sudden change. Sudden change for how we go about living our daily lives. Sudden change for the health and wellbeing of all.…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 3-11-20

    I have been intentionally and faithfully reflecting on the #UULent daily word. I’m really enjoying how this practice encourages me to take some quiet time for myself in the morning and then carry it with me throughout the day. Most days, I post my reflections on social media, although I’ll admit to missing a few…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 3-4-20

    “…[M]eaning has not been finally captured. Nothing is complete, and thus nothing is exempt from criticism. Liberalism itself, as an actuality, is patient of this limitation… Events of word, deed, and nature are not sealed. They point always beyond themselves. … [W]e cannot properly place our confidence in our own creations; we must depend upon…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 2-26-20

    Are you curious about how UUs do lent? Maybe you’re wondering why UUs would even engage in a traditionally Christian practice, and perhaps you weren’t expecting to bump into it here at a UU church. Many of you are working to release past religious trauma and are looking for new spiritual practices to engage in,…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 2-19-20

    Happy Wednesday! I don’t know about you all, but I’ve already had a very outside-of-my-usually-scheduled kind of week and I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. Honestly, I thought about not writing a Ponderings article for this week, but then I thought that certainly, I could find you something to think about… So, I found this story…

  • Ponderings of our Spiritual Life Director 2-12-2020

    It was so nice to hear how many of you enjoyed last Sunday’s worship service and our adventure into Wonderland! So, I thought I’d offer an additional pondering about one of my favorite Alice scenes that I didn’t have time to touch upon during worship- when Alice meets the Caterpillar. You can watch it here:…