Friedrich Schleiermacher was a 19th century German theologian who is largely viewed as the father of modern liberal theology—that is to say theology that roots itself in something other than creed and dogma. Contemporary UU theologian Thandeka finds answers to the critiques of Schleiermacher’s “Affekt Theology” in the emerging insights of neuroscience. Thandeka’s insights offer … Continue reading The Wisdom of the Mind ?
This month we explore what it means to be a people of Wisdom through a sermon series reflecting on the wisdom of four facets of our being: Body, Heart, Mind and Spirit. To begin, we ask what wisdom has your body shared with you lately? What new wisdom might it contain for you, or old … Continue reading The Wisdom Of The Body ?
We celebrate the role of our community in our lives this week as we kick off our stewardship campaign and conclude our month exploring resilience. What gifts have we received from being a part of this congregation? What gifts do we hope to leave for those who will come after us?
Our journeys are full of challenges that test our resilience and force us to confront the bedrock values and core questions of our lives. They say, “if you’re going through hell, keep on going.” But what is it that keeps usgoing through the hardest times?
Seventy years ago, the first meeting of the Unitarian Fellowship of Marin was held. A lifetime has passed since that first gathering in 1950, and our congregation has seen generations come and go. As we envision how to build our power to inspire joy and justice for the next 70 years, what strength can we … Continue reading Looking Back, Looking Forward ?
“There are some things in our nation and in our world to which I’m proud to be maladjusted,” spoke Martin Luther King, Jr. as he addressed the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly of 1966. As we honor the modern prophet’s birthday, we remember his moral vision at a time when we need it perhaps more sorely … Continue reading And Lead with Love ?
Have you found 10 new habits of positivity to finally change all the worst things about yourself and fix your relationship/kids/work in three easy steps on your road to health, fitness, financial freedom and human perfection? No? As our culture plunges into its annual ritual of malevolentself-betterment, let’s listen for the deeper voices of the … Continue reading To Make a Promise, to Break a Promise ?
We gather to sing carols, light candles, and tell an old story of hope and peace once again.
It is so ordinary and natural that the days stop getting shorter and the light returns. Living in our world of ubiquitous artificial light, can we still share in the awe that solstice has brought to people throughout time and place? We celebrate the returning light this year with an intergenerational retelling of the Miwok … Continue reading The Return of the Sun ?
Since before recorded history, humans have acknowledged the winter solstice – that turning of the stars when the longest night of the year gives way to the growing of daylight hours – the rebirth of the new year. Through the centuries, we humans have celebrated the solstice with ritual, story and song. Join us on … Continue reading Winter Solstice: Gifts of the Dark
