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Presenter: Robbie Bergman Service Associate: Hyacinthe Miller Inside all of our brains is a filter that takes what we’ve learned to be important and make it stronger. So our beliefs are nurtured in such a way that we become set in our ways. Understanding this mechanism can help us coexist with people whose beliefs are … Continue reading “RAS and the biology of Belief”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, PresenterEmilie Costello Service Associate One of the laws of nature is that as the universe tends toward disorder, that entropy, the measure of disorder, increases. But we, as living things, push back against the flow of entropy, at least while we’re alive. As one writer put it, “we’re like little eddies in … Continue reading “Eddies in an Entropic Stream”
Sean Donovan, Presenter Annie Morris, Service Associate Sean traces his theology to an unlikely source — editing a church newsletter in Knoxville for minister Kathleen Rolenz, where he slipped in Whitehead and Boehme. He distinguishes evil (a moral category requiring an agent) from suffering (which doesn’t), arguing neither is explained by a God who is … Continue reading “Process Theology”
Presenter: David Rosh Service Associate: Robbie Bergman Nearly every human being is looking for happiness, but very few know what happiness is. Conventional wisdom holds the concept that if we work hard, we will be more successful. And if we are more successful, then we’ll be happy. Join David Rosh as he shares his long … Continue reading “Happiness is an Inside Job”
Presenter: Rev. Matt AlspaughService Associate: Sean Donovan Deep listening involves giving others our pure, undivided attention. Such listening may involve words, but it also may involve connecting beyond words. And by listening deeply to others, we may end up listening deeply to ourselves. In this service, we explore the idea of deep listening: listening to … Continue reading “Deep Listening”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, PresenterBeth Mason, Choir LeaderLamar Allen, Service Associate In song and story, Beth Syverson and choir will explore the origin and use of the song “We Shall Overcome” especially in nonviolent resistance movements worldwide. Rev. Matt Alspaugh will explore the connection of Unitarianism and Universalism with nonviolent resistance.
Presenter: Joyce Kinnear Service Associate: Michael Swords We all have times of hopelessness and deep-seated panic that can tear at our souls. Losing those we love, having a diagnosis of a potentially terminal disease or even the stresses living in the political stew that is our modern life can all bring us to what feels … Continue reading “Finding Joy in Times of Hopelessness”
Presenter: Rev. Matt AlspaughService Associate: Robbie Bergman Artificial Intelligence is perhaps the biggest technological change we’ve experienced in our lifetimes, along with all the other biggest technological changes: computers, the internet, streaming, smartphones, social media, and cat videos. We’ve each dealt with these other changes, but what about AI? I explore how I live with … Continue reading “Living with Artificial Intelligence”
D’Vorah Kelley: Presenter Lynn Cleek: Service Assoicate What does it mean to be a Unitarian Universalist in a changing world? While we claim no shared dogma, we are bound together by a powerful set of shared values. Join us this Sunday as we explore the “Value Flower” – a vibrant framework of Justice, Interdependence, Equity, … Continue reading “The Seven UU Values in Words and Actions”
Rev. Matt Alspaugh, presenterDee Dee Camhi, Service Associate This recent statement by political strategist Hiba Qasas gave me pause: “We are living in one of the least peaceful moments in modern history. We have the largest number of conflicts since World War II” We live in a time when war has become the default choice … Continue reading “A Hope for Peace”
