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One of our favorite hymns speaks to one of our deep desires as Unitarian Universalists.- “We Would be One”. Our Lake Chapala congregation holds the idea one oneness as a core theological value. Yet as humans, we like to divide up in to self, in-groups and out-groups, amigo and enimigo (friend and enemy.) Schismogenesis means … Continue reading We Won’t Be One: Schismogenesis and Human Nature
Ernest Hemingway once said, “Courage is grace under pressure.” Perhaps with this statement, he knew that courage covers more territory than the battlefield or the bullfighting ring. In this service we explore other kinds of courage, including the courage to say no. How do we make choices, how do we act, when external pressure pushes … Continue reading Grace Under Pressure
Hidden in plain sight. We depart our Mama’s womb with the experience of profound loss. Living a meaningful life we inevitably experience more painful losses. I submit to you that woven into our experience of loss is a tried and true pathway to wholeness. David Roth will be the presenter and Cate Howell will be … Continue reading Pathways to Liberation and Empowerment
REMINDER THAT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS TODAY! How much of the course of our lives is the result of the luck of the draw? Is it all purely chance, or pre-ordained, or maybe somewhere in between? How about the development of our species, or for that matter, all life on earth? We’ll look at the … Continue reading Leaving it all up to Chance
Philosophers, theologians and scientists have considered and debated as to how free we are in our thoughts, choices and actions at least since the time of ancient Greece. From Aristotle, Epicurus and the Stoics through Augustine, Aquinas and Calvin up to scientific investigation of the 1980s, consideration of free will and determinism has raged. The … Continue reading Free Will: Is it All an Illusion?
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was punished for cheating death by being compelled to roll a heavy boulder uphill, only to see it roll back down just as he reached the top. We consider meaningless and difficult tasks to be Sisyphean in nature, and we worry that such tasks in life can lead to depression. How … Continue reading Sisyphus was on a Roll
Music reflects society, but music can also be a catalyst for change Michael Reason’s multi-media presentation will show how music in the 20th and 21st centuries created social and political commentary and became a global force for change. Dee Dee Camhi is the service leader.
Many of us who were raised in some traditional religions, have at some point asked (perhaps unconsciously) the question, “What is the character of my God?” Many of us found the character of God wanting, and rejected him (yes, that god was usually a “him”). Some of us live comfortably with that rejection as atheists, … Continue reading What is the Character of Your God?
Presenter: Rev. Matt AlspaughService Associate: Emilie Costello One of the laws of nature is that 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 this … Continue reading “Eddies in an Entropic Stream”
