Despair comes from stories that have become so small that all of the hope has been squeezed out of them. To recover from despair we need to expand our stories to hold more – more hope, more love, more possibility. How do we bring to bear the ideals and realities of our faith to create … Continue reading Right-Sizing Our Stories
”The living tradition we share draws from many sources.” This is a fundamental difference that distinguishes Unitarian Universalism from the monotheistic faith traditions. A short list of these sources is noted, among other places, in the front of our hymnals. An additional source might be the stories of our own, individual experience, stories that have … Continue reading Claiming the Stories that Shape Our Faith
In the adapted words of Rev. Jane Rzepka, “We have wintered long enough. In this, the season of steady rebirth we will find our hearts again, and our good spirits. We will love, and believe, and give and wonder and feel, again, the eternal powers. The flow of life moves ever onward through one faithful … Continue reading Easter
What happens when we expand the idea of freedom to consider how we move from the constricted places in our lives to places of expansion? Service Leader Alyse Parise invites you to come join a lively service and ponder what freedom means to you. To join the service via livestream on YouTube at 10:30 a.m., … Continue reading Freedom
Rev. Steve Edington, our very first Extension Minister, returns to UUFSB with a service based on a book he published a few years ago in which he explores how we cultivate a relationship with that which we sense is greater than ourselves without getting too ensnared in religious language or terminology. It is part of … Continue reading God Is Not God’s Name
