What do you think of the idea of "gratitude as a gift"? Do you find it hard to be thankful (as opposed to just saying "thanks")? Are there things you're...
Have you ever given much thought to the Twenty-Second Psalm? (Or, the Twenty-Third, for that matter?) What do you think about the idea that FAITH and BELIEF...
We could discuss so many things! - The Course in Miracles. - The idea that FEAR and LOVE are the only two fundamental motivations. (And the parallels with the...
Rev. Erik talked about the possible evolution of Unitarian Universalism into a "universalistic universalism," a religion for people who understand themselves...
Naomi Wolf's book "The End of America" prompted a discussion of the changes in America which can be interpreteed as a portend of a slip into fascism or...
Rev. Erik discussed how his "expansive and exploratory" Unitarian Universalism has made it possible for him to reconnection--in some new ways--with the...
my response to Erik after the sermon..... Hello Erik! As I quickly mentioned to you after the 9am service I had some thoughts/reactions after this mornings...
Pat, I can certainly understand the FEAR reaction--it is incredibly scary stuff. The stuff of surreal nightmares, at times. And last night, at the Christmas...
Hello, Pat -- I shared your fear at the content of Erik's sermon. The question of how I live my life, and how it will affect my famiy, is ever- present. I am...
... Ah...yes, that makes total sense to me!! I agree that we need to continue our activism along with cultivating a life of deep peace..I believe leading a...
Hi Elenita! I am Pat Policastro, sorry I did not add my last name! WOW...you stated yourself with such eloquence & I thank you! Your words helped take me to...
Hi, Pat -- I thought it might be you, but didn't want to assume. You do have a sphere of influence -- we all do. And isn't that what Margaret Meade was...
... I would LOVE to see more pagan friendly services! As a matter of fact I was most pleased to hear the first reading today being an invocation used at a lot...
this was meant to be sent to the group but was just sent to me... Greetings Pat and Elenita and all, I so agree about the pagan friendly influence! I was a...
I have to read a bit then put it down, overwhelming to me at times...anyway...I found this & thought it was a cool thing this guy was doing...it tied into the...
I thought my girls and I would attend the services today but the 2007/2008 CYM does not show a children's program this Sunday. Should I wait a week then?...
This is the sermon about our need to take a serious look at who we are as a congregation and how we want to be--a conversation necessitated by the projected...
We'll I'll be first... Good questions, as ever for Unitarians. Thinking about this we need to either raise revenue or cut expenses or both. As member of...
Greetings! I will tell you that your sermon certainly took me by surprise.....I will be honest & tell you that if would have known what is was going to be I...
Good questions and they are tough ones to think about. It's hard to get involved with these decisions without seeing some more numbers - the cost to keep and...
Greetings All, I want to start by saying that I am very glad we are having this discussion. I welcome the possibilities that all of us, talking together, can...
Hi all, I agree with Dawn's recent posting that it will be all too easy for us to focus our attention and our energy on the question of how to close the...
Oh no...Dawn has spoken about the elephant in the room....LOL..just kidding....I offer my thanks for your incredible wisdom Dawn! Yup..hard stuff to look at....
Good point of discussion. When I read the mission statement I'm called to this section: "...and to be an advocate for social justice in the larger community....
Hi everybody, In my last post I reminded us of our current mission statement and asked whether it had the "laser focus" we need. I then encouraged people to ...
Hello Everyone! Thought I would weigh in a little bit here. I think the discussion of a mission statement is a good one. In a previous life I worked in a ...
Greetings All, I've been letting these ideas sit in my mind for a few days, and I have to say that I do see a connection between Erik's sample mission ...
Thanks, Ned. Your claification really helps me. So I took another look at our mission statement and--no real surprise since you'd just said as much--it's...
Just a reminder (yes, another reminder) to everyone involved in this online conversation: real world conversations are beginning this week. Today, even. The...
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