Covid 19 is not the only virus infecting our culture. The murders at the Atlanta spas earlier this week reveal another face of the dysfunction and danger of the culture we are committed to dismantling.  There … Continue reading The Other Virus(es)

“Sincere congratulations on First Unitarian’s on-going commitment to LGBTQ+ welcome and inclusion.”  We received the UUA’s letter earlier this week, recognizing First Unitarian’s successful completion of the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal for … Continue reading Welcoming: A Milestone to Mark

Kintsugi is a Japanese approach to pottery repair in which cracks are filled with golden lacquer, highlighting the shapes of the cracks with the valuable material. The flowing shape of the … Continue reading The Art of Repair: Life Is What Makes Us

Wholeness is a challenging spiritual theme, in part because we are so ambivalent about it. Wholeness suggests finality. “To do list” complete. Check.   Most of us are such goal-directed folks that … Continue reading In the Along

We enter Black History Month 2021 after a year which saw, among many other things, the Movement for Black Lives manifested in the largest and most diverse demonstrations for equity … Continue reading Centering

Rev. Sinkford is on break this week. The following is by Rev. Marilyn Sewell, Minister Emerita of First Unitarian Church. At last it’s over! I mean the last four years … Continue reading Recovering From the Last Four Years of Abuse

I have heard from many of you how much you appreciated Rev. Connie Simon’s sermon, From the Inside Out, last Sunday. A book group of elders that has been meeting for more than 50 … Continue reading What’s Theology Got to Do With It?

The first time I teared up during the Inauguration was when Lady Gaga sang the Star-Spangled Banner. Neither the singer nor the song normally bring me to tears. It was not … Continue reading Unity