“Change alone is unchanging.” That is wisdom from the ancient Greek philosopher, Heraclitus.
Change alone is unchanging. In the words of our anthem by Ysaye Barnwell:
Cain’t no one know at sunrise, how this day is gonna end.”
We know that change is inevitable…always taking place within … read more.
How lovely it is to have the Sophia Singers…and the Beacon Bells… with us this morning…sounding bright notes of hope as we enter this time of long darkness.
The Russian carol the choir sang speaks of the wind seeming to be “full of singing.” Perhaps that … read more.
I am not completely certain, but I think this may be the first time that the choir has sung “Boogie Wonderland.” That’s one image of the Beloved Community…Boogie Wonderland…where we boogie our way toward love and justice.
Perhaps that driving disco beat is exactly what we … read more.
“What have you produced for Me?” God asks in our reading. “What have you bought with your life?”
It is a question that can catch you up short. It is a question that can call everything else into question.
What have you bought with your life?
Rumi, the … read more.
“Be a wetland. Detoxify what is upstream. Pass on liberation.”
Wetlands help purify air and water, they detoxify wastes, they promote new life, restore degraded resources…they harbor biodiversity.
They harbor diversity.
Wetlands model mutuality and function in sustainability.
What would it look like if we approached our personal living … read more.
Mutuality. This is a lens and a language that we have not focused on explicitly before…though for a liberal religious faith grounded in love, mutuality has to be part of our practice.
But let me start with the basics.
Vocabulary.com defines mutuality as a reciprocal relation between … read more.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
On Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced that California, frustrated with the slowing pace of research on global warming and in a final rebuke to President Trump’s denial of its human causes, would launch a … read more.
Personal integrity is a high value in our liberal faith, but not the only value. Understanding the blessings and the challenges that have shaped us can allow us to ground our dreams in an integrity born of honesty and humility.
A favorite hymn declares that “to question is an answer.” Rev. Sinkford will respond to your questions about our faith or about our church. A sermon will certainly emerge.
America is a Dream. The dream of Beloved Community. A work in process. A creation that we are all making…always. Nothing is fixed…forever…as James Baldwin wrote. And that constant process of creation means that our participation is always needed and necessary. That is why there … read more.
