Brene Brown has written at length on the power and need for vulnerability. However, being vulnerable is hard to put into practice due to cultural expectations of strength and perfection. How does vulnerability actually create community and why is vulnerability so important to our faith? Watch the service live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpm3gKeWbG5xcsCGoHmcvKQ/live
Juneteenth marks when the last of the Confederate state finally freed those who were emancipated in the Civil War. The promise of freedom was made to these people more than two years prior to them hearing the news. What promises for the good of all people have we still failed to fulfill and how does … Continue reading “Unrealized Promise” – Rev. Walter Clark
Being in community means working with and loving people that challenge us. Personality quirks and mannerisms that don’t align with our own often prevent us from making deep connections. How do we put aside our annoyances in order to build a stronger community? Missed the service? Watch it here:
June is Pride month. Since the 70’s Pride has mixed elements of revolution with celebration, which is it now and what can we learn from Pride practices as we continue to fight against oppression? Missed the service? Watch it here:
We spend much of our lives seeking to resolve the big questions in life. How can our life change if instead of frantically seeking resolution, we let ourselves sit with wonder without obsessing over the answer? Missed the service? Watch it here:
We celebrate Religious Exploration this Sunday by honoring our RE volunteers and congratulating our bridging youth. Missed the service? Watch it here:
This Sunday is our annual Flower Communion service. Bring a flower to share this Mother’s Day as we celebrate the diversity of community. Missed the service? Watch it here:
The line was made famous from the HBO series Ted Lasso (but attributed to Walt Whitman) and is a reminder that when we encounter difficult behavior from others to consider what may be behind the behavior. We examine what it means to start from a perspective of curiosity using another popular HBO series, The Pitt. Missed … Continue reading Be Curious, Not Judgmental
Unitarian Universalism is a covenantal faith, which means we focus on how we want to be with each other and promise to continually work on creating better relationships. This Sunday we welcome UUFWC’s newest members into our community and explore what it means as we expand our covenant to include more people. Missed the service? … Continue reading Welcoming New Members – Rev. Walter Clark
It is easy to focus on the worst aspects of humanity when we encounter hardship. To look at the world around us and despair that humanity is its own worst enemy. It is in these times that we also need to remember that it is the best aspects of humanity that will often save us. … Continue reading “Stay Human” – Rev. Walter Clark
