Topic: Beloved Community

Compassion and Connection: As Beautiful and Terrible as the Dawn

This Sunday, Rev. McCreary will reflect on compassion–compassion in racial justice, compassion in Covid-19, compassion for a small church in Jackson, Mississippi, that struggles under the weight of prejudice against liberal Religion–and explore how these are connected. This service will be held virtually. Join us at 10:30 am for Virtual Coffee Time to catch up … Continue reading Compassion and Connection: As Beautiful and Terrible as the Dawn

What Fresh Hell Is This?

Reverand Gail Tapscott will share some thoughts about the long term potential for personal and community transformation coming out the strange moment in history that we are experiencing. Rev. Gail Tapscott has been semi retired in Oxford MS since 2016. She is Minister Emerita of the UU Congregation of Fort Lauderdale (FL) where she served … Continue reading What Fresh Hell Is This?

This is America: A Reflection on the Response to COVID-19

On May 5, 2018, the Rapper Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) released the song “This is America.” The next day there were news articles about the song. The song and video reflect on a vision of America that many people discount–one of consumerism, gun violence, and race. The imagery, in vision and word, reveals a reality … Continue reading This is America: A Reflection on the Response to COVID-19