During the 1989 movie Gleaming the Cube, Christian Slater’s character Brian has to cope with the death of his brother. At very low time his friend says to him, “Your gleaming the cube, Brian” Brian gives his friend a questionable look, so he clarifies, “The cube is where you skate when you let go.” There … Continue reading Something on Resilience
The Beloved Community” is a term that was first coined in the early days of the 20th Century by the philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce, who founded the Fellowship of Reconciliation. However, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., also a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, who popularized the term and invested it with a deeper … Continue reading The Seven Principles of UUism: Our Attempt at Beloved Community
On the UUA website is a prayer written by Rev. Keith Kron that includes the following line: “I grieve for the people who died in [name of most recent shooting].” The fact that we need a prayer with a space to be filled in time and time again with shooting after shooting demands our attention, … Continue reading Demanding Action
