What does drag have to do with passover? Resistance. Colorful, creative, community resistance.

Written by: Rev. Laurel Gray and Amanda Hall

Music by: Kala Farnham

Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

Amanda and Rev. Gray discuss: A liminal season; defining a miracle; committee positions as an antidote to helplessness; ministry is not activism; where do you put your focus when everything feels on fire?

Sermons written by: Rev. Laurel Gray

Theme music: Antidepresseur by Patchworker | @patchworker

Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

This is the first official Sunday of spring, after the equinox on the 20th. We’ll reflect on the season and the gentle power of a world returning to bloom.

Written by: Rev. Laurel Gray

Music by: Kala Farnham

Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

“Do UUs have saints?” It’s a question one of you posed to me and left me wondering. In celebration of St. Patrick’s day, we’ll have Irish music today and reflect on sainthood. What is it and where do we turn for the inspiration of holiness?

Written by: Rev. Laurel Gray and Amanda Hall

Music by: Kala Farnham

Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

This Sunday we’ll continue our celebration of the joy of being in community and the power of pooling our resources to create something more beautiful than any one could create on their own. We’ll go over the goals for this year’s pledge campaign and the power of mutual flourishing.

Written by: Rev. Laurel Gray

Music by: Kala Farnham

Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

Amanda and Rev. Gray discuss: Do the kids use blogs?; grief support tutorials; making sense of the unknown but in a UU way; a sense of belonging is ambient; allostatic load; no drones at the corn festival; a fiber arts sign-off

Sermons written by: Rev. Laurel Gray

Theme music: Antidepresseur by Patchworker | @patchworker

Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

We know that connection and community are important for human flourishing, but we often overlook the power of weak ties – the people we don’t know well, but are part of the fabric of our lives. Today we’ll talk about the world’s longest-running scientific study of happiness and what it tells us about the importance of those little moments of connection.

Referenced in this sermon:

"Why your ‘weak-tie’ friendships may mean more than you think" (BBC article): https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200701-why-your-weak-tie-friendships-may-mean-more-than-you-think

The Good Life by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz: https://the-good-life-book.com/

Written by: Rev. Laurel Gray

Music by: Kala Farnham

Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

Grief is part of life and yet knowing how to show up when people around us are grieving can be a daunting process. What do you say? What do you not say? Today we’ll reflect on this question and the importance of caring well when those around us are hurting.

Written by: Rev. Laurel Gray

Music by: Kala Farnham

Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

Amanda and Rev. Gray discuss: Dave Matthews Band songs on the organ; the UUA's proposed rewrite of the UU principles; embracing change; I want my inherent worth and dignity language back; the ultimacy of love; the hardest sermon to write; ministerial boundaries around chronic illness

Sermons written by: Rev. Laurel Gray

Theme music: Antidepresseur by Patchworker | @patchworker

Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

Tis the season of fad diets and gym memberships galore, an onslaught of messaging that our worth is conditional on our size. Today we’ll reflect on the blessing of taking up space and the difficult truth that inherent worthiness leaves no room for body shaming, even of ourselves.

Written by: Rev. Laurel Gray

Music by: Kala Farnham

Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall