Speaker: Rev. David Breeden

Sunday, April 21, 2019

Curtis Reese, a Unitarian minister and first president of the American Humanist Association, once said, “Humanism aims to comprehend humanity in our total setting; to know ourselves as children of the cosmos, as the individual members of the human group, and as the parents of civilizations yet to be.” These are important reminders as we celebrate Earth Day.

Text (PDF): Children of the Cosmos

Written by Reverend David Breeden

Read by Justin Bovee

In a previous post I related the story of Paul’s trip to Athens as told in Chapter 17 of “The Acts of the Apostles” (or in Greek, Praxeis Apostolon). The book was written somewhere between 80 and 90 of the Common Era. Paul appears to have travelled to Athens sometime around 51 CE…

Stoicism and Paul’s New God Blog Post

Speaker: Rev. Jim Foti

Sunday, April 14, 2019

The origins of the word “integrate” are about making something whole. What is lost when people are divided by race, and what steps can we take toward making humanity whole?

Text (PDF):Integrating and Integrity

Written by Reverend David Breeden

Read by Justin Bovee

The Book of Acts in Christian scripture is properly titled “The Acts of the Apostles” (Praxeis Apostolon). The book was written somewhere between 80 and 90 of the Common Era and contains the triumphalist story of the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire…

Unknown and… (Saint) Paul Meets the Opposition Blog Post

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Speaker: Rev. David Breeden

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Marge Piercy’s 1971 poem “Barbie Doll” is the classic text of Second Wave Feminism. Still today the poem asks each of us to consider what is and is not actually broken about ourselves.

Text (PDF): Broken and Really Broken

Written by Reverend David Breeden

Read by Justin Bovee

My nomination for greatest book title of all time is the 1864 papal publication titled . . . Syllabus Errorum, “Syllabus of Errors.” The book was written by Pope Pius IX. It was a list of 80 heresies…

Your Syllabus of Errors: The Struggle for Individuality Blog Post

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Speakers, Rev. Kelli Clement and Rev. Mandy Goheen

Sunday, March 31, 2019

In a talk that concludes the weekend workshop on the Prison Industrial Complex, Revs. Mandy & Kelli explore the question of how congregations can welcome Unitarian Universalists who were previously incarcerated.

Written by David Breeden

Read by Justin Bovee

The great Renaissance-era jurist Hugo Grotius looked out on a Europe in ruins from the conflagration that we nowadays call the Thirty Years War (1618–1648). It was a war that killed over eight million people through violence, disease, and famine. To put a stop to the killing, Grotius put his mind to the task of establishing something that had been imagined but never accomplished: international law…

Sticky Wicket Blog Post

Speaker, Brett Benson of MN350

Sunday, March 24, 2019

With the need for organizing around climate change as urgent as ever, citizens are looking for meaningful ways to bring about the significant societal changes required. An inclusive climate justice movement is gaining momentum and making headlines in Minnesota and nationwide. Brett will address the importance of fostering hope, how to be influential in talking about climate change, and why congregational communities are uniquely positioned to help. MN350 is a people-powered organization working on the transition to a just, clean-energy future.

Rev. David Breeden speaking

Sunday, March 24, 2019

As Tom Petty put it, “the waiting is the hardest part.” Waiting for spring has proven difficult for humanity for thousands of years, leading to some interesting gods. Rev. David brings the focus back to the natural world.

Text (PDF): Just Wait For It