Our version of Unitarianism and Universalism grew up in colonial United States. A very Eurocentric culture at its base, we inherited a polyglot of liberal religious ideas and ideals. Today we face the challenge of understanding our heritage in order to articulate a clear meaning for our present and to share it with the future of our nation and world—a world that is less and less Eurocentric/North American in culture, but needs our message none the less.

Our version of Unitarianism and Universalism grew up in colonial United States. A very Eurocentric culture at its base, we inherited a polyglot of liberal religious ideas and ideals. Today we face the challenge of understanding our heritage in order to articulate a clear meaning for our present and to share it with the future of our nation and world—a world that is less and less Eurocentric/North American in culture, but needs our message none the less.

As Valentine’s Day previews the birth of spring, our nation ponders “Don’t ask, don’t tell” and the question of whose love can be shared in a legal marriage. How did politics become part of love? Do we have so much love in the world that we need to make some of it illegal? If you ask, I’ll tell what our UU tradition says about these questions.

As Valentine’s Day previews the birth of spring, our nation ponders “Don’t ask, don’t tell” and the question of whose love can be shared in a legal marriage. How did politics become part of love? Do we have so much love in the world that we need to make some of it illegal? If you ask, I’ll tell what our UU tradition says about these questions.

Is beauty only in the eye of the beholder? The poet Frederick Turner writes “Beauty… is the highest integrative level of understanding and the most comprehensive capacity for effective action. It enables us to go with, rather than against…” How can beauty emerge from chaos or escape the medieval understanding of it as perfection to inspire a journey of discovery, action, and hope? Kent McKusick, is a UU minister who served as intern minister at All Souls in Kansas City, as chaplain at Ferry Beach (Conference Center in Maine), and at the Samaritan House in Fort Worth.

Is beauty only in the eye of the beholder? The poet Frederick Turner writes “Beauty… is the highest integrative level of understanding and the most comprehensive capacity for effective action. It enables us to go with, rather than against…” How can beauty emerge from chaos or escape the medieval understanding of it as perfection to inspire a journey of discovery, action, and hope? Kent McKusick, is a UU minister who served as intern minister at All Souls in Kansas City, as chaplain at Ferry Beach (Conference Center in Maine), and at the Samaritan House in Fort Worth.

We will use the lens of a song by Peter Mayer, “God Is a River,” to reflect on a traditional aspect of being Unitarian Universalist—the ability to let go. The song is startling in its simple but powerful message of being able to change one’s religious perspective. We will explore how that message is reflected in stories of spiritual change in religious history, and how it calls to us today.

We will use the lens of a song by Peter Mayer, “God Is a River,” to reflect on a traditional aspect of being Unitarian Universalist—the ability to let go. The song is startling in its simple but powerful message of being able to change one’s religious perspective. We will explore how that message is reflected in stories of spiritual change in religious history, and how it calls to us today.

Too hot to handle! Today we will talk about that which we have the most difficulty talking about. Is it sex? No. Politics? No. But it is something we all care about and most of us want more of it. I'll give you a hint: It's the root of all evil!

Too hot to handle! Today we will talk about that which we have the most difficulty talking about. Is it sex? No. Politics? No. But it is something we all care about and most of us want more of it. I'll give you a hint: It's the root of all evil!