by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 28, 2016 | Weekly Message
Remember when you were young enough to say how you’d like to change or grow without feeling embarrassed at all? On the first Sunday in January, the kids in religious education set their intentions for the year, and I was delighted (as usual) with their honesty and...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 21, 2016 | Weekly Message
Now is the time, my friends, this is THE moment. Or if not the ONLY moment, it is a moment not to be missed. If you care about the future of social justice work here at UUCA, if you want to see energetic and engaged programming, and if you want to participate in...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 19, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Cornell West argues that the prophetic message of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been tamed and softened over time, so that we tend to overlook the truly radical nature of his ministry. Today we’ll explore the theme of resistance...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 14, 2016 | Weekly Message
“What Makes a Good Life” is the title of a TED talk by psychiatrist Robert Waldinger. As Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, Professor Waldinger is the third to hold that position in the longest-running and most comprehensive longitudinal studies of...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 11, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister The chalice flame we light each week had its origin in our movement as a symbol of hope and resistance. We’ll visit that history today and what it calls us to now. Reading from Teaching a Stone to Talk by Annie Dillard “This...
