by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 29, 2018 | Weekly Message
Recently I preached about what Isaac might have said, if his voice had been part of the story of Abraham’s sacrifice. As we approach Easter Sunday, which, of course, focuses so much on Jesus’ voice and story, here is my imagining of how Simon of Cyrene...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 26, 2018 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister https://uuasheville-staging.revaudettefulbright.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/180325-A-Great-Storm-Rising-2nd-Service.mp3 READINGS From the Fourth National Climate Assessment, US Global Change Research Program: “Humanity’s effect on the...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 22, 2018 | Weekly Message
We want to try something new and awesome in our summer RE classes this year. But we need help. As I write this, the snow is coming down outside as it has been all day, so it’s not unnatural to be daydreaming about summer breezes, drifting down a river, campfires, and...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 15, 2018 | Weekly Message
As you probably know, the UU Asheville membership and Board of Trustees reviewed the congregation‘s overall purpose and reason for being over the last year. The result of this effort was a set of updates to the Mission, Core Values, and Ends Statements. One of the...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Mar 12, 2018 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister READINGS From “Trees: Reflections and Poems” by Herman Hesse “For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. . . . In their highest boughs the...