by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 27, 2018 | Weekly Message
One of the highlights of my seminary experience was an eight-month hospice chaplaincy internship as part of clinical pastoral education. Although I began my internship with the same fear everyone has about not knowing what to say or how to pray with the...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 24, 2018 | Sermons
SERMON So, what might hope look like for you? Maybe something fragile and insubstantial, like a big soap bubble reflecting rainbow colors. Or maybe a comfy blanket you turn to when you’re cold, or perhaps a finely tooled steel brace that helps you stand you’re feeling...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 20, 2018 | Weekly Message
Photo by Sebastian Voortman on Pexels.comOnce upon a time not so very long ago, a UU congregation in, well, somewhere near here, did not quite have a culture of generosity when it came to taking care of itself. The idea that all members need to be, no, ARE stewards...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Sep 12, 2018 | Weekly Message
I notice a tendency in myself to “just finish a few more things from my to-do list,” to keep grinding, and “once everything is done“ it will be easy to relax and have fun. While I believe delayed gratification is an honorable and productive strategy, it can be...
