Consciousness is something we all experience and utilize almost every day of our lives. It is almost impossible to imagine what life would be like without consciousness. And yet, people … Continue reading The Mystery of Consciousness
Rev. Duffy Peet will lead this morning’s service and deliver the sermon for the final time as the settled minister of UUFB. With a significant transition just days away, this … Continue reading Recounting & Celebrating Blessings: A Farewell Sermon
The English language idiom “a blessing in disguise” has been in use a very long time and is likely familiar to all of us. It may be easy to celebrate … Continue reading A Blessing in Disguise
Reading #682 in our hymnal is attributed to the Navajo Indians of North America. That reading begins; “Beauty is before me, and Beauty is behind me, above me and below … Continue reading How Do We Nurture Beauty?
There is an old saying which asserts that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” It would seem that if that saying contains any truth, there is more beauty … Continue reading Awakening to Beauty
Our theme for May is “nurturing beauty.” This two word theme might initially be interpreted as how beauty can be nurtured by us. But there is another way to interpret … Continue reading Beauty’s Ability to Nurture Us
This is a time of year when winter gives way to spring, a time when that which seems to have been dead returns to life again. This is a time … Continue reading Death and Renewal
Awakening is a concept that is taught in many religious traditions around the world. The steps or pathways to awakening are many and varied. Whether the awakening a person seeks … Continue reading Awakening and Surrender
We are living in a time of tremendous uncertainty. The level of uncertainty we have been dealing with for months, and continue to experience today, threatens to overwhelm our ability … Continue reading Faith in Coping with Uncertainty
Some religious faith traditions propose that faith is, at its very foundation, about what a person believes. Religious creeds are one outcome of such a perspective. Unitarian Universalism, however, has … Continue reading Renewing Faith Continually
