by John Daubney There are those among us who are naturally inclined to be “out front” or to be drawn to leadership positions and we welcome and embrace and are enriched by those men and women. There are also, however, as Glyne Griffith points out, men and women who are by nature more reserved and…
by Roger Mock There’s an old Gospel song with the chorus: I don’t want to get adjusted to this world, to this world I don’t want to get adjusted to this world, to this world I’ve got a home so much better and I’m gonna go there sooner or later And I don’t want to…
by Rev. Crystal Muldrow Like many people, the Fall/Winter holiday season is my favorite time of year. As a child, it was my favorite time of the year because of all the things that I could get. Halloween had abundance of candy. Thanksgiving brought family from long distances back to me, and all of my…
(Note: originally posted November 2014) By Roger Mock I recently re-read these words from Don Miguel Ruiz’s book The Mastery of Love: “Your heart is a magical kitchen. Open your heart. Open your magical kitchen and refuse to walk around the world begging for love. In your heart is all the love you need. Your heart…
by Rob Geyer Every so often I wonder- “what would create stronger bonds between people?” Most often my answer is simply, “the experience of sharing with each other”. I love finding out new and interesting things about folks and getting a better sense of what is important to them. So I’ve decided to share something…
by John Daubney The seed for serving grows and blossoms over time as we put ourselves in a fertile (spiritual) environment—If you hang around a barbershop long enough, sooner or later you’re bound to get a haircut. In time, as gratitude grows, we naturally want to use our special God-given gifts to serve others. Cheri…
Here’s a little conversation that appeared on Facebook this week. Beth Suter posted her photo of Orisa Skipper leading the congregation in proclaiming our Affirmation for our New Minister (that would be Rev. Crystal Muldrow!) on Sunday, December 6. Rev. Crystal responded: “I took this photo (below) shortly after I found out I was going to…
Our Multi-Faith Music & Meditation Service for Sunday, December 6 (6:00 pm) features special musical guests Trans-Portal Phil “Shiva” Jones & Frank Evans TRANS-PORTAL is a two man band whose goal is to awaken the inner mind and move the soul. Phil “Shiva” Jones, vocalist/didgeridoo master (founding member of the ‘60s/’70s British spiritual rock band…
Painting: Charles Porter (1847-1923) November by Susan E. Oringel With each shower of leaves, I cursed the spendthrift trees who tossed their coins away to any old wind. Mourned the bright riot, summer’s dahlias, red and phosphorescent suns. Now a kind of quiet comes, a slow, hard wind shivering sober branches, …
Here’s a live recording of Bob Sima from Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Unity Church in Albany of Bob’s song The Looser the Grip. Vocals and guitar: Bob Sima Harmony vocals: Shannon Plummer Piano: Mark Shepard Mandolin: Roger Mock Percussion: Pete Furlong The Looser the Grip © 2012 Bob Sima Music, Thin Little Veil, Released…