by Roger Mock I heard a kind of slogan this week that stopped me in my tracks: “Throw out all the beliefs and keep the faith.” Say what? There was a time when a statement like that might have put me a little on the defensive. But now here I am, an interfaith minister…
Join us for a very special OneSong Service on Sunday, March 18 at 6:00 pm as we celebrate the coming Spring Equinox with a special South American ritual called Despacho Special guest Shari Parslow, a shamanic healing practitioner, will lead us in this traditional Andean Ceremony. The despacho is a sacred Andean ceremony. It is a…
Many people seem to be preoccupied with the satisfaction of the mortal life. More than ever, we need to remember these words of H. Emily Cady, “Pure love always asks, ‘What can I give?’” never “What shall I receive?” February and March are wonderful reminders that love, ultimately, is about service to others. How do…
by Roger Mock It’s Friday and I have time to write a column today. But what to write? The thing staring us all in the face is this latest tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida. I will not pretend to have anything enlightening to add to the national conversation about this abominable outrage. I have not…
Unity’s new Social Action Committee is gathering feedback from our congregation to see where the most common interests are to enable us to work together on a few projects. Please click the link below to go to the survey, look over the options presented, and indicate the projects you are interested in working on. Just…
Charity goes way beyond Trust. It is trust expressed. It means pushing the boundaries of my mind to move beyond trust into something greater.
We channel energy with art. Energy is life and there’s nothing more important than feeling alive. New forms of art give us the chance to experiment with life energy and recharge. Art energy is quite an elixir. How often have you been reluctant about going out with friends but then felt renewed because you did? …
by Roger Mock A calendar is a useful thing sometimes. It provides a structure in which to view our lives, week by week and year by year. We could thank Pope Gregory XIII for this, I suppose (though ultimately our gratitude belongs to the sun, the moon and our ever spinning earth). Gregory is the…
by Roger Mock The Winter Solstice, that time of deepest darkness and icy weather, is quite undeniably upon us. Let’s cue up the beginning of Christina Rossetti’s frost-bound poem (rimy rhyme?) to get us in the mood: In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. The…
Edited by John Daubney The benefits of service go far beyond whatever volunteer service we may be engaged in. We are made to love each other and in our loving service we become more of who God created us to be. The rewards are immeasurable and through her service at Unity Elaine has been richly…