Let Us Rise With Spring! By Lois Crommelin My God expresses herself to me first as mother earth. Along with that comes the sunshine, the rain, the breeze. Next is her unique fulfillment of all her physical beauty. To witness the first crocuses, then the daffodils and then the tulips is a miracle…the smell of…
by Roger Mock It may not seem so a lot of the time, but in many encouraging ways our world is changing for the better. We just might be evolving a teensy bit, don’t you think? We are becoming more courageous, for one thing. And one person’s courage challenges all of us to open our hearts…
and the concept of the Trinity by Roger Mock Many Christian churches celebrate the feast of Pentecost this Sunday, the culmination of the Easter season and a commemoration of the Gospel story of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ’s followers. It is followed one week later by Trinity Sunday which honors the Christian…
Musical Guest – Jessica Roemischer Sunday, May 22 – 11:00 am Service Unity is delighted to welcome back award-winning pianist and author, Jessica Roemischer. She’ll bring her inspired music to the 11:00 am morning service; offer an afternoon workshop called, “Music and Memory,” and give an evening concert at 6pm (details below). Join us for a remarkable…
With Musician and Mind Mastery Mentor, Mark Shepard Starting April 19th 2016 When: Tuesday evenings 7-8:30 pm Where: Unity Church In Albany NY (21 King Ave, Albany NY 12206) (AND Streamed LIVE on the WEB) YOU are invited to an informal, spiritual (but not religious), musical, meditational, mind mastery experience designed to uplift and support…
by Roger Mock Remember that scene from City Slickers? No, not the one where Mitch (played by Billy Crystal) helps the cow give birth, though that’s a good one, too. I mean this conversation with ancient cattle wrangler Curly (played by Jack Palance): Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is? [holds up one…
by Rev. Crystal Muldrow There is the birth of Jesus, then the death and then the resurrection…Isn’t that it? As I grew spiritually and learned more about the Bible, it became clear that Jesus’ resurrection is only the end of a chapter. Yet, it’s not the end of any of the gospels. The Gospels end…
by Roger Mock “I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” – Anne Lamott While visiting family in the 1990s I happened to spot a bumper sticker on a parked car while walking down a New…
by Roger Mock This Sunday evening’s OneSong service reflects on what the New Testament calls the Fruits of the Spirit: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (Galatians 5:22) We reflect on these from an understanding that these attributes represent our True Nature, and here to elucidate…
by Roger Mock You probably know the story of the elephant and the blind men which originated long ago in the Indian sub-continent until it crossed the path of many religious traditions including Jain, Buddhist, Sufi, Hindu and Bahá’í. This morning I discovered this poetic retelling from the 19th century by one John Godfrey Saxe. And Saxe, it turns out, lived his last 27…