By John Daubney For those of us who tend to be on the shy side, getting involved in service can definitely be cathartic. There is something powerfully ascendant about breaking through that protective shell of protection and doing something we haven’t done before. We are all so much more than we think we are…
by Roger Mock As I am typing this on the morning of a Presidential Inauguration (by the time I finish it will be a done deal), it feels as though I stand with my feet on separate sides of a fault line that is beginning to widen. Time to make a choice. Now. Love or…
Special Guest Musician/Presenter David Young November 18 – 19 Unity Church in Albany, 21 King Ave. Soul Ascension Meditation Workshop Friday, November 18, 7:30 pm David Young plays the Renaissance flute and his performances create a space for transformative spiritual experiences on the part of listeners. David’s music, humor and the energy from a lifetime…
by Roger Mock Each week when I sit down to plan our weekly “OneSong” multi-faith music service, the first step is to choose a focus or theme. I’ve learned not to hem and haw over this if no obvious seasonal theme or religious observance presents itself, and just choose whatever comes to mind or catches my…
by Rev. Crystal Muldrow On Sunday, September 17th, I looked at my Facebook Newsfeed and saw a “Memory,” a historical account of pictures, comments and shares that I had posted from previous years on that day. It was a picture I’d taken during a flight of the sun rising. At first, I was perplexed as…
by John Daubney Service to others can be a wonderful way of discovering more of the unique, God-given gifts we each possess, along with uncovering the passion we each have for certain types of activities. John is someone who has certainly accomplished that. His deep desire for wanting to make a difference in people’s lives has created a healthy…
by Lois Crommelin Seasons change, the leaves change, the phases of the moon change the tides. We have no control. The changing of the universe is a constant….in constant change that is! The Truth of who we are is Absolute. Unchanging. However, what we CAN change are: our minds, our thinking, our friends, shopping spots,…
by Roger Mock Back in college days I had taken a basic theology course and there was a joke going around that you would only fully ‘get’ if you knew some of those basics. It was a tongue-in-cheek take on this passage from the Gospel of Mark: Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages…
by Rev. Crystal Muldrow “Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe Me’. Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky.” The Sun Never Says, from The Gift: Poems by Hafiz Summer is a symbol of living an abundant life because the summer solstice…
By Roger Mock I learned a very simple yet very powerful new practice recently that I’d like to share with you. But first, let me preface it with some startling and empowering information from the field of neuroscience. You may have heard something like this before, but it bears repeating, and often. This is a quote…