by Rev. Jim Fuller Dear Friends, Our friend the Buddha offered many helpful insights for developing deep spiritual wisdom; among these was the teaching of impermanence. His teachings on impermanence remind us of the temporary nature of things and conditions in the physical/phenomenal world. Things come into being. They last a while, changing as…
(reprint from June 2007) By John Daubney For the past ten years [Ed. note: now 19 years] Trudy Ellis has lovingly and effectively been providing nursery care on Sundays so that adults with very small children have the opportunity to attend service; not an easy undertaking for parents. Trudy quietly goes about offering her gift…
by Roger Mock Songwriter Bruce Cockburn, (who, you may notice, I have a habit of quoting) has a song with the chorus, “The trouble with normal is it always gets worse.” His song addresses the political realities that cause the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer and to remain mostly…
by Roger Mock It’s Palm Sunday this week for Christians, who will recall Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey, the adoring crowds, the fate that would meet him within those walls, and the story of his triumph over darkness and death. At Unity this Sunday we are emphasizing that entrance into the…
by Roger Mock The feast of Easter may not seem to lend itself to planning an interfaith service like I will be doing soon. But actually it does. You can begin by recognizing that the concept of the eternality of life finds expression in many, if not all, of our oldest spiritual traditions. Not only that,…
By John Daubney The passion that some people exhibit for the spiritual journey and for giving of themselves in service to others can often provide the nudge we need to get more deeply involved ourselves. So pay attention to those times when you are inspired, even a little bit, by the example that others…
by Rev. Jim Fuller For Christians Easter is the remembrance the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Traditional Christianity teaches that through his dying Jesus atoned for the sins of humanity; sins of the past and sins yet to come. I believe that Jesus would have been saddened by this interpretation of his final…
WOW!! Mark Shepard’s empowering little song continues to take on a life of its own! Says Mark, “I got an email from my dear friend and mentor, Jana Stanfield yesterday with a link to this video. There seem to be more and more people around the world discovering this little song of mine and it…
Artwork by Daniel B. Holeman by Barbara Sinacore Immerse yourself in the rapture of music. You know what you love. Go there. Tend to each note, each chord, Rising up from silence and dissolving again. Vibrating strings draw us Into the spacious resonance of the heart. The body becomes light as the sky And you,…
You are the gray sea in a dress of brocade lace. You are inside me, and I know your face. You are the summer, and the winter’s bitter cold. You are my mother, and I love you so. You are a white dove when the day dims into blue. You are my first love, and…