Like other communities we’ve experienced our share of deaths recently. Death is a given, so among hospice workers we speak of good ways to die. I’ll describe some of the good deaths I’ve been privy to and peel back some of the mystery about how and the ways we die.
When founded in 2017, NOMO became the first transgender-led non-profit organization in our region. It was created to provide education, advocacy, and life-saving support to the LGBTQ+ community in Middle GA. NOMO focuses on providing safe spaces for transgender persons, particularly for Black trans women, while also supporting LGBTQ+ youth, parents, couples, and allies through … Continue reading A Message of Hope, Love, and Kindness
Elon Musk is on record stating that empathy is a weakness. VP J.D. Vance has said that empathy should be limited to those in one’s immediate family circle. Some in right-wing, Christian nationalist circles preach that empathy practiced broadly toward all is a form of national suicide. Dr. James Davis May, director of the creative … Continue reading In Defense of Empathy
Throughout life, we develop qualities like decency, respect, and empathy through experience, relationships, and the temperament we’re born with. These ingredients shape our conscience — the inner voice that guides and regulates our behavior. For many people, God is part of that story. For others, moral behavior grows from the natural consequences of our actions: … Continue reading A Humanist Approach to Everyday Ethics
In a post colonial world we are surrounded by binaries; gay or straight, black or white, conservative or liberal. However, if we as Unitarian Universalists/Progressive minded people define ourselves as what and who we are against, we have effectively become a “blue MAGA”. What if the answer lies in the space between the binaries of … Continue reading Finding Neplanta
Join us this Sunday as we gather to mark the Summer Solstice, when the longest day meets up with shortest night of the year through earth-based ritual, stories, and music. This service is open to all members and friends, and all ages are welcome!
Inspired by the work of Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB, and the words of Psalm 139, we will reflect on what, where, and who is sacred.
The UUA has a new hymnal. You won’t find it, however, bound between 2 covers (like our gray and teal hymnals). It’s all digital, an online resource of hymns both old and new. This Sunday, Lisa and MaryAnn, along with our stalwart High Street Choir, will lead us in singing some of this new music … Continue reading Sing Out Love
A long time ago I spoke at High Street on “The Phu Bai Principle”- an essential truth that I learned during my time in Vietnam with the Red Cross. Fifty years after the war I again volunteered this time for a 6 month deployment with the Red Cross in Poland, assigned to an American Army … Continue reading The Phu Bai Principle, Part 2
What is it? Why does it matter? What can we as UUs do the protect it?
