In a society which so often focus on the need for more, for better, for the push to be extraordinary and to have and to experience extraordinary things, perhaps the path toward compassion for ourselves and others might be found in focusing instead on what is enough. We will send out the link to the viewing … Continue reading enough.
In this peculiar pandemic time, we don’t just stand at a threshold–we have fallen down the rabbit hole into a world between worlds. In this time of disorientation, it is possible that the Caterpillar has the most important question. Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar returns to join us virtually. We will send out the link to … Continue reading Down the Rabbit Hole
The old saying “Curiosity killed the cat” warns against the dangers of inquiring too closely. But in this hazardous world, it just might be that curiosity is the only thing that will save us. Reverend Dr. Lynn Ungar offers some thoughts on cultivating curiosity as a spiritual practice. Guest Minster: Rev. Dr. Lynn UngarWorship Associates: … Continue reading Curiosity Cured the Cat
In a world that more and more feels unjust, off-kilter and downright dangerous, it becomes ever more essential that we cultivate resilience, that we learn how to deal with a broken world in a way that doesn’t break us. Reverend Dr. Lynn Ungar has some suggestions that might help. Guest Minister: Rev. Dr. Lynn UngarWorship … Continue reading Good Thing I Bounce
What does it look like to fully live a life of integrity? Albert Schweitzer’s remarkable life serves as a model and an inspiration for fully-embodied integrity. Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar returns to the UUP pulpit. Worship Associate: Nancy Blake
In a world that is increasingly distanced, distracted and divided, so many of us long for genuine community. Rev. Lynn Ungar offers a look at how we might go about building a community that is inclusive, but explicitly Unitarian Universalist. Minister: The Rev. Dr. Lynn UngarWorship Associate: Nancy BlakeAccompanist: Will Johnson
Please join us for our annual ritual of regathering, bringing with you water and a stone for our celebration. Rev. Lynn Ungar will offer thoughts on what it means to choose to be at home in a world where unpredictability and change seem to be the only constant. Guest speaker: The Rev. Dr. Lynn UngarWorship … Continue reading Always Coming Home: Water & Stones Ingathering
Unitarian Universalism draws on many sacred texts for spiritual enlightenment. For Rev. Lynn Ungar, A. A. Milne’s stories of Winnie the Pooh and his friends are among those sacred texts, and the Hundred Acre Woods is a holy land worth visiting. Guest speaker: The Rev. Dr. Lynn UngarWorship Associate: Nancy BlakeAccompanist: Will Johnson
Religious traditions around the world and across time have traditions of pilgrimage—of seeking the holy through travel to a sacred site. Rev. Lynn Ungar reflects on what the notion of pilgrimage might have to teach us about how we journey through the world, and how we locate the holy. Guest speaker: The Rev. Dr. Lynn … Continue reading So Far? So Early? So Soon?
In the list of the sources of our UU tradition, the sixth source is “spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions.” What spiritual lessons might we learn from the earth–as in the soil, the literal ground under our feet? UUP’s choir, Larking About, will sing. This will be Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar’s final Sunday with us as regular guest … Continue reading Dirt
