Like a lot of churches, over the course of the pandemic, a large number of our kids and their families stopped attending. Online church just wasn’t enough, especially after long days of online school. Returning to in-person community, our numbers of kids and youth meant that we only needed to offer programming at one of […]
Faith In Pieces Series Invitation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ztP9tdwsAU“Everyone has a crisis at some point. You’ll have one too.” These were some of the first words shared with me by an admissions counselor at the Iliff School of Theology. I had just confessed my worry that my atheism would be a problem at this Methodist seminary. At its core, seminary education challenges you to […]
The Nature of Being
https://youtu.be/VqGjZUxcsoI Dear ones: It is the time of year where being outside feels like sanctuary. When the trails call to us, and the rivers, and the garden. Even our new building can’t compare to the wisdom, healing, and renewal of the natural world (although our big windows looking out on the foothills do help!). […]
For Our Liberated Future: Responding to Gaza
I was not able to be at the City Council meeting Tuesday night where many gathered to advocate for the Resolution calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza. Were you there? If so, I would love to hear how you experienced it. Although I could not be there, the devastation in Gaza has been heavy in […]
If You Eat, You’re Invited!
It’s a well-known fact that some of the strongest relationships are formed over food. I’m sure that everyone can think of at least one example, whether its a Thanksgiving meal shared with a large family, weekend pizza with good friends, or that first dinner date where something between you seemed to just click. Food and community go together so frequently that it is almost impossible to separate the two.
It’s Personal
Have you ever noticed that whenever someone says “Don’t take this personally but” no matter what the next words out of their mouth can not be taken any way but personally. When people have said “Don’t take this personally but I don’t believe being gay is nature”, it’s hard for me (Rev. Sean) to respond […]
Do UUs Believe in God?
Last week I was the theme speaker at the Western UU Life Festival, an annual gathering of UUs in Northern New Mexico. I was granted 7.5 hours of instructional time over three days and 40 unsuspecting subjects.
An Atheist’s Prayer and a Theist’s Meditation
To whom it may concern,
Which I say in all sincerity.
For this prayer’s only recipients
Are those with concern.
My Body/My Choice
These are the words my 3-year-old niece sometimes says on repeat: My Body My Choice! My Body My Choice!
The Disciplined Life
by Rev. Sean Last evening I sat down on a cushion, lit a candle, and did something. Contemplation seems too lofty a word, it could have been prayer, maybe meditation. Mostly I just watched the flame dance, felt my breath, and deepened into the silence. I actually threw my phone across the room (onto the […]