As we prepare for his departure on June 30th, Rev. Frank will review his time with us—including a naming of some of the mistakes he has made over the course of his 10 years with us. He will also invite us to remember certain fundamental lessons as we move forward with our lives in spiritual … Continue reading Truly I Say to You
Our Summit Mission represents a message of hope and loving faithfulness in a world that can feel as if it is falling apart. Rev. Frank will reflect with us about how a spiritual community like ours is being confronted with a greater need for community vigilance and readiness for action that is grounded in a … Continue reading When The Chrysalis Ruptures
Today—in large measure due to Covid-19—we are confronted by our society’s fundamental lack of concern for the plague of poverty we now face, and the false moral narrative that has perpetuated and rationalized its existence as an inescapable and necessary condition. Together, people concerned to see a world of love and justice realized, can do … Continue reading A Call For Moral Revival
“Ain’t gonna study war no more…” is the aspiration voiced in the African American spiritual that pre-dated the Civil War. What would need to happen for us as a species to actually accomplish the vision of peace? What are the certain consequences if we fail in doing so?
Is love a fundamental power in the universe? If so, how do we connect with it? How is it different from other kinds of power common to the human experience? This Sunday’s reflection will be centered in an open, exploratory conversation between SDSU Professor of Philosophy, Mark Wheeler, and our Minister. After the service, participants … Continue reading I’ll Meet You There
You need believe in something supernatural to consider yourself “spiritual.” Rev. Frank will lead us in a humanistic exploration of spirituality and challenge us to consider why it is so important–particularly nowadays–that we take spirituality seriously. There is no audio for this service.
In the European “Dark Ages”–a term which many scholars now consider unnecessarily pejorative—the crumbling of empire led to intellectual stagnation, social fragmentation and widespread ignorance. What can communities of faith and good will do to stem the tides of social regression that are now emerging? How do we, bearers of the flaming chalice, ward and … Continue reading Do Not Forget to Remember
An apocalypse forces change…It raises up fault lines in the soul…It illuminates areas where growth may be needed in our relationships with ourselves and others…It exposes us to entirely new demands and can thrust us into new, often unforeseen realities. How will you and I meet and manage such challenges? There is no audio for … Continue reading Apocalyptic Revelations
We humans often have difficulty with complexity. We settle for simplistic solutions and tend to approach problems in ways that fail to provide an adequate vision for resolving them. This Sunday our reflection will highlight these and related aspects of the human condition by focusing on Buddhist traditions and teachings. Ultimately, this will lead us … Continue reading Buddhisms
Most of us have held ourselves together through the holidays…. Let’s spend this time in quiet reflection, taking stock once again, giving thanks for the blessings we have enjoyed, and preparing ourselves for the coming light of epiphanies yet unknown and unrealized. No audio for this service.
