From cave time to this day, humans have organized themselves into small or large clusters of communities, came up with therapies to help with their survival, devised and ran social and legal systems to manage their communities, told stories and danced to educate and to … read more.
Human brains love to create categories, but do the categories we are used to actually make sense? Is there such a thing as a fish? And what does that mean for how we live our lives?
About our Speaker:
Rev. KC Kvasnička-Slack (ka-vaz-NEECH-ka slak) is Summit’s Assistant … read more.
Who are the difficult people in your life? Dealing with them is one of those darn opportunities for spiritual growth.
About our speaker:
Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube has been a parish minister for 35 years. He has served congregations in Washington State, North Carolina and, most recently, … read more.
There are two competing narratives about the first Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims. Harmony and friendship between the Pilgrims and Indians. And the beginnings of crimes and genocide. The reality is—it’s complicated.
Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube has been a parish minister for 35 years. He has served … read more.
In his provocative book Cultivating Empathy: The Worth and Dignity of Every Person—Without Exception, UU ministerial colleague Nate Walker calls us to practice deeper empathy in our day-to-day lives. Drawing from his years as a parish minister in Staten Island and Philadelphia, Rev. Walker challenges … read more.
A vacation is supposed to be a time when we can truly get away from our daily responsibilities for just a little while — but that is getting harder and harder to do, since our phones are in our pockets or purses and people can … read more.
How do we balance work and play in our lives? And what is the point of play? Employers would have us believe that the point of rest and play is to make us more efficient when we get back to work. But play is a … read more.
