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 entertain themselves, and ensured continuity of their history. And to … Continue reading Why Religion Never Appealed to Me
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 Minister for Pastoral Care. Rev. KC grew up … Continue reading Letting Go of the Fish
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, was Lead Minister of the First Unitarian Universalist … Continue reading Dealing with Difficult People
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 congregations in Washington State, North Carolina and, most recently, … Continue reading The Pilgrims: Both Saints and Sinners
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 us all to resist “otherizing” people by either demonizing or … Continue reading Embracing the Possibility of Empathy
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 reach us at any time. But time away from our … Continue reading Vacations
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 fundamental activity, as natural for a person to do as … Continue reading Work and Play
