We might not look as different as Jim Henson's motley crew, except when it comes to our beliefs. Come find out what we can learn about being in religious community from both the silly and the profound aspects of the Muppets.

Unitarians and Universalists were among the founders of the Sunday School movement. Find out how helping support our Sunday School program is "historically correct!"

These days, a lot of folks are worried about the finances - their own and that of our larger institutions. Today, some thoughts on the spiritual and emotional aspects of money, and how to build hope for the financial future.

Justice and Balance

An ancient prophet says that the Sacred requires three things of us - to walk with it humbly, to love kindness, and to do justice. This service explores what justice means and how we can perform it.

A Covenantal People: Our Pilgrim Past

Unitarian theologian James Luther Adams writes that ours is a "pilgrim church." Come find out how historically correct this is, and how deeply our faith is rooted in the notion of covenant that our European foreparents brought to these shores.

To Place One's Heart Upon: Buddhist Perspectives on Faith

Buddhist meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg tells us that the word for "faith" in the earliest Buddhist scriptures means "to place one's heart upon." How might this idea change the way we look at the virtue of "faith?"

On Temperance, Freedom, and Spiritual Beauty

When you hear the word "temperance," you may think of people shouting about "demon drink" and advocating for the abolition of alcohol, as did many of our forbears. The word has a much broader meaning, as a virtue -moderation in all things.

Was Thoreau the grandfather of the Civil Rights Movement? The Virtue of Speaking Our Truth

After spending one night in a jail in Concord, Massachusetts, Unitarian Henry David Thoreau wrote an essay called "Civil Disobedience." This essay influenced both Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.

19th Century Women Ministers: The Virtue of Womanly Wisdom

Historian Cynthia Grant Tucker referred to these pioneering ministers of the American frontier as "The Prophetic Sisterhood." Today we pay tribute to them and how they shaped Unitarianism.

An Evolutionary Faith: The Virtue of Open-mindedness

In honor of Evolution Weekend we honor Unitarian Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and talk about how our faith brings to bear the lessons of evolution - that our beliefs can change and adapt over time. If we are open minded, so can we.

Gratitude, Generosity, and Justice

As the time of our annual stewardship campaign approaches, we meditate on the relationship between the virtues of gratitude and generosity. When we ask, how might those virtues help us build a land of greater justice?

Esther, Savior of Her People: The Value of Prophecy

This week marks that Jewish festival of Purim, based on the story of Queen Esther who found the courage to speak the truth to her husband, a powerful Gentile king. In doing so, she saved her people.

The Theology of the Lord of the Rings: The Virtue of Perseverance

At a low moment in the first book of Tolkein's trilogy, Frodo says he wished they hadn't been given such hard times and tasks. The wise Gandalf replies that we have no choice about having such times, the qustion is what we will do with them.

On the morning of the installation, a fun service where you can try to stump our new preacher! Please submit deeper philosophical or theological questions to her in advance, she'll also take others from the floor that day.

Earth Sabbath, a Paradise in Time

Today we consider the value of rest. What would happen if we truly observed Sabbath -- for one day out of every seven completely ceasing all work, errands, buying, running around? What if one day each week we rested, spent time with family and friends, engaged in spiritual deepening? What would the effects be in our lives? For our earth?

In European earth-centered traditions, May 1st is the day when couples would announce their intent to marry, jumping over fire and engaging in the ritual of handfasting. In honor of that tradition, today we explore the virtues of fidelity and commitment.