Wisdom sometimes arrives unbidden from unexpected places. And what seems at first glance to be a piece of broken glass may turn out to be a gem if you just look at it from a different angle. Elizabeth DeCoux offers a sermon about finding the unexpected, even when you don’t realize you’re looking for anything.

An encouraging and uplifting exploration of the needs and meaning of mourning, moving beyond the myth of linear, staged grieving and the cultural platitudes we learn early in life to deflect grief. The series concludes with an opportunity to consider advanced care planning as a gift of love to your families. This Sunday’s service covers receiving ongoing support from others.

“I don’t just have a news problem. I have an imagination problem. The constant barrage of media and information takes up so much of my attention that it crowds out everything else, all possibility; the violence and endless isms and oppression and war and climate disaster, the constant and disturbingly flippant refrain in everyday conversation that “The world is on fire” – it is easy to get swept up, to be consumed by it all…”

On the power and challenges of paying attention to each other’s stories…
“As Brene Brown puts it, “stories are only a form of connection when someone’s listening and hearing us.” And there’s a lot going on that can get in the way of truly listening and hearing. It’s hard to get out of our own narratives long enough to let someone else’s story stand on its own…”

Stewardship is defined as the “responsible care and management of something that matters.” Here at BBUUC, we focus on the spiritual need to give—to express generosity by sharing time, talent, and treasure. It’s the act of weaving unseen forces into form to create a force for love.

An encouraging and uplifting exploration of the needs and meaning of mourning, moving beyond the myth of linear, staged grieving and the cultural platitudes we learn early in life to deflect grief. The series concludes…

Kris Kines presents a sermon written by Rev. Eileen Wiviott, Minister of the Unitarian Church of Evanston (IN) “Progress is Possible Not Guaranteed: Finding Resilience for the Present by Remembering the Past” Elizabeth DeCoux, Worship Leader Gary Smart, Pianist Adero Harrison, Special Music, Vocalist “In my smallness, amidst a nation unravelling, it can be helpful … Continue reading Progress is Possible Not Guaranteed: Finding Resilience for the Present by Remembering the Past

Dr. Mark Yount presents Spiritual Finding, Revisited Mary Avery, Worship Leader Gary Smart, Pianist Bill and Paula Prince, Special Music Former UUA president Bill Sinkford once observed that while we do a good job of addressing spiritual seeking, people want spiritual finding too. Most of uus (pun, not typo) are rightly skeptical of “answers” that … Continue reading Spiritual Finding, Revisited

David Dean presents a sermon written by Rev. Douglas Taylor Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Binghamton (NY) Grandma’s Hands Alyssa Halliday, Worship leader Dr. Gary Smart, Pianist Mike Bernos, Special Music Later in our lives, the defense mechanisms we’ve had that helped us at first begin to get in the way. The grandmother’s … Continue reading Grandma’s Hands

Rev. Carmen Emerson presents Six Needs of Mourning #4: Develop a New Self-identity Elizabeth DeCoux, Worship Leader Gary Smart, Pianist First Coast Flute Choir, Guest Musicians   An encouraging and uplifting exploration of the needs and meaning of mourning, moving beyond the myth of linear, staged grieving and the cultural platitudes we learn early in … Continue reading Six Needs of Mourning #4: Develop a New Self-identity