“The Road of Hope”
Hope is a surprisingly narrow path between optimism and pessimism. This Sunday, we embrace hope as a powerful motivator toward action and a source of sweet relief when all else fails. Direct link to service.
Topic: Hope
“Hopeful Perspective”
What we assume about other people and the way we see our current circumstances shape our ability to find hope. This Sunday, we explore a few perspectives that give greater access to hope in our daily lives. Direct link to service.
“The Legend”
What stories are you living in and are they leading you where you want to go? This Sunday, we’ll explore how inherited beliefs, personal and cultural mythologies shape our lives. Join us for a reflection on myth, meaning, and a brand-new children’s story: “Lyla and the Legend.”offering wisdom for foxes and humans alike. Direct link … Continue reading “The Legend”
“Re-Membering 2025”
With the theme of pluralism as our guide, join Rev. Dr. Celeste Lebak as she invites us into a powerful act of re-membering, reconnecting to what has been torn apart. According to Kim Krans, Apocolypsis is a particularly painful time, one that unfolds when two disparate dynamics occur simultaneously, pulling the psyche in seemingly opposite directions. How do we … Continue reading “Re-Membering 2025”
“Creating Hope in Dark Times”
This moment in humanity feels dark and overwhelming. The message on Sunday will focus on lament, covenant, and how reaching out into the dark can bring about hope and change. Direct link to service.
“Struggle and Gratitude”
Its that time of the year, when tradition and media reminds us to be grateful. For our families, our homes, our jobs, our friends, But for some of us Gratitude is a struggle. Especially for the marginalized communities facing attack. Yet in truth, for most of us even the Gratitude we often can find comes … Continue reading “Struggle and Gratitude”
“Seeds of Memory, Acts of Hope”
On Sunday, November 3, we will reflect on the power of memory to shape our lives and guide us forward. How do we honor the wisdom of those who came before us? What role does memory play in helping us face the challenges of today with courage and hope? Drawing inspiration from figures like Norbert Čapek, … Continue reading “Seeds of Memory, Acts of Hope”
“Jewish Perspectives on Repairing the World”
The Jewish commandment to repair the world is often played out in acts of lovingkindness. It began as a striving for personal betterment and starts and ends with repairing the world within. Direct Link to Service. Rabbi Abby Jacobson was born on a cattle ranch in central Florida, outside the small town of Davenport. At … Continue reading “Jewish Perspectives on Repairing the World”
“Like that Cartoon Fish Said, ‘Just Keep Paddling”
It matters not how fast we move or how much we struggle with the oars as long as the ship is pointed in the right direction and the right folks are in the boat with us. Direct Link to Service.
“We Need a New King”
Not the monarch kind of King, bare with me…. We are in a struggle for saving Democracy from its possible post-modern growing pains. David Brooks writes in the Opinion Section of the New York Times, “The task… is to build a new cultural consensus that is democratic but also morally coherent. My guess, and it … Continue reading “We Need a New King”