Homily for Bridging Sunday – May 19, 2013
Given at UUCA on Sunday, May 19, 2013 for the annual youth Bridging service. Many, many tears were shed. My name is Tim Atkins, and I’m going to do my best to get through this homily without crying.
Religious Education
"Chaliceout - Fire of the Spirit illumine for us the way of peace through difficult times."
“Chaliceout - Fire of the Spirit illumine for us the way of peace through difficult times.” - Naomi King - Twitter: @revnaomi
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A DISCOURSE ON THE TRANSIENT & PERMANENT IN CHRISTIANITY: A Meditation on Theodore Parker & the Call of Liberal Religion
A DISCOURSE ON THE TRANSIENT & PERMANENT IN CHRISTIANITY A Meditation on Theodore Parker and the Call of Liberal Religion James Ishmael Ford 19 May 2013 First Unitarian Church Providence, Rhode Island
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"The poor steamer foundered because it drifted…the man who has no aim higher than himself also..."
“The poor steamer foundered because it drifted…the man who has no aim higher than himself also drifts…Do not drift, but steer.” - James Freeman Clarke, Everyday Religion (1886) p.6 (Unitarian, clergy,
The secular, conversational spirit of democracy - a meditation on Pentecost
READINGS: Acts 2:1-13 It Matters What We Believe by Sophia Lyon Fahs Some beliefs are like walled gardens. They encourage exclusiveness, and the feeling of being especially privileged. Other beliefs a
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Friday Night Supper Club: Cho Ga (2013)
Time: May 24 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm Type: Dinner Friday Night Supper Club happens once a month, and is an opportunity for Gaians to get together informally for a meal and socializing, usually at a l
Prayer during Pentecost (Marc Carson, Syria)
Spirit of Peace, God of Many Names, and One Transforming and Abundant Love, We gather again in community, In song and in quiet, To lay down our burdens for an hour, To ease the pain of our neighbor, T
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Milhous or Millstone?
Let us lefty types praise Congressional Republicans, at last for their current stupidity. That is, their reanimation of the odious GOP disgrace Tricky Dick Nixon. They seem to be oblivious to the low
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Representations of the Hollywood Witch: 1939-1950
Our last stop on this cinematic journey was 1937 with the release of Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Up to that point, the Hollywood witch had already evolved from a turn-of-the-century “cl
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Compassion and Connection
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has graced New Orleans with his presence this weekend. Prayer flags are fluttering from balconies more accustomed to Mardi Gras beads and brass bands are sharing the scene
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"When people are in danger…everyone has a duty to speak out. No one has a right to pass by on..."
“When people are in danger…everyone has a duty to speak out. No one has a right to pass by on the other side” - Kofi Annan, Interventions: A Life in War & Peace
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Re-Imagining Unitarian Universalism
The pieces are coming together in my mind to reimagine Unitarian Universalism. First of all, we need to really, actually and truly shift from belief to practice as the core of what the spiritual life
"Perfection is not reached by a sudden leap; nor hopeless wickedness by a sudden fall"
“Perfection is not reached by a sudden leap; nor hopeless wickedness by a sudden fall” - Marion D. Shutter, Justice and Mercy (1894) p.30 (Universalist, clergy, theologian)
Pentecost
The Christian celebration of Pentecost marks the end of the Easter season, when the apostles were visited by the Holy Spirit, which appeared to them as tongues of fire. But perhaps the Holy Spirit sho
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"Spring from our consciences into action: mercy, freedom, ecology, hope!"
“Spring from our consciences into action: mercy, freedom, ecology, hope!” - Naomi King - Twitter: @revnaomi
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"Called by our promises, may we risk faithfully to fulfill them."
“Called by our promises, may we risk faithfully to fulfill them.” - Naomi King - Twitter: @revnaomi
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"Chalicelight - Fire of the Spirit ignite in us the determination to keep making hope real."
“Chalicelight - Fire of the Spirit ignite in us the determination to keep making hope real.” - Naomi King - Twitter: @revnaomi
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"The poor steamer foundered because it drifted…the man who has no aim higher than himself also..."
“The poor steamer foundered because it drifted…the man who has no aim higher than himself also drifts…Do not drift, but steer.” - James Freeman Clarke, Everyday Religion (1886) p.6 (Unitarian, clergy,
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"Perfection is not reached by a sudden leap; nor hopeless wickedness by a sudden fall"
“Perfection is not reached by a sudden leap; nor hopeless wickedness by a sudden fall” - Marion D. Shutter, Justice and Mercy (1894) p.30 (Universalist, clergy, theologian)
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Unwanted Half-breed Immigrant Couldn’t Speak English—Shods a Nation
On May 19, 1885 Jan Ernst Matzeliger’s revolutionary Shoe Lasting Machine was introduced into production at a Lynn, Massachusetts factory. Within a few years American production of factory made shoe
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