Dear Ones, The Soul Matters theme for the month of May is Creativity, and what a great topic to explore as the Fellowship engages transition and transformation. Though I informed the congregation in March that I would resign my call to the Fellowship, I had made my decision nine months before (the UUA asks ministers … Continue reading May 31, 2023 Minister’s Message

Dear Ones, The Soul Matters theme for the month of May is Creativity, and what a great topic to explore as the Fellowship engages transition and transformation. We never really know the future, not even minutes from now, yet we act as if we do. We have to. We plan, we move, and the future … Continue reading May 24, 2023 Minister’s Message

Dear Ones, The Soul Matters theme for the month of May is Creativity, and what a great topic to explore as the Fellowship engages transition and transformation. So many wonderful things are happening here—New Members and Children to dedicate to the care of our community, volunteer efforts to raise money and make the fellowship beautiful, … Continue reading May 17, 2023 Minister’s Message

Dear Ones, The Soul Matters theme for the month of May is Creativity, and what a great topic to explore as the Fellowship engages transition and transformation. Neurobiologist Anne-Marie Willis tell us that “We design our world, while our world acts back on us and designs us.” There has been quite a bit of buzz … Continue reading May 10, 2023 Minister’s Message

Dear Ones, The Soul Matters theme for the month of May is Creativity. That is a word that used to scare me a lot, because I had no discernible talents that fell into my understanding of what creativity was—I was not an artist, an actor, a poet, a musician. But my definition was much too … Continue reading May 3, 2023 Minister’s Message

Dear Ones, It’s been a busy week already, and so I offer you a spacious opportunity to think about how resistance can be a positive value in your life. French philosopher Albert Camus provides this wisdom for your contemplation: “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that … Continue reading April 26, 2023 Minister’s Message

Dear Ones, I appreciated the opportunity to present a Question Box service with the Fellowship on April 16. And I did not get to all the questions. So, here is a stab at some of the ones I did not answer in person.   Here is one question: “Given the Easter season, Pilate’s question, ‘What … Continue reading April 19, 2023 Minister’s Message

It’s time for another “Question Box” worship service, this Sunday, April 16. I welcome your questions about theology, religious practice, and the “where”s and “why for”s of my practices as a your minister. Please send your questions by Sunday morning at 9:00am to minister.uumankato@gmail.com   You will also have a chance to write a question … Continue reading April 12, 2023 Minister’s Message

Dear Ones, Our Soul Matters theme for April is “Resistance,” and resistance might sound like hard work. Resist that fatty food (if you can!). Resist gloating over the news (if you can!). Resist despairing over the news (if you can!). Resist calling that person on the other side of the aisle an idiot (if you … Continue reading April 5, 2023 Minister’s Message