Tiny Shifts

Made For This: After Certainty: Practicing Moral Imagination In Times Like These

How do we plan for and shape the future using only our limited knowledge of the present?
How do we resist the temptation to think that there is one singular strategy or person who can right the ship of our society in these complex times?
Join Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink for a special conversation with social ethicist and lifelong activist Dr. Sharon Welch, in exploring a way forward that calls us into telling stories of our mistakes, experimenting with diverse solutions to complex problems, and embracing unpredictable and unforeseen consequences as the norm.
Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink // March 31, 2025

Made For This: Hidden in Plain Sight

Esther didn’t choose power, but when the moment came, she had to decide: would she risk everything for a greater good? We confront privilege, sacrifice, and the call to step forward—not for ourselves, but for the liberation of others.
Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink // March 16, 2025

Made For This: Deep Democracy

The world is full of voices telling you what time it is - who's in charge, what matters, and where you stand - but how do you know who's holding the clock? You weren't made to simply follow someone else's timing; you were made to discern the moment for yourself, alongside others. This message invites you to see beyond your own perspective, embrace the wisdom of community, and step into the shared work of shaping the world - because democracy isn't about getting your way, it's about finding the way together.
Rev. Sean Neil-Barron // March 9, 2025

Made For This: The Blessing That Takes All Night To Find

Jacob wrestles through the night, refusing to let go until he receives a blessing. What does it mean to engage in struggle—not as something to avoid, but as a path to transformation? We begin our series with an embodied ritual of wrestling with faith, history, and our call in this moment.
Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink // March 2, 2025

Them / What Our World Needs Now / August 18th 2024

How and why we should resist the constant pull towards tribalism and othering, and the genuine good news of Universalism in a polarized age. 

Breathing Meditation

Rev. Christopher Watkins Lamb leads us in an 8-minute breathing meditation using Sarah Dan Jones's Meditation on Breathing. Rev. Christopher is Foothills Unitarian's Community Minister. Community ministers extend the reach of Unitarian Universalist ministry beyond the congregation. 

5 Minute Meditation for Self-Compassion

Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink offers a guided meditation to cultivate self-compassion.
May this meditation be a reminder that when we are feeling stuck and brittle and can only see the world through a lens of scarcity - when we are most in need of a blessing - we have the capacity to offer a blessing to ourselves.
This meditation is adapted from the work of Dr. Kristin Neff, who is a scholar on the topic of self-compassion.
Learn more about Dr. Kristin Neff’s work on self-compassion: https://self-compassion.org/

Our Few Worthy Things: 15-minute journaling meditation to discern what matters most

In this 15-minute mini-episode, Rev. Gretchen guides us in a meditation and journaling exercise to notice the things that receive our attention, discern our values, and explore the intersection of the two. What matters most to you?
Join us in the tiny shift of noticing the things that matter most so you can then more readily center them in your lives.