Tiny Shifts

Real Talk on Courageous Love with Rev. Sean Neil-Barron

Rev. Sean explains what our mission of unleashing Courageous Love actually means. 

Listening to Our Lives with Rev. Sean Neil-Barron

Rev. Sean Neil-Barron draws on the work of Parker Palmer to explore how Unitarian Universalism asks us to live from the inside out - how the work of being in relationship with ourselves helps us be in relationship with others. When we shake off the tyranny of “should,” we make space to listen to our authentic selves, and when we listen to our authentic selves, when we live by our own standards, we are empowered to discern our vocation – our calling.

Daily Examen Meditation with Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink

Rev. Elaine guides us in shifting into a more inward-looking mode and invites us to consider how the sacred shows up in our everyday lives through the contemplative practice known as daily examen.

"Everyday Theology" by Rev. Sara Smalley, read by Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink

Rev. Elaine reads "Everyday Theology" by Rev. Sara Smalley.

The Spiritual Life with Rev. Sean Neil-Barron

Rev. Sean explores what spirituality means to Unitarian Universalists and reminds us of the importance of living this life right now as it is and cultivating a sense of our profound aliveness.

The Transient and the Permanent with Rev. Gretchen Haley

Rev. Gretchen reframes the story of the Israelites in the days and weeks after escaping slavery as a cautionary tale of humans wanting more certainty than life would be offering any time soon. She guides us in exploring what it means for the reality of life to be a dance between tradition and innovation, continuity and upheaval.

A History of Foothills

Over the last few years, a group of church members has been gathering as the History Project to tell the story of our congregation, beginning with the seeds sown in the late 1800s. As you watch this video telling of our history, we invite you to listen for the values that have carried the community forward, and that will keep carrying us forward in comfort and in courage. Listen for the story you recognize - the transcendent truths of our community that we can lean on and place our trust in - no matter how life continues to shift. Most of all, listen for the steadfast presence of love that was offered to each person who arrived, as it has been offered to each of us as a gift - and the ways we are each in turn called to offer it to those who come next, ensuring that whatever the future brings, love abides.
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The Covenants We Inherit with Rev. Gretchen Haley

In the wake of the pandemic and all the changes that came with it, Rev. Gretchen explores how there are always things that abide across life's disruption and uncertainty. There are what Rev. Rebecca Parker calls "the covenants we inherit," and William Stafford calls threads we follow. Our church community has the inherited covenants and threads as transcendent truths of our community that we can lean on and place our trust in - no matter how life continues to shift. These are the values that will carry us forward as we navigate the road ahead.