Tiny Shifts

Meditation on Waiting | Rev. Gretchen Haley | February 7, 2021

Inspired by Imbolc, which marks the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, Rev. Gretchen offers a guided meditation to help us tune into the experience of waiting.

Homily: Something Far More Deeply Interfused | Rev. Bill Sinkford | February 7, 2021

Rev. Bill Sinkford explores the church as a community of memory and of hope. He guides us in taking stock of the past and wondering about the quality of presence we will be called to embody as we move forward. Rev. Bill guides us in exploring how we will encounter the mystery some call Love and what will that encounter requires of us.

Homily Part 2: Complex Lives, Simple Rules | Rev. Sean Neil-Barron | January 31, 2021

Rev. Sean vibrantly illustrates the power of simple rules and explores why simple rules are so effective at empowering individual actions and forging strong communities.
 
The concept of emergence that is explored in this piece, is influenced by the phenomenal work of adrienne marie brown (http://adriennemareebrown.net/) and her book Emergent Strategy.

Homily Part 1: Just Breathe | Rev. Sean Neil-Barron | January 31, 2021

Rev. Sean Neil-Barron offers a poetic homily honoring the power and breadth of the simple “just breathe.”

Meditation & Writing Exercise: Our Few Worthy Things | Rev. Gretchen Haley | January 24, 2021

Rev. Gretchen guides us in a meditation and writing exercise to notice the things that receive our attention, discern our values, and explore the intersection of the two.

Homily: Lower the Bar | Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink | January 24, 2021

Rev. Elaine shares how lowering the bar has helped her cope during the pandemic and explores how lowering expectations in general helps one value things other than societal expectations of productivity. Rev. Elaine suggests that, at the very least, our expectations of ourselves merit some scrutiny, particularly when we’re under stress. She teaches that, “Our real value lies not in what we do, but in who we are.”
 

Rip Van Winkle and Martin Luther King, Jr. | January 17, 2021

Martin Luther King Jr told the story of Rip Van Winkle at the 1966 General Assembly of Unitarian Universalists to show that many white Americans were asleep to persisting injustice and racism. Foothills Family Ministry team shares the all-ages story and how MLK's teaching is still relevant today.

The story of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter for all ages | January 17, 2021

The story of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter for all ages. Inspired by Lauren Wyeth's telling in June 2020.