Tiny Shifts

Homily Part 2: Conspiracy Theory | Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink | November 22, 2020

Rev. Elaine announces our new Text-A-Blessing hotline and shares her KINDemic story.

Meditation for Self-Compassion | Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink | November 22, 2020

Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink offers a guided meditation to cultivate self-compassion. This meditation is adapted from the work of Dr. Kristin Neff, who is a scholar on the topic of self-compassion.

Homily Part 1: Conspiracy Theory | Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink | November 22, 2020

Rev. Elaine explores how to access kindness in the face of fatigue and frustration. She shares the simple power of offering a blessing as a gift of attention and acknowledgment - a gift you are worthy of offering to yourself as well as others.

Genesis of an Uprising: A Conversation with Dr. Dan McKanan (Full)

Dr. Dan McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson Unitarian Universalist Senior Lecturer at Harvard Divinity School, and Rev. Sean Neil-Barron discuss the relationship between our religion and the American progressive tradition. They explore how people rise up seeking to come to terms with America’s white supremacist and colonialist legacies, and how the current trend of increasing economic inequality affects progressivism across religion and politics.

Genesis of an Uprising: A Conversation with Dr. Dan McKanan (Shortened Sunday Service Version)

Dr. Dan McKanan, Ralph Waldo Emerson  Unitarian Universalist Senior Lecturer at Harvard Divinity School, and Rev. Sean Neil-Barron discuss the relationship between our religion and the American progressive tradition. They explore how people rise up seeking to come to terms with America’s white supremacist and colonialist legacies, and how the current trend of increasing economic inequality affects progressivism across religion and politics.

Homily: What is the Uprising Right Now | Rev. Sean Neil-Barron | November 15th, 2020

Rev. Sean Neil-Barron invites us to consider what faith and trust guide us when we struggle to see beyond political whims - when we struggle to see the long arc of history bending toward justice.
 
Rev. Sean encourages us to awaken courage and break free from the seduction of sameness. He encourages us to keep faith that this day could be something different - to keep faith that we can be a part of true transformation.

Guided Meditation | Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink | November 15, 2020

Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink leads us in a centering and connecting meditation. Rev. Christopher Watkins Lamb enhances the meditation with music.

"When is the Night Over?" (11/8/20)

Rev. Sean Neil-Barron reframes our present moment, exploring America not as a divided nation, but rather as a wounded and traumatized nation in need of healing. Referencing Rev. Theresa Soto, Rev. Sean reminds us that "all of us need all of us to survive,” and there are no winners or losers in beloved community.
 
Read Rev. Theresa I. Soto’s Litany “All of Us Need All of Us to Make It” here: https://www.uua.org/worship/words/litany/all-us-need-all-us-make-it