Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
Sermon by Rev. Rick Davis October 20, 2019 Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane Most of us would probably agree that the bible is a mixed bag, containing as it does passages that are sublime and many that are profoundly disturbing. I do occasionally refer to biblical text…
Category: Religion
Sister Chan Khong on Thich Nhat Hanh: He’s Getting Stronger Every Day
While Thich Nhat Hanh’s voice is largely stilled, his teachings live on, as he does.
Re-Blog: The Power of Cultivated Beneficence
Originally posted on Peace Paul's Blog:
In September of 1947 Gandhi undertook a fast to address the violence in Calcutta that had killed thousands. It was only a few months before his assassination. Ghastly communal violence verging on civil war was sweeping across India. On the heels of independence, India was being partitioned into…
Video Sermon: Rev. Kate Braestrup
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
This sermon was delivered April 15 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. https://youtu.be/ZbGnuxwOEUg Copyright 2018 © Kate Braestrup
Sermon: I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today
…as I’ve researched, thought, and jogged my memory about 1968, I’ve realized that maybe what we’re going through today isn’t so different, and maybe there is ground for hope. So come with me as I re-live some of 1968.
A New Year, a Fortune, and a Blue Tattoo
Originally posted on Melting-Pot Dharma:
Melting-Pot Dharma has been in a simmering phase as I took a long road trip over the Christmas holiday and now prepare for my seven-day retreat with Lama Surya Das. While on a break from daily blogging, I wanted to post something for the new year, always a time for…
Opinion | The Mythical ‘War on Christmas’ Drives Us Apart; Washington Post
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
By Mel Harkrader Pine I understand that many of my conservative and libertarian friends believe that the war on Christmas is real, but like much in today’s polarized world, I don’t get it. A Jewish Buddhist Unitarian Universalist Contrarian, I grew up in a Christmas-loving culture. I often…
Snootiness vs a Young Musician Trying to Help
A video helped raise almost $110 million for charity, but it brought a tsunami of criticism for the 26-year-old Ed Sheeran.
Re-Blog: Tribes, and How to Get Beyond Them
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
By Mel Harkrader Pine I made a solo 1,500-mile driving round trip recently, which gave me the opportunity to catch up to some books I had been wanting to read, or in this case listen to. I was surprised, and enlightened, by two that incongruously fit together.…
The Veteran’s Paradox
“I don’t like war. Or killing. Or destroying lives and families and endless property. But I was a voluntary part of it.”
Right Understanding – Jack Kornfield, Re-Blog
Article by Jack Kornfield offers pointers for anyone seeking spiritual wholeness. Whether it’s the Eightfold Path or another.
Social Justice and Dry Bones
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
By Rev. Kate Braestrup From the prophet Jeremiah: O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and…
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