Just as flowers emerge from rocky soil, so often does beauty emerge from hardship.  We take this time to gather to celebrate this beauty and acknowledge the work that makes it so.  Today we create and celebrate a bouquet of flowers unlike any other, lifting up the beauty of diversity and the inherent worth in…

Today as we reflect I acknowledge as I always do when speaking about race that my words, thoughts, and ideas come cloaked in white privilege – this is the lens through which I have been conditioned to see the world.  I encourage white folks to educate themselves about race, racism, and white privilege, through research…

Over 200 years ago, Hosea Ballou became a founding figure of American Universalism.  This theologian and minister grappled with novel, radical ideas: Salvation for all and the finite nature of sin.  Today we explore these ideas that are foundational to our faith and reflect on how this theology is relevant to our lives today.