March 17, 2024 by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford. There are many religious traditions that put their beliefs and energies towards an after-death reality. In Unitarian Universalism, our focus is on what we can create today.
March 10, 2024 by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford. It’s been four years since the beginning of the pandemic lockdown. Let’s face those memories, good and bad, together, and process through some of what we may still be carrying.
March 3, 2024 by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford The television series, “The Good Place” took us on a 4 season journey through the afterlife, asking eschatological (the branch of systematic theology dealing with “end things) questions. How does Universalism view final destiny?
February 18, 2024 by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford. Whether you are on the right or the left side of the political spectrum, our Puritan ancestors are still shaping how we view human nature. Resist and reject!
February 11, 2024 by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford. Mardi Gras is the Tuesday, Feb. 13, traditionally seen as the last party before the six weeks of the sacrifices for Lent. The traditional Christian Lent is rooted in the valorization of suffering. Is there another way to engage this time?
February 4, 2024 by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford. What does it mean to “fix” another person? And are we really “broken”? Unitarian Universalism historically rejects the doctrine of original sin. So what do we believe about the nature of being human?
January 21, 2024 by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford. Christian Nationalism seeks to make this a Christian nation through controlling the “7 mountains” in our society. Respectful pluralism is the antidote.
January 14, 2024 by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford. Musician and humanitarian Willie Nelson has said, “Friends don’t walk through the doors denied to their friends.” Are there doors we walk through that others are denied?
January 7, 2024 by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford. Set fire to what you wish to leave behind, blend your sorrows with the sorrows held by others, and receive blessings for the year to come. Join us for our interactive “Fire Communion” this Sunday. Note: part of this ritual involves dipping a piece of flash paper […]
December 24, 2023 at 6 PM by Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford. Patriarchal culture has often downplayed the role of Mary in the Christmas story, minimizing her revolutionary voice. Join us for this candlelight Christmas evening service with beloved songs and stories, with a healthy dose of resistance to Empire.