What are the spiritual implications for our views on life after (and before) death when consciousness seems to linger after a brain has been declared dead for a period of time?  What can near-death experiences tell us about the question whether we are physical bodies having spiritual experiences versus the possibility of being spiritual beings … Continue reading Near-Death Experiences – Lessons for Life

Are you wondering what Michael experienced and learned on his sabbatical travels to Germany, Italy, Bali, Singapore, and across the United States? Are you wondering who Michael is, because you’ve never met him or heard him preach? Well, he’s baaaaack! Come hear his initial report on how the time away has impacted him.

During our annual Flower Communion service, we are reminded once more of the blessings we receive when we are present for one another, sharing, caring, with an open heart, a helping hand, creating community that matters. Please bring a flower if you can – though we’ll have plenty of extras. Our graduating seniors will bridge, … Continue reading Celebrating Blessings

Live Stream As Scotty McLennan reminds us, “Easter is the joyful surprise that even when things look as bleak as they possibly can – following the crucifixion of Good Friday – love has the power to rise again and transform the world.”  Whether we identify as Christian or not, we know suffering is real and … Continue reading Awaken to Healing

Stories of insight, reflection, and growth resulting from our individual and collective experience since March 2020.  If you’ve had some kind of “pandemic awakening,” please let Michael know. We’d love to hear your story. Our First Sunday drop-in covenant group will focus on our monthly theme of “Awakening.”  All are invited to participate.  Dan Frye … Continue reading Pandemic Awakenings

Materialism, which holds that matter is the primary reality of the universe, is not able to explain a range of phenomena yet is considered the rational option by the majority of academics and intellectuals.  What if the essence of reality was not limited to matter but included a fundamental and universal quality we might call … Continue reading Spiritual Science

The Board of Trustees recently voted to adopt a new ends statement (what impact we want to have and on whom) to make an explicit commitment to “work to recognize, understand, and dismantle systems of bias, oppression, and privilege within ourselves, our congregation, our community, and the larger world.” Trustees will share the journey and … Continue reading Widening our Circle of Concern

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”  These words attributed to Victor Frankl assume there is such a thing as free will.  Whether we share this assumption or not, it is critical that we pretend … Continue reading Free Will as Moral Obligation

A life of meaning involves a sense that our life matters – from a eulogy perspective rather than a resume perspective, and that we are immersed in things we both love doing and admire.  David Brooks points to three projects as essential to a worthy life:  (1) Be in internal harmony with ourselves, (2) Be … Continue reading A Life of Meaning