GOD AS TRICKSTER The trickster is a beloved figure of mine, disruptive, breaking the rules, violating the norms, challenging authority, pricking our pomposity. He is mythological in nature, corresponding to inner psychic experience. There is another side to God then the one we were taught, darker, fiercer, not at all related...

DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION OF MY SELF I died and buried my angry and violent Self.  It took a while for the resurrection of Caliph Muab-el but I am here.  Who am I?  Where am I?  What is my passion? After being sent to a prison for adults at age...

FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE UUFDC has carved a rich past and is a vibrant presence for liberal faith in Door County.  How do we assure that we will be even stronger in the future?  Join us as we examine what we know about ourselves and what is happening on a...

THE MEANING OF LIFE Is there an ultimate meaning to life? Some eloquent people have suggested answers to this ponderous question. Joan will bring thought-provoking stories that focus on this elusive topic. Joan Shiels is a longtime friend and has been a frequent speaker at our fellowship for the last nine...

THE PROMISE, PERILS, AND POWER OF GUILT Guilt-induction is a powerful means by which to motivate obedience, conformity, and some forms of morality. It is often used by religious groups, cultural institutions, and parents alike. One downside is that it can also foster feelings of unworthiness and stifle personal growth....

THE DOG WHO COULD WALK THROUGH WALLS Although we require assumptions to conduct our lives, we run into problems when we base our actions on assumptions that appear true but turn out to be faulty.  Starting with an anecdote about a dog that seemingly defied the laws of physics, Doc...

THE SAINT BARTHOLOMEW DAY’S MASSACRE While not at all known by most Americans, in France Saint Bartholomew’s Day is notorious as the date of a horrendous massacre of Protestants by Catholics, a bloody act of religious intolerance and hatred that stood out even in an age of outrageous interdenominational warfare....

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW I’ve been gathering my thoughts about the fifty years that have passed since Al’s and my marriage began.  What’s been going on in the world?  What has been going on in cultural shifts?  What have I learned?  What does the world need now?  Cynthia Johnson,...

SWOT . . . IT’S NOT ABOUT MOSQUITOES! Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.   Join in a service planned by your UU Board to begin to delve into what it will take for the Fellowship to maintain its many strengths, while improving and adjusting to meet the needs of the future. ...

WHO WROTE THE GOSPELS? All of us think that we have a fairly good knowledge of the Gospels and of what is contained in them. Yet we have probably never asked ourselves basic questions like who actually wrote the good news and what information was or was not included there....