REEL SPIRITUALITY: CASABLANCA What is the best movie of all time? Many people answer “Casablanca.” But if you ask them “Why?” they can’t say much beyond, “It’s a great story.” Indeed, it is a great story but the art (deft and dazzling) and theology (bold and Buddhist) of the film...

THE BIRTH OF JESUS The first Christians had no particular interest in the birth of Jesus. Only Matthew and Luke mention it in their gospels and when the other New Testament writers refer to it, it is in the heavenly terms of God sending forth his son and not at...

RELAX: IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD !!! For several years alarmists have been predicting the end of the era on December 21, 2012. Scenarios range from the physical destruction of the planet to a universal spiritual transformation. Our county has been fertile ground for such prophesies, especially in...

SEEKING THE SPIRIT OF A CHILD A service celebrating the Christmas nativity story from a Unitarian Universalist perspective. We will sing familiar carols and welcome the Winter Solstice. Service Leader: Alan Kopischke Narrator: Pat Crow Music: Gerri Friedberg; the UUFDC choir, Cynthia Stiehl, conductor, Donna Russell, accompanist The Winter Solstice...

LOVE ACTUALLY Love isn’t just rainbows and roses and boy-meets-girl. It’s so much more than that. A look at some of the other kinds. The Reverend Joan Shiels is a teacher, preacher and storyteller who has been bringing messages to our fellowship for many years. Music: Gerri Friedberg Service Leader:...

OUR INNER DEMONS There are many demons in the New Testament. Mental anguish and physical ailments were often thought to be caused by the possession of demons. Demons arrive in many guises. If you are alive you are possessed by something. No one escapes. How familiar are you with your...

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE – WHAT IS GOING ON? PART 1 Do you believe the global climate is changing? Are you aware that most experts believe that it is changing but many Americans don’t think so? Why is that? Do you understand what effects the projected changes may have for your...

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE – WHAT IS GOING ON?  PART 2 Last Sunday we had a preliminary look at the issue of climate change. This Sunday we will briefly examine some projected effects of global climate change some of which we, in Wisconsin, may not be aware of at all.  If...

THE COURAGE TO CREATE The creative impulse is hardwired into everybody; it is not reserved for creative types like inventors and artists. Every moment the brain is connecting something known to something unknown, every moment holds a surprise. Creativity, Einstein said, is the residue of time wasted. This is a...

“TO PRAISE, AND NOT BE BLINDED BY THE PRAISING…” We live in a world where religions can clash mercilessly, in a country where the voting booth invites us to shape our future, in a lovely place where autumn blazes around us, and within ancient tradition of the bountiful harvest followed...