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4/6/2015 Happy Easter! Yesterday, when Christians celebrated the resurrection of Jesus, Rev. Mike brought us a message exploring the Christian roots of Unitarian Universalism, and what part of that Christian inheritance we might embrace as universal.  We can take universal lessons from Jesus’ teachings about how to treat one another, but Rev. Mike argued that…

3/29/2015 Today, retired reporter Bob Priddy visited the Fellowship to talk about the largest religious revival in Jefferson City history.  Invited by an alliance of what were then the four main Protestant Churches in town, a renowned revivalist preached for more than a month in 1915, urging repentance from such sins as drinking, cigarettes, card-playing…

3/22/2015 Today, Rev. David Avery, a retired Disciples of Christ minister, visited our Fellowship to give us a talk about Light and Darkness.  So often, our language equates light with goodness and darkness with evil and fear (and what does that do to the way we view dark-skinned people?), but Avery encouraged us to embrace…

3/16/2015 Sunday, Rev. Nancy brought us a message about “Intelligent Sensibility” — about the challenge of opening ourselves to awe and mystery while also keeping a responsible grip on our critical faculties.  The senses, the intellect, and the realms of mystical experience can all be gateways to that awe and mystery, if we resist the…

3/8/2015 Today, Dr. Serese Smith-Haxton, OB/GYN of Capital Region Medical Center, visited our Fellowship to talk about “Empowerment of Women.”  In her work, she sees that most immediately in the area of healthcare, where she said women have more opportunity than ever to take charge of their health in critical ways.  Advances in technology allow…

3/1/2015 Due to the wintry weather, today’s services have been canceled. Stay safe and warm! Next Sunday, March 8th: Daylight Saving Time Begins – Remember to “spring” your clocks forward! Adult Forum – 9:15 amTBA – Leader Needed! Service and Religious Education – 10:30 amMessage: “Empowerment of Women,” Dr. Smith-HaxtonDr. Smith-Haxton is an OB-GYN with Capital Region…

2/22/2015 Today, Doctor-in-training Taisei Suzuki visited our Fellowship to talk about his years of humanitarian work in Africa.  Suzuki opened and closed by inviting us to ask ourselves: “What is ‘Aid’?”  He made the crucial point that, in our desire to help others, we must not simply impose our ideas of what’s good on them;…

2/15/2015 I missed services today.  I always hate to miss Rev. Nancy, but I was spooked by the weather forecast.  Everyone, stay safe and warm! Next Sunday, February 22nd: Adult Forum – 9:15 am“Understanding Nonviolence,” Betty CooperNonviolent understandings are needed to displace misunderstandings.  We will examine the work of two pioneers of nonviolence, Badshah Khan…

2/8/2015 Today, friend of the Fellowship Dr. Cliff Cain returned to deliver the message for our annual Evolution Sunday, exploring the impact Darwin’s theory has had on many worldviews shaped by Christianity.  For someone who believed the story in Genesis, Chapter 1, that humans were created special and apart “in the image of God” and…

2/1/2015 This morning, Rev. Mike brought us a message about the progress of science and how it affects our worldviews.  We UUs join spiritual progressives of all stripes in our respect for science and embrace of the truths revealed by its rigorous methods.  However, incorporating it into our worldviews is an ongoing challenge as new…