We are enamored with categorizing people into buckets: me and you, us and them, the people we care about and the others. Fear buoys these separations; Love asks us to defy them. Together, let us try what Love will do. Nate Kremer-Herman is an assistant professor of computer science at Seattle University where his favorite … Continue reading How I Learned to Stop Fearing the Other
We’ve been seeing in the news recently that empathy is bad, even toxic. How could this be? Going to the research, we find three distinct empathies. Each has unique qualities worth exploring. This week, we’ll reflect on the three empathies and explore how we can build our skills to use this awesome, human gift for … Continue reading The Three Empathies
Explore how our Unitarian Universalist values and the strength of covenant shape and strengthen who we are during these times of change and challenge. Hear what the Cedars community can offer you this year. Reverend Margo Rinehart serves Cedars by welcoming people from diverse theological and religious backgrounds and spiritual beliefs on their journeys to … Continue reading Holding on to One Another When Winds of Change Begin to Blow
This Worship will discuss service as a spiritual paradox where giving acts as a direct gift to the self. We will highlight how local, tangible actions of communal care allow volunteers to anchor themselves against the overwhelming brokenness of the world.
Within the liberal left is a subgroup determined that men are the problem. They use words like toxic masculinity. On the illiberal right, there is the mansophere, a subgroup that seems determined to exemplify toxic masculinity. The lives and fortunes of most men barely get noticed.
At this time year Lent, Ramadan, and Passover fill the spring days with opportunites for contemplation, meditation, and even prayer. What can we learn from the great religions about paying attention and how to bring forth our emotional and spiritual growth into action for our communities and common humanity. Featuring music by pianist Nicholas Colletto … Continue reading Paying Attention: Finding Wisdom Through Springtime Interfaith Practices
In the present, we can look back and see how the seeds of thoughts and actions — both positive and negative —planted back then are now part of our lives. We might have influenced someone or an event without even knowing it. What kinds of seeds that we plant now would we like to see … Continue reading Spring Equinox: What History Are We Making?
Humanists and Unitarians have been in conversation for over a century, learning from one another and partnering in creation of a belief system that strives to create circimstances where all might flouish. Let’s explore together how Humanism might guide our daily practices and increase our capacity for wonder, awe, gratitude and service. Reverend Margo Rinehart serves … Continue reading Humanism: Wanting What is Best for One Another so that All Might Flourish
Artificial intelligence is the latest in a long line of tools which shape how we relate to our world and to each other. As we grapple with how AI is changing us, it is important to ground ourselves in our uniquely human experiences to cultivate closer communities and a healthier planet. Nate Kremer-Herman teaches computer … Continue reading How Artificial Intelligence Shapes Our World
Sometimes we think that compassion will make us weak, but all the world’s religions honor compassion as one of the greatest human capacities. Rev. Florence Caplow will bring teachings from Buddhism, Unitarian Universalism, and science to inspire us to widen our hearts as a powerfully unshakable response in these cruel times. Rev. Florence Caplow is a … Continue reading Compassion: Our Secret Superpower
