Category: Personal & Spiritual Development

Unlocking the Heart, with Poet James Crews

Personal & Spiritual Development

In his poem, “When Fear Takes Over,” poet James Crews writes, “Let kind words wrap around you like a blanket… More >

Belonging Is Built with Intention

Religious Education, Personal & Spiritual Development

Welcome to the thrill of September, a time that holds summer’s end and plunges us headlong into autumn. For many,… More >

Building Belonging: Take Me to the Alley

Personal & Spiritual Development

Curiosities & Musings A good day to you, all! I must start this month’s curiosities and musings with a deep… More >

Building Belonging Builds Resilience

Personal & Spiritual Development

Dear First Church,  We want to build belonging at First Church this year: for you, for all our members and… More >

Christianity for UUs

Personal & Spiritual Development

We are all UUs but we are rooted in many beliefs and faith traditions including Christianity. We are curiosity seekers,… More >

Unlocking the Heart with Poet James Crews

Personal & Spiritual Development

James Crews, in his poem “Soft Courage,” speaks of a hummingbird “making at least one soft place to land and… More >

UU Wellspring at First Church

Personal & Spiritual Development

What do you believe as an UU? Do you know? Principals, values and sources, oh my! Wellspring is a spiritual… More >

Who Are We Becoming?

Personal & Spiritual Development, Ministry Transitions

Dear First Church, We are so excited to welcome Rev. Chris Long to First Church this month! While Rev. Chris… More >

What Is Blessing Your Life?

Personal & Spiritual Development

Dear First Church, In times of grief and crisis, counting our blessings can offer a balm for the pain of… More >

Save the Dates for James Crews Morter Events

Personal & Spiritual Development, Music & Art

Looking for new ways to be present, find connection and compassion in a grieving world? Save the dates for our… More >

Blessed at PrideFest this Weekend

Personal & Spiritual Development

Blessed at PrideFest is a powerful street ministry that First Church co-sponsors each year in Milwaukee. Interfaith organizations create a… More >

General Assembly 2025

Personal & Spiritual Development

June 18-22, 2025 Sacred Space in Baltimore or Virtual   For many, General Assembly (GA, our national conference of the… More >

Responding to the Anti-Trans Movement:

Social Justice, Personal & Spiritual Development

A Course for Unitarian Universalists from Transforming Hearts Collective.   This on-demand three-session course offers an introduction to gender diversity… More >

Get Blessed at Pridefest

Social Justice, Personal & Spiritual Development

Blessed at Pridefest is a powerful street ministry that First Church co-sponsors each year in Milwaukee. Interfaith organizations create a… More >

Imagination Helps Us in Transition

Personal & Spiritual Development, Ministry Transitions

Dear First Church, Imagination is a fitting theme for a month of many transitions at First Church. Imagination asks us… More >

An Invitation from Our Buddhist Study Group

Personal & Spiritual Development

Central to Buddhist philosophy are the awareness of impermanence and seeing thing as they really are. Contemplation of death is… More >