Category: Personal & Spiritual Development
Dena’s Digressions – Belonging
I grew up in a very small town which I loved. As a child, I felt deep belonging to the… Read More >
Words on the Wind – Belonging
Human beings naturally long to be part of a people. The desire to belong is hard-wired in us because people… Read More >
Words on the Wind – Expectation
Gathering in and returning to our two-service church year brings a whirlwind of expectations: What will we create together this… Read More >
Dena’s Digressions – Honesty
I believe that honesty is the first step toward living a life of integrity. To align one’s actions with one’s… Read More >
Words on the Wind – Desire
In process theology, the divine uses desire to lure us into greater beauty, harmony, and relationship. Desire is the hook… Read More >
Dena’s Digressions – Simplicity
We have a joke around the office, “It’s First Church: it’s complicated!” I used to marvel at how many layers,… Read More >
Words on the Wind – Simplicity
The Shaker song tells us “Tis a gift to be simple, ‘tis a gift to be free,” and liberty-loving complexity-filled… Read More >
2019 MidAmerica Regional Assembly
What a joy to spend time with our minister, Rev. Jennnifer Nordstrom, plus Rollie Hansen, Bruce and Terry Wiggins, Omega… Read More >
Dena’s Digressions – Curiosity
When I was in school, I had a reputation for being a walking encyclopedia of questions. When I encountered traditional… Read More >
Words on the Wind – Curiosity
Curiosity can be a powerful tool for learning and transformation. In our Unitarian Universalist congregations, we often use critique as… Read More >
Dena’s Digressions
Grieving sucks. I’m just sayin’. It’s hard. We don’t get over a deep loss. We go through it, each in… Read More >
Words on the Wind
What does it mean to be a people of wholeness in the midst of all this grief, and spring also… Read More >
Watch Sunday Services Online and Share with Your Friends!
We know you all want to be in church on Sundays, to connect with and support your community, to feel… Read More >
Dena’s Digressions: People of Trust
When I was a child, I loved watching the movie Sound of Music. My parents bought the album and we… Read More >
Words on the Wind: Fractals and Possibilities
Fractals are self-similar patterns repeating at different scales. They pattern our lungs, tree branches and leaves, snowflakes and river routes…. Read More >
Dena’s Digressions: Possibilities
Simply by calling something new, we invite possibilities. The New Year, whenever we observe it, marks a beginning, a fresh… Read More >