Category: Personal & Spiritual Development
Dena’s Digressions – Curiosity
When I was in school, I had a reputation for being a walking encyclopedia of questions. When I encountered traditional… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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…. 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… More >
The Dark Can Be Luminous, and It Can Be Lonely
When the earth turns away from the sun and the land grows colder and darker, people huddle around fires and… More >
The Winter Holidays and “Awe-robics”
The winter holidays are a mixed bag: stressful, sad, lonely, yet also magical with moments of love and forgiveness that… More >
Words on the Wind – Being in the Here and Now
Being in the Here and Now is one of meditation’s techniques for calming the mind, centering it in the present… More >
Coming this Fall – Theme Circles!
Many of you participated in Chalice Circles over the last 20-plus years. However, with participation in decline, we have decided… More >
Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom Receives Final Fellowship
Congratulations to our Senior Minister, The Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom, on receiving her Final Fellowship status at our Unitarian Universalist General… More >
Finally, Summer!
Finally, summer! Summer is such an easy time to bask in the beauty of the natural world, a season when… More >
Words on the Wind – Blessings
In Unitarian Universalism, we understand each person is born an original blessing. At the First Unitarian Church of Oakland, when… More >
Dena’s Digressions: Emergence
On my walk today, I found evidence of spring’s emergence–swelling buds on a magnolia tree, a song sparrow’s voice of… More >