Category: Personal & Spiritual Development
Choosing Your Ancestor Teachers
And here’s a young girl On a kind of a telephone line through time And the voice at the other… More >
Holding Family History
Late in his life, my father played a cassette tape for me in which he interviewed his mother about the… More >
Holding History Joys & Challenges
What are the joys and challenges of holding history? History has many gifts to offer us. It can bring data,… More >
Open Sanctuary at First Church
In November, First Church will have Open Sanctuary hours for anyone who wants to intentionally re-enter our community’s sacred space…. More >
Welcome from Our Board President
Over summer, I suspect that many of you, like me, eagerly anticipated an in-person Ingathering Sunday. However, as the Delta… More >
Pledges Support Our Mission
The new church year has started with strong support of our congregation’s mission and goals through your pledge payments. Please… More >
Relationships with Intention
One of the things I love about the Midwest is our (mostly) decisive seasons. Despite a few welcome wobbling around… More >
Cultivating Relationships
During the first summer of the pandemic, I turned 60 years old. Such a milestone could not go unmarked or… More >
Share the Plate October – UNAGM
UN Association of Greater Milwaukee (UNAGM) is our October Share the Plate recipient. The Chapter is dedicated to educating, inspiring… More >
Nourishing Relationships
Relationships have been fundamentally affected by the last year and a half of pandemic. We have changed, and are changing,… More >
What is a Theme Circle?
Theme circles are monthly small groups that deepen and support the spiritual journeys of participants in community with each other… More >
Stretching Toward Possibility
Ok, I’ll admit it: I’m tired of change. Anyone else? I recently became aware that pandemic fatigue includes change fatigue…. More >
Loving Your Neighbors in COVID-19
I write to you in the midst of the Delta surge of the COVID-19 pandemic here in Wisconsin and around… More >
Purpose & Living with Intention
Rev. Scott Taylor wrote in the Soul Matters theme packet on the theme of Purpose, “Wiccan and Witchcraft traditions see… More >
A People of Rootedness
What does it mean to be a people of Rootedness? This year, I have felt more deeply rooted in place… More >
Roots & Wings for Our Children
“Two of the greatest gifts we can give our children are roots and wings.” Rootedness is a good word for… More >