In 1857, Frederick Douglass said, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” Thus, a struggle will be required by each generation to renew, repair, … Continue reading February 2022 Touchstones: Power
The Regathering Team and the Board of Trustees have been monitoring the COVID situation. We have done our best to be science led and purpose driven. I want to let … Continue reading January 2022 COVID-19 Update
Renewal is a necessity built into the fabric of life. It is one aspect of the repair of the world. Winter fallowness is a process of renewal giving birth to … Continue reading January 2022 Touchstones: Renewal
At its November 16 meeting, the AUUF Board of Trustees approved a comprehensive regathering plan to help assess the precautions we need to take based on COVID-19 levels in Lee … Continue reading AUUF Regathering Plan
Universalist and Unitarian minister Adin Ballou’s and Unitarian Henry David Thoreau’s writings influenced Leo Tolstoy’s, Mahatma Gandhi’s, and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s philosophy and practice of non-violence. The commitment … Continue reading November 2021 Touchstones Theme: Nonviolence
The world shaking and world changing revelation for Albert Schweitzer was “reverence of life” as a first principle in 1915 while on a barge on the Ogowe River as the … Continue reading October 2021 Touchstones Theme: Reverence
Reason has been a valued part of our religious tradition since it began in the Reformation. Unitarian historian Earl Morse Wilbur wrote, while Unitarianism has often been understood “as a … Continue reading September 2021 Touchstones Theme: Reason
The Regathering Team and Board of Trustees have decided to go ahead with plans for a hybrid regathering event on August 15. We are largely making this decision based upon … Continue reading COVID-19 and Regathering: What you need to know for August 15
Our August Touchstones theme is “Communion.” Communion is a powerful word and a powerful concept, but many of us dismiss it because of the symbolism of the Christian ritual of … Continue reading August 2021 Touchstones Theme: Communion
Our Touchstones theme is “Journey.” So, here’s the deal. You are born. You take your first breathe, gasping like a fish out of water, which, in a sense, you are. … Continue reading July 2021 Touchstones Theme: “Journey”
