On a Dusty Road
February 20, 2009
Rev. José Ballester
This will be a celebration of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. The work, past, present and future, of this, our service branch will be featured.
Living by Heart
February 20, 2009
Rev. Ben Hall
Many of us live by thinking our way carefully through each situation and each day. Thinking is very useful, but it may not be the surest guide to a fulfilling and generous life. The sometimes challenging route of integrating the heart more fully into the ordinary pieces of living can help cultivate peace within and without.
Canvass Sunday
February 20, 2009
Rev. José Ballester and the Governing Board
This year the annual Canvass begins with a bright vision of the future for Bell Street Chapel. Let us join together and keep alive the promise of the congregation.
A Feeling Called Home
February 20, 2009
Jasmine Appleberry
Somewhere between the concrete, the people, the comfort, and the safety, a cherished notion of home is born, that we can stop to notice, and nurture, for ourselves and for others.
Faith and Our Stories
January 27, 2009
Raymond Perreault
Thomas Potter and James Eddy each built a house of worship without a congregation, with faith that they would come. What can these stories tell us today about the role of faith in Unitarian Universalism.
Parker and Parker
January 27, 2009
Rev. José Ballester
Theodore Parker was a difficult Unitarian Minister who afflicted the comfortable. Rebecca Parker is the president of a UU seminary who comforts the afflicted. In the synergy of their theology the moral arch of the universe does bend toward justice.
I’m Not a Christian, But I Love Jesus
January 27, 2009
Rev. José Ballester
In this country at this time we either have an informed opinion on Jesus or we run the risk of being culturally illiterate. This service was scheduled for Jan. 11, but was snowed out.
What I Learned From Sports
January 27, 2009
Rev. José Ballester
On this Super Bowl Sunday many people will be watching “The Game”; some for the commercials others for the athletic contest. However many more people will ignore this yearly ritual and perhaps miss some of the most basic truths of life.