• By Published On: May 9, 2021

    To be blessed as we leave worship and go out into the world is a lovely moment.

  • By Published On: May 2, 2021

    As we move through the Season of Spring, we are reminded of the cycle of life. This week we will focus on the

  • By Published On: April 25, 2021

    Celebrating the diversity of religious traditions.

  • By Published On: April 18, 2021

    As children, we learn the “magic words” please and thank you. They do indeed smooth the way for us throughout our lives. What do you suppose would happen if children also learned to say I’m sorry regularly?

  • By Published On: April 11, 2021

    Earth Day is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation of Earth's natural environment. It is hoped that it will inspire people to connect

  • By Published On: April 4, 2021

    The Blessing of the Taxes is a national effort initiated several years ago by Jim Burklo and adopted by various churches and temples around the country.

  • By Published On: March 28, 2021

    Easter can be a challenging time for progressive Christians. We have let go of much of the traditional Christian doctrine that contains the answers to Big Questions, but the questions themselves remain.

  • By Published On: March 21, 2021

    Waiting… waiting… the images of waiting are everywhere just before Easter. Mary Magdalene at the tomb, the disciples wondering “what now?”, all of us in suspension after the events of Good Friday and before the release of Easter Sunday morning.

  • By Published On: March 21, 2021

    Good Friday, with its graphic images of death and despair, is endurable every year because we already know that Easter is coming, soon. But what if we didn’t know that?

  • By Published On: March 14, 2021

    The symbols we choose to focus on become planted deep within us. In the liturgical season of Lent, and especially during Holy Week, we think primarily of the cross and crown of thorns… outward evidence of a humiliating and painful death. But other symbols appear during this time, like the towel and basin of water on Maundy Thursday.

  • By Published On: March 7, 2021

    When we read words written by others, we often don’t know the context in which the words were written. Sometimes the story behind the words is the best part.

  • By Published On: February 28, 2021

    One reason we search for new language, especially at this time of year, is that for many Christians, the traditional words have lost their ability to touch us. Repetition can bring the joy of the familiar, but it can also cause us to glaze right over….

  • By Published On: February 21, 2021

    Traditionally Lent is a time during which we “give up” something, but more recently many people have moved to “taking on” something during the Lenten season.

  • By Published On: February 14, 2021

    Of all the symbols we encounter during Lent, none is more recognizable than the cross.

  • By Published On: February 7, 2021

    Lent comes early this year. It seems like we just put away the last of the Christmas decorations and turned to face the new year, and here comes Ash Wednesday (Feb. 13).

  • By Published On: January 31, 2021

      May this time of Lent be a time for introspective meditation, letting go, acceptance, and rebirth. The word Lent comes from the Anglo-Saxon

  • By Published On: January 24, 2021

    For many people, music is a source of experiences of the sacred. That makes the choice of music for worship services both important and challenging.

  • By Published On: January 17, 2021

    There is a story that connects the Lord’s Prayer with the six-petaled rose at the center of an eleven-circuit labyrinth, such as the famous one found at Chartres Cathedral. Each of the petals corresponds to part of the Lord’s Prayer,

  • By Published On: January 10, 2021

    The milestones in our lives -- births and baptisms, marriages, funerals and life celebrations -- need new words to fit our new understandings.

  • By Published On: January 3, 2021

    January 6 is traditionally celebrated as Twelfth Night, or the Feast of the Epiphany. It’s one of the oldest celebrations of the Christian Church

  • By Published On: December 27, 2020

    You are the new day.” One last fond look back to the year just finishing, and we turn and set our gaze forward to the new day, the new year.

  • By Published On: December 20, 2020

    The season of Christmas holds a myriad of emotions, and that makes it fertile ground for the poet.

  • By Published On: December 13, 2020

    Every birth is a miracle, and none more so than the birth of Jesus, celebrated at the time of the winter solstice. The harbinger of spring, the hope for the world.

  • By Published On: December 6, 2020

    Advent… a time of anticipation, of waiting and watching as the darkness deepens. There are many ways to mark the passing of this time...

  • By Published On: November 29, 2020

    Christmas rituals have evolved over the centuries, interacting with local cultures and stories to produce distinctive traditions in different parts of the world.

  • By Published On: November 22, 2020

    Thanksgiving is an American holiday, but giving thanks is a practice for everyone, around the world, at all times.

  • By Published On: November 15, 2020

    Humans are relentless in their efforts to understand God. We can change the language (some say “God” is an over-used word), we can find new metaphors (poets are especially good at this),

  • By Published On: November 8, 2020

    Worship music can come from almost anywhere. It doesn’t have to be a 200-year-old hymn, although that can work if it has meaning and resonance for a particular congregation.

  • By Published On: November 1, 2020

    Sharing progressive liturgies is a great way to confirm that we’re not alone in our non-dogmatic interpretations of Jesus’ teachings. Contributions for our liturgy resource continue to arrive from around the globe.

  • By Published On: October 25, 2020

    Finding new words to express ancient wisdom is an essential part of progressive Christianity. Not only does such an effort put the fundamental ideas into modern language, but the very act of searching for the new words is part of coming to understand what you believe and how you want to share it with others.