“To be a consciousness or rather to be an experience is to hold inner communication with the world, the body and other people, to be with them instead of being beside them.” – Maurice Merleau Ponty. What, exactly is a body? Who or what is that “I”?  If I have a body why am I … Continue reading Building a Better Body (But not Bodybuilding)

“Reality is more slippery than a pocket full of pudding.” There are many ways in which we can gather the world together. We can change the narrative, we can knit a world that works. It is possible to mobilize, in a new way, science, politics, and theology. What is the story we use to tell … Continue reading Staking Our Claim on Reality

There is trouble in the World and trouble in Mind. We find ourselves living in a climate of fear and loathing. There is good news, there is a path for us to follow and we are on that path.  Religion that is real is essential and Unitarian Universalism may be the only religion that can … Continue reading Trouble in Mind

Church is the place where believers can love one another (1 John 4:12), encourage one another (Hebrews 3:13), “spur” one another (Hebrews 10:24), serve one another (Galatians 5:13), instruct one another (Romans 15:14), honor one another (Romans 12:10), and be kind and compassionate to one another (Ephesians 4:32). Do we need these things? If so … Continue reading Big Game