Mother’s Day was given a meaningful (albeit forgotten) birth by Unitarian Julia Ward Howe. Today, we call for a re-invigoration of Mother’s Day to its original intent as a holiday celebrating world peace, as well as peace in the home and peace in the heart.
Active listening helps groups grow strong and diverse. But recognizing the layers of what one hears helps us avoid unnecessary pain and unintentional hurt. How we recognize and acknowledge what triggers anxiety and fear reveals how far we have come as an intentional community of … read more.
For the past 50 years, the doomsday clock of our environment has trudged steadily toward midnight. Have we heeded the warning? What must we do to reverse the hands of time? Today we will ask our young people for their thoughts and then determine whether … read more.
The Theology of Outrage
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
April 15, 2018
Rev. Jeff Liebmann
Opening Words
from Faraday as a Discoverer (1868) “Points of Character” by John Tyndall
Michael Faraday was one of history’s greatest scientists. His work … read more.
Thicker than Blood
Easter
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
April 1, 2018
Rev. Jeff Liebmann
Call to Worship
from Isaiah 61 and Amos 5
[In the time following the exile in Babylon, a disciple of the prophet … read more.
Religion Nouveau
Flower Communion Sunday
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
March 25, 2018
Rev. Jeff Liebmann
Call to Worship
by Norbert Ĉapek
How can a person be ready to undergo difficult trials? He must ask himself: … read more.
Sowing Heresy, Growing Spirit
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
March 18, 2018
Rev. Jeff Liebmann
Call to Worship
From Harvard Divinity School Address by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1838
And now let us do what we can to rekindle the … read more.
#MeToo
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
March 4, 2018
Rev. Jeff Liebmann
Call to Worship
From a Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, March 31 to April 5, 1776
I long to hear that you have … read more.
What Could Be
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
February 25, 2018
Rev. Jeff Liebmann
Call to Worship
From Amos, Chapter 5
Hear this word, which I intone as a dirge over you, O House of Israel…you … read more.
Love 21st Century Style
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia
February 11, 2018
Rev. Jeff Liebmann
Call to Worship
From “Love” from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
When love beckons to you follow him, though his ways are hard and steep.
And … read more.
