Joy to the World!
On the 300th anniversary of the hymn Joy to the World, we celebrate that love arrives again and again to accompany us through struggle and sorrow. We celebrate the blessing
Continue readingMorning Thoughts Become Daily Things
Rev. Denise Graves, Healer, Public Theologian, and founder of Peace Ministries joins Rev. Deanna Vandiver, Westside’s Bridge Minister, for an embodied service connecting our hearts and our minds, grounded in
Continue readingThanksgiving in Transylvania: Our UU Partner Church Pilgrimage
In September, four Westside members made a pilgrimage journey to our sister village in Transylvania, Torockószentgyörgyi , where they were able to experience a traditional Hungarian Thanksgiving communion service with
Continue readingSustainability 101: Ecology as Theology
Climate activist and author of “Thank God for Evolution,” Rev. Dowd draws upon “legacy consciousness” to encourage a commitment to “get right with reality.”
Continue readingBearing Witness: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
A member of the Puyallup Tribe, Carolyn will share her own experience of when her mother went missing. Within the context of her personal story, she’ll explore what it means
Continue reading“We Begin Again (and Again and Again) in Love”
This human experience can be messy sometimes. Okay – most of the time. Together we will explore spiritual practices for holding ourselves and each other with gentle patience and humble,
Continue reading“Knowing My Life is Finite, How Do I Want to Live?”
This is question three of a four-question series by psychotherapist and spiritual director Wayne Muller. Reverend Margo Rinehart will use Wayne Muller’s question as a catalyst to think about how
Continue readingCan Science Answer Everything?
A cognitive scientist and philosopher examines what questions science can and cannot answer.
Continue readingConnect, Relate, Belong: Antidotes for These Times
– “Let’s insist on remembering that we are all kin, and that repairing the world is both our birthright and our responsibility. We can and will do this.” Akaya Winwood
Continue readingAt the Edge
We are at the edge of the map, facing uncharted territory. How do we find spiritual resilience to respond to the disorientation, uncertainty, and anxieties of our times? The Rev.
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