With over a billion followers, Hinduism is the world’s third largest religion. Dr. Dave will explore how this fascinating and ancient religion relates to the UU in ways that help to make the world a kinder, more just place.

Charity and Sylvia were a lesbian couple who lived in early America. Dr. Dave will tell their remarkable true story and suggest what we can learn from them about flourishing together during these painful times of division.

Dr. Dave will explore common ideas and myths about calling and how to embrace possibility for following our calling.

Dr. Dave will bring us a message about this month’s theme, Embodying Resilience. Resilience isn’t just about enduring; it’s about finding ways to move forward with courage, creativity, and joy. Dr. Dave will explore the life and work of Douglass and how he can help us to embody resilience.

Whether we are at the beach or in the woods or in Disney World or just staying home, our time off can be a profound experience of fun and spiritual rejuvenation that can help us to transform the world. We will explore the spiritual power of vacationing.

We will look at the lives of people who reinventied themselves, from Harvey Milk to Laura Ingalls wilder to Peter Mark Roget to Grandma Moses, and we will consider what we can learn from them for our souls and for our personal and professional lives. 

Solar Eclipses: how have people interpreted these throughout history? What do solar eclipses and other phenomena in the sky have to do with our spirituality? We shall shed some light on this topic!

Drawing from Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, and other thinkers, we will consider how Black women have often been horribly mistreated and how they have led the way in social justice in America.

In a world of pain from humans, many of us receive liberating love from pets and other animals. Dr. Dave will reflect on our relationships with non-human animals.

Christianity has a long, shameful history of anti-Semitism. As we approach Hanukkah, we will reflect on this important festival and how understanding it can help to reduce anti-Semitism.