Miranda's address "Turn and face the strange" begins with her reading from "My Commitments to Myself" by UUA minister, Rev. Laura Mancuso - "Taking care of oneself in order to maintain the capacity to help others." This reading can be found at the following link: https://www.uua.org/worship/words/meditation/my-commitments-myself.
Miranda asks a question: "Were you and I to have the courage to live our lives beyond our comfort zones, what would this other you/me - look like...sound like...feel like"? "What might we still become were we to begin to live our lives - more courageously, beyond our comfort zones?
With the advent of new leadership and new possibilities for living outside the leafy green comfort zone of our Church Community, Miranda's question becomes a challenge: "It's only as we stretch ourselves or 'turn and face the strange' that we can transform into better versions of ourselves" - as individuals - as a Church community. And "How might we achieve this?" Miranda suggests three steps…. Listen on for much, much more!
A Month of Discernment: Judge Not - "Judge poverty - not the poor".
Month of Discernment: Judge Not - Shifting from Judgement to Compassion
Judge Not - Noticing Our Inner Judge
Judge Not - Sanctimony and the Soul
Combating Cynicism
Why We Preach.
The Point of the Sword
Millenial Madness
Beatrix Potter - "The hero who eats carrots".
Reflections on Religious Tolerance and our Unitarian role in fostering it.
Lessons from Peter Pan: Some reflections on fridge magnets and letting go.
The Flower Communion: Harvest at Easter
How to mend a broken heart
Love Begins with You
"Pray - it may not work"
The Remaja Retreat: Talking about G-O-D.
Valuing the Energy of past and present members of our Unitarian Community
Trust and the low bar
Into the Dark Woods: Depression, Anxiety and the Spiritual Life
Annual ingathering service – Water Communion and Blessing of Children's Bookbags
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Straight TV
The Tangent on Veritas Catholic Network
Life After Ministry
The Bible Recap
BardsFM