Topic: Prophetic voices

What Would Emerson Say?

Thanks primarily to Robert Richardson’s pathbreaking 1995 biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Emerson, The Mind on Fire) we have come to know Emerson at last as his contemporaries, family, and friends actually knew him. For them, he was not “the plaster sage of Concord.” He was an engaged and activist citizen, who took time from … Continue reading What Would Emerson Say?

‘Co-Workers With God’: MLK, Ministry and Community

Coworkers with God.docx “’Co-Workers With God’: MLK, Ministry and Community” January 14, 2018 The Rev. Heather Janules “When the history books are written in the future, somebody will have to say ‘there lived a race of people, a black people, a people who had the moral courage to stand up for their rights.’” The Rev. … Continue reading ‘Co-Workers With God’: MLK, Ministry and Community

With No Extraordinary Power

With No Extraordinary Power   October 1, 2017   “Who is Today’s Bob Dylan?” Carol Cashion, Worship Associate   As UUs, we draw upon “the words and deeds of prophetic people” as a source of strength, wisdom, and direction. This is one of the aspects of Unitarian Universalism I appreciate the most. With no disrespect … Continue reading With No Extraordinary Power