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People and stars
Sunday, August 11, 2024
We are all creative. We have the Divine Presence within us—that creative impulse always seeking some sort of expression. We are even creative in our names for the Divine. There is Wakan Tanka, Brahman, Allah, Tao, Goddess,…
Man in field of flowers
Sunday, August 4, 2024
Do you want more good in your life?  Who doesn’t?! There are spiritual tools you can use to create greater good than you can imagine! This Sunday Rev. Laurie shares several stories of creating space for good that unfolded in…
Man praying
Sunday, July 28, 2024
I changed my lesson title this week after President Biden stepped down and passed the torch to Vice President Harris. It was such a beautiful sacrificial act that I had to at least mention it in the context of the theme of…
Man sunset
Sunday, July 21, 2024
My lesson title this Sunday is “Finding God.” Some of us settle into the religious beliefs we were taught growing up and find contentment in that. Those more spiritually inclined generally seem to take a journey to discover…
Man and road
Sunday, July 14, 2024
We need inspiration at this time in our world. Begin by making a list of the people who inspire you—the ones who you know and are currently in your life. Take time to check in with them, contact them, and let them know how…
Sky and clouds
Sunday, July 7, 2024
The lesson this Sunday is about synchronicity as an essential part of our Divine Guidance. The simplest definition of synchronicity is a “meaningful coincidence.” That does not fully explain it though because synchronicity…
Eagle flying image
Sunday, June 30, 2024
The Presidential debate took place during the few days I was working on my Sunday lesson for the Fourth of July holiday. Despite disappointment and ageism at work, the choice is quite simple: authoritarianism or democracy,…
Love image
Sunday, June 23, 2024
Our Guest Speaker today is Rev. Laurie Brandt. She will guide her visit with Julian of Norwich, the 14th-century anchoress who connected deeply with the idea that we all have the masculine and feminine within, and wrote…
Father's Day
Sunday, June 16, 2024
I loved my father, though we wrestled a bit in my teenage years since he was “over-protective” in my estimation at the time. Looking back, I am glad he was! He loved me, and I knew it on a deep level. He never knew his own…
Sailboat image
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Unity teaches that “practicing the presence (of God)” is looking for the blessing, the good, in all things. What a great way to spend one’s life. That means even amidst trials and challenges, we look for the good. Not that…