When I first started attending UU Lansing, I said I was interested in finding a community where I could express kindess in a robust enviornment of good will. And I found that at UU. But after a year, there are some important things missing, too. Namely, a common understanding of God. At the very leastContinueContinue reading “Exploring Christian Churches: What Am I Looking For?”
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Church Shopping with Marie
When I got through the December month-about-God sermons and made my decision not to join the UU church at that time, I had a plan. The plan was to co-facilitate the BYOT class this winter, attend UU services regularly, and go back to being a language learning buddy with the Refugee Development Center at theContinueContinue reading “Church Shopping with Marie”
BYOT 2: 8 : My Ethical Will
Ethical wills are an increasing trend. This kind of will passes along spiritual insights rather than material wealth. How would you sum up a lifetime of learning? An ethical will is a living legacy of the intangible. We decided to pick an audience for our ethical wills. A person or people to address our thoughtsContinueContinue reading “BYOT 2: 8 : My Ethical Will”
UU 2: 7: UU Catechism Qs 12-15
12. What is your source of authority in religion? I am willing to be guided by historical religious texts and I find value in them but I also believe in the ability of sober and mature minds of the modern age to model ethical authority and guide their fellow men and women toward good behaviorContinueContinue reading “UU 2: 7: UU Catechism Qs 12-15”
BYOT 2: 6: UU Catechism Qs 6-11
6. Is there life after death? Explain This one is complicated for me and you can blame my parents. As much as I like taking things on faith, as much as faith in the unexplained is important to me, as much as I believe in God who can’t be proven in any empirical way, IContinueContinue reading “BYOT 2: 6: UU Catechism Qs 6-11”
BYOT 2: 5: Good and Evil Questionnaire
Define “good” as you understand it. I’m going to go with kindness toward our fellows, kindness toward the earth, and even kindness toward yourself. The UUs are huge on the word Love. That’s a good word but in my own definition I’m going to rely on kindness instead. Define “evil” as you understand it. ThisContinueContinue reading “BYOT 2: 5: Good and Evil Questionnaire”
BYOT 2: 4: UU Catechism Qs 1-5
One of the exercises that builds on itself throughout the course of the class is the development of a catechism for Unitarian Universalists. Super fun. Here’s the introduction and my work on the first 5 questions: Traditionally, a catechism is a manual of instruction, in question and answer form, for indoctrination into a particular beliefContinueContinue reading “BYOT 2: 4: UU Catechism Qs 1-5”
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