Cult Features in Society Today

Why didn’t the cultist do well at hide and seek? Because he kept playing following the leader instead? Why don’t cults use GPS? Because they have already found their path. Why did the cultist get a ticket? For following too closely. What do you call a cult that’s hard...

UU, Easy & Challenging

Today we are reflecting on the easy and challenging aspects of being UU. To get us warmed up, here are a few “the hardest part of” jokes: What’s the hardest part about eating a clock? It’s time consuming. What is the hardest cult to get into? Difficult What’s the...

Body Wisdom Somatic Spirituality

Word reached the Jews that the Pope was going to kick them out of Rome. The head rabbi sought audience with the Holy See to try to avert this fate.When the rabbi arrived, there was a problem. The Pope spoke only Italian and Latin. The rabbi spoke only Yiddish and...

Days of Awe; The Jewish High Holidays

Knock, knock.(Who’s there?)Honey.(Honey who?)Honey, you better get ready, it’s time to head to synagogue for Rosh Hashanah! L’shanah Tovah! This is the greeting for Jewish New Year. For Yom Kippur, it’s “Gut Yontif!”  What did the rabbi said to the Pope on Yom Kippur?...

A New Understanding of Religious Leadership

-A church had a picnic and invited the entire community to come. The Pastor placed a basket full of apples on one end of a table with a sign saying, “Take only one apple please – Remember that God is watching.” On the other end of the table was a plate of cookies...