The Pulpiteer

Set Them Free (4-19-26)

"If you love someone, set them free." - Sting How can this way of putting Love at the Center, inform how we approach Religion as modern UU's? Not just in how we serve the adults in our community, but in how and what we teach our youth?

The Wall and The Tunnel (4-5-2026)

There is a wall, a veil, between our world and the spirit world... the sages and prophets found ways through the wall, they brought back teachings from the spirit world. They left behind signs so that we could find our way through. Some folks who came after, got really into sign making. Some thought that the tunnels through the wall should be enlarged, decorated, celebrated... Some spent their lives making their religion's entrance look more beautiful and inviting than others' Some forgot that the signs were about getting through the wall - they just wanted to celebrate the tunnel as a beautiful place to BE.

Simone Weil's Decreation (3-22-26)

In our third and final service in the Simone Weil Series, we'll explore the culminating movement of her thought: DECREATION. I'll get you pointed in the right direction with this teaser: "We do not become just by adding virtue. We become just by subtracting the self that blocks reality." Mic. Drop.

Simone Weil's Obligations and Rights (3-8-26)

For Women's History Month, we'll continue our exploration of the work of Simone Weil - moving from her work on attention as spiritual practice, to her social justice oriented work on the necessity of obligations preceding rights.

Griefwork

In this special episode of the podcast, we'll talk with June Williams and Ashley Blackwell - our co-conspirators in griefwork: sharing stories of how we got here and where we might be headed. Join us, won't you? For your reference, here are some of the books mentioned in the episode: * The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller * The Smell of Rain on Dust by Martin Prechtel * Die Wise by Stephen Jenkinson.