This Service will be held ONLINE ONLY due to the weather. Why? Oh, why are things this way? Why am I feeling this way? Why? Why? Why? Why? This is the worrisome question we ask when we are bewildered, when things don’t go as planned, or when people don’t act as we expect them to. This … Continue reading Peace Through Understanding
“Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” These words were spoken by Robert Oppenheimer on the occasion of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945, in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He named the weapon Trinity after a John Donne poem. Oppenheimer is seen as the “father” of the atomic … Continue reading Now, I Am Become Death
Much of the division we are experiencing in our land is our inability to come to terms with what happened 160 years ago, our Civil War, which was our nation’s greatest crisis and carnage. As the great Southern writer, William Faulkner said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Join Rev. Harold Beu … Continue reading Summer Sunday Forum: A Divided Nation
Michael Wilder, Group Violence Intervention Coordinator for the City of Kalamazoo, will present and discuss his mini-documentary Peace During War about two former gang members, who made peace after almost 20 years of conflict. Through forgiveness, reconciliation, and education, these former gangsters are changing the minds and hearts of urban youth. Please read through our Covid-19 … Continue reading Peace During War
The theme for our shared time on Christmas Eve will be Peace. We will read poems, meditate on peace, and sing our favorite Christmas Carols in hopes that peace, reason, and love will be the strongest voices for the years to come. This service will not be in-person. All are welcome to attend virtually. Click HERE for the … Continue reading A Zoom Christmas Eve
With a kind yet critical eye, will explore the story of the birth of Jesus, as told in the Bible, and reflect on the promise of Peace on Earth. Please read through our Covid-19 Gathering Guidelines before joining us in person. For those who prefer to watch at home, our services are also live-streamed via Facebook on Sundays at … Continue reading For Unto Us a Child is Born
