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Unless A Seed Dies

UNLESS A SEED DIES: A Season of Loss and Gain Richard Lawless UNLESS A SEED DIES: A Season of Loss and Gain A Talk for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork Bridgehampton, NY February 26, 2012                   It’s been a very strange winter, oddly mild and lacking … Continue reading

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Rejoicing and Dreaming

UUCSF Board members, February 5, 2012 To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread.- James Baldwin Dreams are the touchstones of … Continue reading

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The Courage to Change

Rev. Alison Cornish, January 22, 2012 There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in traveling in a stage-coach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position and be bruised in a new place.- Washington Irving No … Continue reading

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A Multitude of Covenants

The Rev. Alison Cornish, January 8, 2012.There is no life apart from one another… The question is not whether we are social, connected beings. That is a given.  The question is how we shape our modes of being with one another and with the sources that uphold and sustain life.- Rebecca … Continue reading

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How Is It That We Are Evolving?

The Rev. Alison Cornish and Dr. John Andrews (A sermon in celebration of Evolution Sunday, January 31, 2010) Alison: For the third year in a row, John and I are honoring a national celebration of “Evolution Weekend.” We have used these services to explore the intersection of religion and science. In … Continue reading

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The Origins of Belief

Stuart Lowrie Sunday, May 3, 2009 -  It comes as no surprise that humans can be remarkably resistant to new ideas or beliefs. Sir Winston Churchill put it thusly: “People occasionally stumble across the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.” … Continue reading

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