Nearly 1900 years ago, the most powerful person in Western society wrote a collection of Meditations. Did Marcus Aurelius and other Stoic philosophers leave us lessons that we can use as guides for living effective and virtuous lives? In this sermon, our Guest Minister, Rev. Dan King, returns to BAUUC to share recent reflections on … Continue reading Ancient Wisdom for Today: Stoicism & UU
October is the month in which many of us focus on our connection with our ancestors and the sometimes harsh reality of death. In this service, our Guest Minister, Rev. Dan King, returns to share personal reflections about the reality of the five stages of grief as suggested by Kubler-Ross many years ago. Not just … Continue reading When- NOT If?: Mortality Planning, Just in Case
Guest Minister Rev. Dan King returns to share reflections on the possible inspirations Unitarian Universalists might find in the first Artemis moon rocket launch. Rev. Dan King, lived as a young adult in Houston and Austin for a dozen years without experiencing any hurricanes or other major disasters. Since he and his wife returned to … Continue reading Embracing Our Improbable Mission: A UU Moon Shot?
The opening sentence of Charles Dicken’s classic “Tale of Two Cities”, set in the time of the French Revolution is “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” Our Guest Minister, Rev. Dan King, shares reflections from the recent UUA General Assembly about the implications of reactions to the proposed 8th … Continue reading Revolutionary Times
