Monthly Archives: August 2008

Mary Baker Eddy’s Science of Mind Healing

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Rev. Bret

On this Sunday I explored some of my own theological roots, as well as connections between our own Transcendentalism and the New Thought movement of Christian Science. If the player below doesn’t work, click here to listen.

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The seasons turn

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Rev. Bret

The flowers are beginning to bloom again and I’m reminded how beautiful a city is San Antonio. Everywhere there is green and color. A crepe myrtle tree that we didn’t even know we had is a vibrant pink outside the … Continue reading →

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Seven deadly UU sins

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Rev. Bret

What are the seven sins, or negative actions against one another and Nature, that a liberal religious tradition is most challenged to address? After much futzing with the original deadly ones, one finds that as categories, they aren’t bad–just badly … Continue reading →

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Noticing live oaks

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Rev. Bret

Today I noticed for the first time the Live Oak outside my office window. I’ve seen it hundreds of times, even stared into its branches one Sunday morning watching a fox watch me. But I’d never noticed that it was … Continue reading →

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Sins and virtues: Xian, Buddhist, UU

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Rev. Bret

I’m working on an illustration for Sunday’s service on the Seven Deadly UU sins. My thesis is that acknowledging sin as a violation of human relationships allows us to better overcome the desires and drives, posited in us by evolution … Continue reading →

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Why I Take Good Care of My Macintosh, by Gary Snyder

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Rev. Bret

My dear friend Rev. Elizabeth in Chicago read my last post and sent in this poem. I pondered how it might fit in with this Sunday’s sermon topic, “The Seven Deadly UU Sins,” but the only hook I could come … Continue reading →

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For sale, iMac G3, graphite edition…

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Rev. Bret

I think I’m soon to admit defeat in my stand for truth, justice, and the Steve Jobs way. Our new fancy office phones which run over the Internet and tie into the computer system? Windows only. They let me do … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Rev. Bret

This past week has been a difficult one for people of liberal religion. We held many vigils around the country, and our local communities of faith stood in solidarity beside us. Now we ask, “When it is too soon to … Continue reading →

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