Beyond Sunday: The UUCSB Blog
Reflections, Sermons, and the Monthly Newsletter
Easter Sermon: Rolling Away the Stone-The Courage To Begin Again
The Easter story begins in grief.
It begins in fear, in loss, in the sense that hope itself has been sealed away.
The stone is not just across the tomb—
it is across the future.
And yet—
the story does not end there.
In the UU tradition, we don’t ask whether the resurrection happened literally.
We ask:
Where is resurrection happening now?
The Season of Advent: Approaching Joy
“Today we focus on one movement within that season: Approaching Joy.
Not joy triumphant.
Not unshakeable joy.
But a joy we are moving toward—tentatively, courageously, honestly.
And maybe that’s the most faithful way to speak of joy in a world like ours.”
Rev. Lori on Building Community Through Love in These Challenging Times
“These times will trigger our deepest fears and wounds and may cause us to default to our primal instincts, or unresolved hurts, childlike selves. Holding each other in community, even when we aren’t able to be our best selves is in fact the greatest call we have AND best example of what it means to be right relationship. That is what the world needs more than anything else right now.”
Rev. Lori On Returning to Community Like Rivers Flowing Back Together
Rev. Lori’s reflects on the new church year and the act of coming together in communion.
Rev. Lori On Our Personal Connections to Church and Community
Rev. Lori’s reflection includes and invitation to meditate on your connection to our church and community even in the down times between services.