Bonus Track: Measuring Up
At the second gate on her journey to the Underworld to reconnect with her sister Ereshkigal, Inanna is forced to surrender her staff. Some would call it a measuring rod. … Continue reading Bonus Track: Measuring Up
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At the second gate on her journey to the Underworld to reconnect with her sister Ereshkigal, Inanna is forced to surrender her staff. Some would call it a measuring rod. … Continue reading Bonus Track: Measuring Up
Music Notes – Sunday, November 30th: This Sunday’s musician is UUCC Pianist Karin Tooley Centering Music: The Butterfly Lovers (Gang and Zhanhao, transcribed by Karin Tooley) Based … Continue reading Musical Musings 11-30: Music of contemplative beauty with Karin Tooley
To pass through the first gate Inanna encounters in her descent to the underworld, she must give up her crown. There are lots of mythologies around descent and ascent. The … Continue reading Bonus Track: Being Seen
Music Notes – Sunday, Nov. 23rd: This Sunday’s musicians are The Chancel Choir and UUCC Music Director Mike Carney Centering Music: Adagio molto (II) from The Four Seasons: … Continue reading Musical Musings 11-23: Music of gratitude and truth with Mike and our Chancel Choir
The Ministry for Earth, Facilities Manager Victor Young, Building & Grounds Team, and Davey Tree Company collaborated recently to raise the canopy on the oak trees in the parking lot … Continue reading Let the Sunshine In
UPDATES FROM THE GROUNDS November 2025 The bannisters were rotted and the roof was leaking from the rotted wood in the steeple.That’s what caused the damage to the ceiling of … Continue reading Update from Building & Grounds
I’ve mentioned a few times that my plans for sabbatical are influenced by the Mesopotamian story of Inanna, one of the oldest recorded bits of human mythology. Maybe there is … Continue reading Bonus Track: The Characters in Our Stories
Come join me in Lakewood this Sunday, November 16th for a special concert from Good Company: A Vocal Ensemble, who will be welcoming guest composer and conductor Marques L. A. … Continue reading Musical Musings 11-16: Classic and contemporary piano music from Mendelssohn and Hiromi with Karin Tooley, plus Good Company this Sunday afternoon in Lakewood
Music Notes – Sunday, Nov. 9th: This Sunday’s musicians are Nick McNally, The Treble Ensemble, and UUCC Music Director Mike Carney About this Sunday’s special guest musician: Nick McNally, … Continue reading Musical Musings 11-09: Songs of praise and joy from Nick McNally and UUCC’s Treble Ensemble
On Sunday, we explored different places in our lives that guiding principles might emerge. For instance, we said that some of our guiding principles might directly address a lie we’ve … Continue reading Bonus Track: Guiding Principles and Challenging Conversations