Senior Minister Rev. David A. Miller

As we move from January to February, one can’t help but think of the approaching holiday of the month, Valentine’s Day. There are many things about Valentine’s Day I have loved. I loved the little candy hearts and the Valentine’s cards we gave in elementary school. It seemed simple when I was young: There were […]

There is no way of knowing what this next year and the next decade will bring. There will be amazing medical advances. We will be able to communicate in ways we have never dreamed. Literacy and clean water are being brought to places never imagined not that long ago. So many amazing advances in the […]

Literature, theology and history often feature epic struggles between the forces of good and evil. Stories of those struggles, passed on orally and through the written word, have in more recent times migrated to the small and large screens of television and the movies. It is easy to get consumed with the epic nature of […]

When is the right time to listen to Christmas music? In my house, I usually get started around Nov. 1 (no emails please). My sister-in-law used to forbid it in the house until after dessert had been served at Thanksgiving. This question goes along with “when can you decorate for autumn, when can the first […]

For those of you who weren’t at services yesterday, I wanted to give you an update on a few key things going on at UUCF. We are still tallying the pledges for the Roofapalooza campaign from this weekend, but it looks like we are past $151,000! This will allow us to address the first four […]

In almost every national election since I have been able to vote, someone has said, “This is the most important election in our history.” And in fact, maybe they all have been. I feel that way about these next couple of years here at UUCF and for Unitarian Universalism. It feels like we have come […]

Jun. 10, 2019. By Senior Minister Rev. David A. Miller. Our congregational life has a rhythm much like schools: we gear up in August for launch in September and we wind down in June for what always feels like a much needed rest. This year has been particularly challenging, and the rest and break to […]

Mar. 11, 2019. By Senior Minister Rev. David A. Miller. It is a call you never want to get. It came last Monday and changed everything. We, the families, the staff, this congregation and the entire community, lost three souls – Flori, Vladimir and Nathan – in a violent and tragic act. These acts – […]

Feb. 4, 2019. By Senior Minister Rev. David A. Miller. A week ago, we held a conference at UUCF that was motivated in part by the struggle Unitarian Universalist congregations have been having with the use of the words “white supremacy” in relation to the cultural systems in which we in the U.S. swim. It […]

Jan. 28, 2019. By Senior Minister Rev. David A. Miller. I went to work out on Friday and the gym was full of furloughed workers. People were talking about the ridiculousness of the whole situation and then a discussion about the logistics of insurance broke out among the five workers waiting for class to begin. […]