The David Bowie song “Changes” has been in my head for the past few weeks as we have been moving into the monthly theme of Change. (“Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!”) One of the lyrics is, “turn and face the strange.” I thought, “Gosh, that would be a great sermon title!” I mean consider how disorienting change can be […]
"Faith Matters" Blog
Welcome to "Faith Matters," the Monday blog written by UUCF's ministers and congregational lay leaders.
Gathering Up Versus Giving In
A friend of mine once said, “Don’t tell me to breathe when I’m anxious, it only makes me mad.” I won’t suggest you breathe this week although I know many of us have lots of feelings about tomorrow’s election and taking a few deep breaths might be helpful. No matter what the polls, prognosticators and […]
New Approach to Visioning and Embodying Transformation for the Future
By UUCF’s Coordinating Team Over the last few years, UUCF has responded to unprecedented times by shifting away from traditional strategic planning to emergent strategy planning. This reframe of strategic planning helps up make a series of shifts from: Knowing to not knowing Inward focus to outward focus Slow and deliberative to nimble and experimental […]