This time of year is so dark! I wake up in the dark, and have to head out for chores and chickens in what feels like it’s still night, and then I turn to my family around 6pm and say “is it bedtime yet?” We have such short days as we draw nearer to the […]
When the Holidays Aren’t Happy
We get many messages this time of year about the joy of the season. It is to be a happy time, filled with family and friends, fun and generosity. If you don’t feel these things, well then you must be a grinch! The reality is more complex, of course. In the second year of global […]
OUUC Tech and Software Update: December 12, 2021
So much has changed about OUUC’s audio/video setup in the last couple months! We are making these changes to optimize our streaming capabilities and the worship experience both in the Sanctuary and online. While this shift presents many new challenges and we likely will experience some growing pains, the possibilities for progress are vast. I […]
Showing Up
I’ve learned that sometimes the best thing you can do is to just show up. And I know that sometimes that is a challenge and a stretch. When I learned from a colleague that the local mosque had been the victim of a hate crime and that there would be a vigil to show […]
Healthy
Transformation doesn’t happen in a linear way. It happens in cycles, convergences, explosions. If we release the framework of failure, we can realize that we are in iterative cycles, and we can keep asking ourselves—how do I learn from this? From Emergent Strategy by adrienne marie brown This month we explore the third word in […]
