Category: minister-note

Note from Pastor Isa

Jonalu’s Journal November 2018

We are Unitarian Universalists.  We are brave, curious, and compassionate thinkers and doers. We are believers in what is good, what is right, and what is just … We are a house without walls, a congregation without spiritual boundaries, and a movement towards a more action-oriented faith in yourself, your god, and your beliefs. Those … Continue reading Jonalu’s Journal November 2018

When to Call the Minister

“When To Call The Minister” is a piece that has circulated among UU’s — and before that Universalists — since 1957.  Originally written by Universalist minister Peter Lee Scott for the Elm City Universalist Church in New Haven, CT, people have copied and recopied it. Because it has value. Today, we might change it to … Continue reading When to Call the Minister

Jonalu’s Journal August 2018

Why are you a Unitarian Universalist?  (assuming you are!)  Maybe you came for religious education for your children.  Maybe the social activism drew you in.  Maybe you were looking for a community of support after a difficult time in your life. I stumbled onto Unitarian Universalism forty years ago when the  Southern Baptist theology I … Continue reading Jonalu’s Journal August 2018

Beatitudes for Today

Rev Jonalu Johnstone offers a summary of Beatitudes for Today, drawn from her reflections on Sunday, June 17: Blessed are black lives because they matter. Blessed are indigenous people because their connection to the earth leads us to redemption from our environmental sins. Blessed are queer people because they celebrate their pride and build their … Continue reading Beatitudes for Today