Spiritual practices have a reputation for being serious, disciplined, and orderly.  Think seated meditation or using prayer beads.  This reputation for seriousness can make spiritual practices feel intimidating.  Creativity as a spiritual practice offers a different kind of spiritual engagement.  How might creativity be a site of play, risk, meaning-making and surprise? Click here to watch the … Continue reading Creativity as Spiritual Practice

This worship service will explore the Chinese religious and philosophical tradition of Daoism. What is the Dao, or the Way? What does it mean to live in alignment with it?  How does Daoism’s historical context help us understand it better? And, how has Daoism been misunderstood by Westerners who project their own worldviews onto it? … Continue reading Finding the Way

The winter holidays are a festive time of gifts and gatherings, but they are also a time of overwhelm and burnout. Today’s service explores the many dimensions of meaningful gifts and meaningful gatherings, and ways to stay focused on that which is most important. Melody Moberg is a Unitarian Universalist ministerial candidate and spiritual direction … Continue reading Gifts and Gatherings

This services explored the sacred spaces that feel holy to us, from sanctuaries and personal altars to the intangible sacred spaces found in young adult fantasy. Melody Moberg is a Unitarian Universalist ministerial candidate. She graduated with a Master of Divinity from Seattle University’s School of Theology and Ministry in 2022. She is honored to … Continue reading Sacred Space and Sacred Story

We live in challenging times, where hope can feel scarce. Sometimes hope is inauthentic, like forcing a smile. Sometimes, hope turns ugly, as egocentric optimism imposed by the privileged on others. Yet hope can also be a lifeline. How do we get in touch with a deeper and truer hope which can sustain us? Melody … Continue reading The Complexity of Hope