From Tolerance to Appreciation
We UUs strive to be aware and inclusive of the wide diversity of people. An understanding of diverse personality types can enrich our understanding of personal and congregational wholeness.
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Neal Jones
Neal joined Main Line Unitarian Church as Senior Minister on August 1, 2015.
A native of North Carolina, Neal earned his B.A. in political science from Wake Forest University, his M.Div. from Southeastern Theological Seminary, and his Psy.D. at Baylor University. He has served as the minister of a United Church of Christ and a Moravian church in North Carolina and of two UU congregations – the UU Fellowship of Waco, Texas, and the UU Congregation of Columbia, South Carolina. He was also the clinical psychologist of the Pastoral Counseling Center in Columbia.
Neal preaches and lives a practical spirituality that seeks personal wholeness, relational respect, social justice, and ecological responsibility.
To Love Despite All
This is a sequel to my previous sermon on empathy. Just because we may be empathetic is no guarantee that others will be. Then what?
Flower Communion
This is our annual Flower Communion which was supposed to occur on May 17 but was postponed due to technical difficulties. We will gather via Zoom to remember the origins of the Flower Communion and share our ‘flowers’ of strength, hope, and love with each … read more.
Cultivating Empathy
We know all too well the consequences of our political polarization — the demonizing, the dismissing, the insults, the name-calling. What is lacking is empathy. But is empathy a trait you either have or not, or is it a capacity which you can cultivate?
What Happenened to Flower Communion?
Our annual mutigenerational flower communion service. Join us on Zoom to participate in this interactive service. Or you can also watch us in the usual way. Instructions for both options will be on the livestream page.
What This Pandemic Can Teach Us
Some of life’s most valuable lessons are learned through adversity. Is there anything worthwhile to be learned from this pandemic?
Music: Liz Bligan vocals, Nathan Surles, guitar
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What is a Preacher?
A minister plays many roles, but in the UU tradition, he or she is primarily a preacher. What right, what authority, what presumptuousness sanctions me — or any person — to be a preacher?
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Climate Change Activism: A Function of Fear or Love?
Most of the arguments for policies and practices to halt climate change are based on scare tactics, but what if they were based on love?
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What Would Jesus Do (and UU Too)?
What would Jesus do in a time of social distancing, inequality, and anxiety? Stories and songs for all ages to celebrate our Christian roots as a faith tradition on Easter – and we’ll find ways to make it fun, too.
Easter Multigenerational Service
The Roots of Our Giving
On this Pledge Sunday, we will examine how we give — out of a sense of scarcity or abundance?