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What do YOU know? …when symbolic beliefs go wild

Everyone knows someone who holds… unusual beliefs. Some of these beliefs can be harmless but others can have huge consequences for social groups, tearing apart families and society. From Pizzagate to Flat Earth, symbolic beliefs set people apart from their peers and can drive them to actions that the rest of us find alarming. Okay that’s dark! Which is why, once we have a hold of the concept, we’ll use light creativity to connect to our own inner beliefs and sift through the noise in our brains. Will we find symbolic beliefs? Most certainly! What will we do when we find them?? Art!! Meet in person at CVUU or online … Continue reading What do YOU know? …when symbolic beliefs go wild

Reflections on Gifts

What are gifts and how do we give and receive them with willingness? What is the nature of gifts? It’s easy to think about gifts as things we receive for free, and that’s a small part of it. But what If the whole world were made up of gifts? What if our relationships consisted of “mutual giving from the heart” as Marshall Rosenberg put it. What if we saw natural resources as “earthly gifts” in the words of Robin Wall Kimmerer. And what’s more, how do we learn to give and receive genuine gifts without resentment? Our work is to ask and explore these questions together. Meet in person at … Continue reading Reflections on Gifts

Soul Matters Discussion – Living with Intention

A deeply important part of any spiritual practice is not necessarily what happens at a time or place of worship – it’s the connections formed with the community, with the Earth, and with yourself.  Join our discussion focused on staying in the present, incorporating our values into our daily routine – living with intention. Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM.

Threats to the North Branch of the Logan River: A Natural and Historic River

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Threats to the North Branch of the Logan River: A natural and historic river Join Susanne Jänecke and Jim Evans to explore Logan‘s founding and how the diminishment of the north branch of the Logan River is threatening a crown jewel of Logan city. The two rivers district around Logan’s Island is a treasure of Cache Valley. The two rivers there deserve to be restored and rehabilitated. The NRCS has awarded an enormous 90? million dollar grant of taxpayer money to upgrade water delivery systems, reduce flood hazards, and to manage stormwater in the Logan watershed. The Little Logan River (which is more accurately called the north branch of the … Continue reading Threats to the North Branch of the Logan River: A Natural and Historic River

What do I know? : A Low-stakes Consideration of Epistemology

Some people seem to be more haunted by existential questions than others. For example, poor Renee Descartes spent his life examining every thought to see if it was a “bad apple,” philosophically speaking, and ended up driving his friends and family crazy. Oh boy, can I relate. Because I want to save you from this annoyance, I’ll use this 20 minute period to tell you what I have learned in my decades as an armchair philosopher obsessed with the questions: what can we even know? And what does it even mean?   Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM.

Planning & Potluck

Join us in person or online this Sunday for a shortened service, a potluck and a meeting to plan our worship for the next few months. All are welcome! Please bring a potluck dish to share if you are able. Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM.