Rev. Drew Frantz
Different groups of people have different ways of using words in speech and writing, reflecting differences in culture, class, location and education. While it is common for some of us to label these patterns of language as grammatically proper or improper, another perspective sees these variations as neither good nor bad. Rev. Drew will share his journey as a (former) English teacher learning more about English grammars, and about the human impulse to judge other people.
Guy Newland
How do we consider issues of justice as we use our resources––our time and our money? The UUA calls on us to fight “racism and other oppressions.” Only racism can account for many gross distortions in American society. Yet the invention of race is rooted in economic exploitation that continues today, harming people of all races––and leaving almost half the folks in our Isabella County struggling to make ends meet.
Rev. Drew Frantz
Here in the height of football season, Rev. Drew offers a personal reflection on winning and losing on the field. In other parts of life such as politics, winning and losing have different consequences. What is more important than winning or losing? How can we transcend a mind-set of good/bad, us/them, win/loss?
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Rev. Drew Frantz
Listening to other people is an important practice. Another form of listening is how we listen to Life–or some would say “to God.” What do the flowing river and the autumn trees tell us? What does the flow of energy and vitality within us say? What does the voice of this nation with its many peoples say? In order to listen this deeply we must be still and we must open ourselves in new ways.