In April next year, our congregation will host the District Assembly of the Pacific Southwest District. Unitarian Universalists from congregations throughout… Read more From the Ground Up
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985 with a degree in music composition. After a career in Human Resources with the AIDS Project Los Angeles and as a parish minister for Unitarian Universalist churches in the Los Angeles area, I retired in 2025 and pursued my artistic work: drawing, painting, composing, and creative writing.
Love and Justice
The core theology of the Universalist side of our history is that God’s primary character is love, not justice. So… Read more Love and Justice
At Most One God
The nominal theology of our historic faith, that God is a unity not a trinity, may seem obscure to us. … Read more At Most One God
Church History
On September 9 we return to our regular worship schedule of two services, 9am and 11am, and a new church… Read more Church History
Wellness of the Body
Lastly we arrive at the wellness dimension of the physical body, our strength and our capacity to bounce back from… Read more Wellness of the Body
Everyday Virtue
Kindness Patience Humility (Removing the kettle from the fire) Courage as one opens the mail A prayer of blessing while… Read more Everyday Virtue
Wellness of the Heart and Soul
From wellness of the mind, last week, we turn this week toward the dimensions of wellness that lie in the… Read more Wellness of the Heart and Soul
Wellness of the Mind
In August we turn toward planning and preparation for the work of the coming church year. What will we need… Read more Wellness of the Mind
Preparation
In July, I completed 6 months as your Interim Minister. Does it seem longer to you? What a lot we have already… Read more Preparation
The Fermi Paradox
Physicist Enrico Fermi noticed that given the vastness of space, and the huge amount of time available, the odds are… Read more The Fermi Paradox