“We are being conditioned to shut down—slowly, steadily, and almost imperceptibly. The barrage of cruelty, confusion, spectacle, and spin has a cumulative effect. It wears on our capacity to feel, to care, to respond with presence rather than reflex. We are being trained, through repetition, to expect harm, and then...

With laws restricting abortion rights and transgender medical restrictions, we might ask: to whom/what do our bodies belong? Rev. Tom will share some thoughts and theologies about this.

Welcome, safety, and belonging ask three central questions about relationships.  When someone comes into our lives or into our congregation:  Does he/she/they feel welcomed?  Does he/she/they feel safe with us?  Does he/she/they feel that there is a place for them in our lives?