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Hagerstown, MD – Sex and Evolution: a Love Affair, a Communion
UUCHagerstown 13245 Cearfoss Pike, Hagerstown, MarylandFlowers, and the animal pollinators who consummate their unions, are a living testament to the diversity and communion of life. The deep cooperation and vulnerability inherent in sexual reproduction provides for the living Earth’s vibrant complexity, offering lessons for all of us, and for our sexuality. Streamed, but the link changes weekly. Contact uuhagerstownmd.org.
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Cumberland, MD – Into the New: Infants and Other Beginnings
UU Fellowship of Greater Cumberland MD 211 South Lee St., Cumberland, MD, United StatesWhat happens when we stand at a threshold wondering how it will play out? In this service about beginnings, Science Ambassador JD Stillwater explores the infinite possibilities embodied in newborn babies, newborn moments, and in all the diverse expressions of a creative universe that take us “into the new.” Cameo appearances by Alfred Hitchcock, dorkishness, […]
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Creation Spirituality Communities Conference – Sex and Evolution: a Love Affair, a Communion
JD is the first Keynote speaker at CSC's annual conference in St. Louis (JD will present remotely from home). The conference title is Defiant Love: Nurturing Resilient Communities. Learn more and register: https://www.cscommunities.org/events/gathering-2026. JD was tickled that conference leaders chose the title of one of his unrelated talks (about healing from ancestral trauma) as the […]
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Lancaster, PA – Monkey Business: Jane Goodall & Other Animals
UU Church of Lancaster, PA 538 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesHumans are special, right? We have tools, language, self-awareness, morality … or are we? Jane Goodall’s impressive legacy includes rescuing the science of animal behavior from its own religion-based dogma. Knowing we evolved, is it really so surprising that our cousins have qualities we once thought unique to us? Stream Link.
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Hurst, TX – Defining Enough
Pathways UU Fellowship of Hurst TX 481 West Harwood Road, Hurst, TX, United StatesBlurb: Failure to define “enough” means never being satisfied. It makes us vulnerable to slick advertising, and fills our lives with tedium and chaos. It deflects our focus from sources of true happiness, like play, family, relationships, community. Ultimately, it also leads to the desecration of Earth’s living systems. Defining “enough” is a spiritual practice. […]
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York, PA (music event)- Benefit concert for DreamWrights Center for Community Arts, with Voices in the Hall
DreamWrights Community Center 100 Carlisle Avenue, York, PennsylvaniaJD Stillwater joins with John Terlazzo and Voices in the Hall to raise money for Dreamwrights Community Center. JD will play percussion. DreamWrights offers inclusive, interactive opportunities for everyone regardless of age or experience. From camps and classes to full-scale productions of timeless tales and iconic stories, children and adults of all ages and skill levels will […]
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Glacier (Kalispell), MT – Defining Enough
Glacier UU Fellowship, Kalispell, MT 1515 Trumble Creek Road, Kalispell, Montana, United StatesBlurb: Failure to define “enough” means never being satisfied. It makes us vulnerable to slick advertising, and fills our lives with tedium and chaos. It deflects our focus from sources of true happiness, like play, family, relationships, community. Ultimately, it also leads to the desecration of Earth’s living systems. Defining “enough” is a spiritual practice. […]
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Verdugo Hills, CA – Active Love and Anthropocene Angst
UU Church of the Verdugo Hills, CA 4451 Dunsmore Ave, La Crescenta, CaliforniaThat humans are having major impacts on the planet is now quite clear, and some of those impacts may be evident millions of years from now. Are we a cancer on the biosphere, a plague? Would it be better if we had remained blissfully in the stone age? Our angst about such matters may be […]
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Hagerstown, MD – Sin, Repentance, and Grace: An Evolutionary Perspective
UUCHagerstown 13245 Cearfoss Pike, Hagerstown, MarylandHuman Nature: are we inherently, fatally sinful? Or, does the fact that we evolved offer hope for our growth and wellness? (hint: why yes, yes it does!) Science ambassador JD Stillwater brings a (r)evolutionary perspective on the evolved aspects of human nature. Can nature offer anything like salvific grace? What good is repentance amidst nature’s […]
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Lancaster, PA – Love in Darkening Times
UU Church of Lancaster, PA 538 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesAs the turning Earth carries us into the deepening darkness of winter, and looming shadows of hate and hurt plunge the world into an anxious twilight, we pause. In such times, we draw closer, offering our mutual support and affection. In darkening times, we renew our commitment to all love’s forms, affirmed in word and […]
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