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We say “services” because it’s not just a sermon; JD provides in-depth guidance for service elements so that the entire service is a rich and coherent experience.
Where science and spirituality conspire together
to shift the world towards
beloved community
The button below takes you to a current list of JD’s talks, all of which began as sermons. They still are, though audiences in other contexts won’t know that.
When you look at the list of topics, keep in mind that hidden behind the title and description of each is an entire worship experience, with hymns, readings, opening and closing words, meditations, children’s message, and, for UU services, Principles, Sources, and Shared Values.
These workshops form the basis for a new paradigm, a worldview richly informed by what we know about natural reality. This is science, in service of awe, wonder, and a big-picture orientation. Whether you are…
… religious in a traditional way (science helps us understand creation and therefore the mind of God); or
… spiritual in a non-religious way (natural reality is part of a divine Whole); or
… Atheist/Humanist/Religious Naturalist (natural reality is all there is—and it’s enough);
In these workshops we take nature to heart, letting ourselves be profoundly moved by what is known, and going deeply into the implications for how we orient ourselves in the cosmos.
Multimedia. 1.5 hour and 2.5-hr versions. Seven Candles is a multimedia exploration of the spirituality inherent in modern mainstream science. We live at a time when discoveries by the scientific community are challenging our perceptions of reality. As in Galileo’s time, we can choose to experience these new-found truths as problems, or we can embrace them, striding towards a deeper, more connected life.
Seven Candles is neither “proof of God,” nor “proof there’s no God,” although both have been said by participants! Seven Candles is just science, described in a way that deliberately uncovers, emphasizes, and embraces the profound implications of scientific revelations.
Multimedia. 2.5 hours.
This interactivemultimedia experience applies Seven Candles insights to what the world needs in this time of crumbling systems. We watch in dismay as ecosystems, political systems, economic expectations, civil society and the climate fall apart all around us. How can we each contribute to a world better aligned with how reality actually works? How can our thinking and behavior be more life-affirming, more sustainable, more satisfying?
This flagship workshop applies science insights from the original Seven Candles presentation to a world in crisis, asking and answering the question “What does the world need now?”
Multimedia + live music performance. 2.5 hours.
Science educator JD Stillwater teams up with award-winning songwriter Darryl Purpose for an evening of live music, science, revolutionary love, and inspiration to re-imagine and repair our world. Bring your joy, your exhaustion, your love for this world, your laughter, your hope, your dismay, your voice, and your friends.