When people think of the sacred, they tend to think of sacred places in nature, sacred objects in religions, sacred events such as birth and death, among other things. Perhaps not many of them think about the sacred within politics or committee work. We will explore how the sacred appears in this kind of work, and what we gain by finding it there.

Over the past year, public awareness of AI has skyrocketed, while public understanding has lagged behind. As a computer engineer and a journalist, Mike Ignatowski and Steve Brooks offer differing perspectives on what AI is and isn't and what it is and isn't useful for. They examine ethical and spiritual questions it raises, including how it might be used in personal spiritual practice.

If your life had a theme song, what would it be? Three of our Fellowship folks will explore this topic and share their thoughts and we’ll listen to their theme songs.

The latest assault against liberalism began in the 1980’s and so successfully defamed the word that today even liberals avoid calling themselves such. Yet liberalism is the only ideology that has proven to advance society and the individual throughout human history. In this sermon we’ll discuss the reasons for this audacious claim and why we need liberalism now more than ever.

The Open Hearts and Minds Fellowship is a spiritual community of hope, courage, and compassion. What do these concepts mean? Come join us as we explore “hope” in this first in a series delving into the concepts of hope, courage, and compassion. What do Emily Dickinson, C.R. Synder, P. Campbell, and Beethoven have to say about hope? They will lead the way as we explore “hope” in word and song.

Why do people say, “Don’t be such a Pollyanna?” Was the “real” Pollyanna – the ever-cheerful protagonist of a book written a century ago – such a naïve monster that she deserved to have her name become an insult? Guest Speaker Rebecca Mattis presents "Dr. Jekyll and Pollyanna"