Taming Our Lust for Spirituality: A Longer and Closer Look at Neurons Guest speaker: Greg Venne Current research in the workings of our brain opens deeper understandings of how and why we feel and think the way we do. Scientists count over 100 billion neurons in our brain that constantly work to create our memories,...
Men Going Deep - Men's Soul Matters Group Join representatives from the Soul Matters Men's Group who will be sharing insights received, cherished life memories recalled, and new perspectives created by their spiritual exploration with other men searching for personal meaning this year in the topics of Liberating Love, Justice and Equity, Transformation, Interdependence, Pluralism, Renewal,...
Sabbath Rhythms - The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching We welcome you to worship with us this Sunday at 10:30 AM! We rejoice and grow together through shared ministry, meditation, and music. Join Us On Sundays For Services That Inform & Inspire Sermons at UU Wausau encompass many topics, but always with the intent of cultivating...
𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦-𝗠𝗲́𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 Presenter: Juanita Sundberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada The US border policies since 1994 have generated various forms of environmental injustice in the US-México borderlands. Specifically, the 1994 border strategy enlisted rivers, mountains, and deserts as natural barriers in order to push people seeking to...
Tender Mercies: Insights from Parenting (failures included) - The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching Parenting is a wild ride, filled with moments of wisdom and hilarity. In this sermon, we explore the insights gained from the ups and downs of raising children. From diaper disasters to teenage drama. Join us for a look at how parenting...
A Love Supreme, McDonald’s Value Menu, and God There’s never a wrong time to explore the sacred and the mundane. How do we find meaning in a world dominated by consumer culture? Can the profound and the ordinary coexist in our quest for a deeper connection with the divine? How do we grow in appreciation...
This Side of Nirvana: Zen Musings on the Good Life Presenter: Donna Keuck No one ever said that Zen practice was easy. It takes work, which makes it an apt topic for Labor Day weekend! Many texts and images guide this effort. One of the most enduring is a set of ten Chinese paintings and...
Wet Behind the Ears: We’re All Just Winging It - The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching Join us for our Annual Ingathering and Water Communion Service. A September tradition where we gather to celebrate the diverse journeys that unite us. Please bring water from the literal or figurative journeys you’ve experienced this summer, whether you left...
Why Life’s Big Lessons Aren’t in the User Manual Tired of worn-out ideas? It’s time to step out—literally and metaphorically—and explore beyond the comfort zone. Together, we’ll venture into new territory, where the real truths emerge when we’re open to a little uncertainty (and maybe even getting a bit lost). Community Focus Collection (CFC) On...
The Separation of Church and Hate Unitarian Universalists not only champion the separation of church and state but also the separation of church and hate. While religion should inspire love, compassion, and unity, it can sometimes spiral into anger, division, and hostility. This Sunday, we’ll explore how we can actively uphold the principles of love...
Get Motivated…or Get Out of Your Own Way? - The Rev. Brian Mason, preaching We’ve all been told to “get motivated”—to summon the energy, fight inertia, and force ourselves into action. But what if the real problem isn’t a lack of motivation? What if it’s the barriers we construct, the anxieties and perfectionism that stop...
Vulnerable Selfhood. On Being Yourself with the Help of Others – Randy Jefferson, Speaking Selfhood and vulnerability may not seem related, but as my recent experience with events surrounding "my brain on anesthesia" taught me, the windy life paths of each often intersect. Join Us On Sundays For Services That Inform & Inspire Sermons at...