Category: From the Minister

Minister’s Message for February 2025

From the editor in chief of Christianity Today, Russell Moore, from his piece “How to Get Through the Next Four Years.” These excerpts from that piece were shared as part of our January 5 worship service, “Drinking from the Fire Hose, Or Too Much Internet.”

The … read more.

Minister’s Message for January, 2025

I’m so glad to kick off the new year with some happy news: Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube is Chalice’s first ever Affiliate Minister!

(Pro-tip: Rev. Arvid’s last name is pronounced STRAW-bee.)

The designation of Affiliate Minister indicates the relationship of a Community Minister to the congregation in … read more.

Minister’s Message for August 2024

In September 2020, I added a component called “land acknowledgment” to our Sunday worship. I wrote about this in my newsletter column a few months afterward, noting:

For many of us, the commitment to acknowledging land was strengthened after attending the 2020 UUA General Assembly, which … read more.

Minister’s Message for July, 2024

The following is an excerpt from Rev. Sharon Wylie’s sermon “The Sermon After General Assembly” offered on June 30, 2024. You can watch the full sermon on Chalice’s YouTube channel.

I believe that it is part of being a Unitarian Universalist to eventually face the question: … read more.

Minister’s Message for May, 2024

I am enjoying taking an online UU history class offered by the Faith Forward program at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas. Eleven Chalice congregants have registered for the class, and we’ve had 4-6 congregants attending the class live (a recording of the class is … read more.