Every year, the self-help publishing industry offers us a dazzling array of tips, tricks, and techniques to fix, well, everything about our lives. Can life’s most persistent challenges really be addressed in a few easy steps you can take right now? Rev. Rebecca will reflect … read more.

Why is good advice so hard to follow? Join our Consulting Minister Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur for a lively morning of story, song, and spirit on the theme of lessons learned the hard way.

Rev. Rebecca’s May 5th service will focus on the theme of good … read more.

Rev. Rebecca, who has served mission-based communities as a professional fundraiser for over twenty years, gets to talk about something she loves to talk about but most people do not love to talk about: money, and where it might fit into our lives as Unitarian … read more.

The new soul singer Joss Stone reminds us, I “got a right to be wrong … my mistakes will make me strong.” But for many of us, being “wrong” in any way – from spelling mistakes and failed recipes to errors in judgment and missteps … read more.

Does the pursuit of happiness really belong in a list that also includes life and liberty? How important is joy to our spiritual lives, and our lives together, especially in times like these?

Amidst the rich cultural diversity of Southern California, you can celebrate the New Year in almost any season: a winter Lunar New Year for many Asian cultures, a Spring New Year for Persian communities, or a fall turning of the year for Jewish and Ethiopian … read more.

Rev. Bill Schulz wrote that the mission of our faith is to revere both the critical mind and the generous heart. Does your critical mind get in the way of your generous heart – or the other way around? How can we use both in … read more.

Our screens and airwaves are more full of information than ever before – and that means they are full of misinformation, too. As UUs, how can we uphold a free and responsible search for truth and meaning in unfree and irresponsible times?

Rev. Rebecca Benefiel Bijur … read more.