UUCA – Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta

How many people here this morning are familiar with a contemporary style of music known as “country rap”? I’m talking hip-hop-style rapping blended with honky tonk guitar, fiddle, and vocal harmonies. Artists like Boondox, Bubba Sparxxx, Cowboy Troy. Know what I’m talking about? What’s especially fascinating for me is how this symbolizes larger social [...]

We are a community that embraces lifelong learning and respects different spiritual journeys. On Sept. 14, Rev. David hosted a conversation with around 25 people on the connection between Unitarian Universalism and Buddhism. People explored together such questions as, “How has Buddhism touched your life?” and “What are some important things about Buddhism that not [...]

Hairitage Rev. Marti Keller From the writings of Alice Walker, author, among many works, of The Color Purple: What does it mean to self-eradicate? I engage this question every time I play with my hair, which is turning gray. I like the gray and yet there are times I feel bored by it. As [...]

The following are stories shared by UUCA member and friends for our annual Water Celebration ritual. From the Mocklar family: Our water comes (symbolically) from our annual vacation to the Adirondacks. My husband’s extended family has owned a “camp” (as they call the Craftsman-era cottages there) on Fourth Lake for more than 40 years. A [...]

Here’s a summer vacation story that comes from writer and theologian Frederick Buechner. He and his family had gone to Sea World in Orlando Florida, and “There was a lot of hoopla to it, “ he says, “crowds of people, loud music, Mickey Mouse T-shirts and so on, but the main attraction—the whale show—made [...]

By Pam Kilmer, UUCA Board Member Most people would agree that moderation and balance is a good thing. However, UUs, like other people, sometimes become very hard-line about the issues that they care the most about, whether it’s ethical eating, social justice or other good causes. An excess of zeal toward a good cause can [...]

Our congregation is once again working with a diversity of faith-based organizations and congregations to build a home for a needy family. This will be the 9th Interfaith Habitat for Humanity build, and UUCA has been involved in all of them. And this house build is pulling together the most variety of faiths we have [...]

“You might be an overloaded liberal if … you hide the snack you brought to the playground for your five-year-old—even though it’s healthful and nonsugary—because, oh my God, you forgot you were supposed to boycott that food company. “You might be an overloaded liberal if … you drive five miles out of your way [...]

It’s been an eventful summer! Laura and I celebrated our 20th anniversary on Aug. 18, and we also continued preparations for sending our daughter Sophia off to college at St. Andrews in Scotland. We’ll be accompanying her there in mid-September. And then begins a new chapter in our lives: empty-nesting! It was also an eventful [...]