Personal Theology – Restorative Justice: why it matters, Dave Belden and Kevin Skipper, Presenters

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26 Jan

Personal Theology - Restorative Justice: why it matters, Dave Belden and Kevin Skipper, Presenters

January 26, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. In-person in the Fireside Room and available on Zoom, UUCB member, Dave Belden, and his friend and colleague, Kevin Skipper, know clearly that Restorative Justice can be seen as set of practices but it is deeper than that. Restorative Justice is how WE respond to any harm with healing, instead of neglecting the person harmed or punishing the person responsible. Click the heading for the Zoom link and for more information on this profound presentation being offered by Dave and Kevin.
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Personal Theology: Dr. Brent Duckor, “Why Saul/Paul…I mean really, why?” Toward a conversation with the Messianic Jewish Tentmaker

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09 Feb

Personal Theology: Dr. Brent Duckor, "Why Saul/Paul…I mean really, why?" Toward a conversation with the Messianic Jewish Tentmaker

February 9, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. In-Person in the Fireside Room and on Zoom, The Personal Theology program is thrilled to have Dr. Brent Duckor present a conversation with us, UU folks, Dr. Brent and Saul (aka Paul), the disciple of Jesus. Wow! Click the heading for the Zoom Link and more information.
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Personal Theology: “Channeling Jimmy Carter: From Albany, GA to Albany, CA,” Presenter, Rebecca Black

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16 Mar

Personal Theology: "Channeling Jimmy Carter: From Albany, GA to Albany, CA," Presenter, Rebecca Black

March 16, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. The Personal Theology program is delighted that SF Chronicle writer, Rebecca (Becca) Blackman, will be presenting to our community.  Her talk is entitled, ""Channeling Jimmy Carter: From Albany, GA to Albany, CA" and is a beautiful, personal memoir and reflection. Becca will be in-person in the Fireside Room and on Zoom. Click the heading for the link and more info about Rebecca.
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Personal Theology: Mr. Wei-Tai Kwok, “From Climate Distress to Climate Action!”

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23 Mar

Personal Theology: Mr. Wei-Tai Kwok, "From Climate Distress to Climate Action!"

March 23, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. The Personal Theology program is delighted to support the Climate Justice Council in bringing Mr. Wei-Tai Kwok to talk with the UUCB Community on how he personally went from climate stress to climate action!  Mr. Kwok is a prominent climate advocate, and will talk with us about his journey in decarbonizing his lifestyle & devoting himself to climate advocacy. Trained personally by Al Gore, Wei-Tai has given over 175 presentations to communities like ours. The talk will be In-person in the Fireside Room and on Zoom. Click the heading for the link.
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Personal Theology: “The Struggle with Evil in Liberal Religion”, Presenter, Rev. Marcus Liefert

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06 Apr

Personal Theology: "The Struggle with Evil in Liberal Religion", Presenter, Rev. Marcus Liefert

April 6, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. Personal Theology, in-person in the Fireside Room and on Zoom. The Personal Theology program is delighted that our own Rev. Marcus will be presenting.  The topic of "Sin Without Sinners: The Struggle with Evil in Liberal Religion" is very timely and speaks directly to our first UU principle to affirm the dignity and worth of every person AND speaks to our UU value that "Love is at the Center" of our religion.  How do we reconcile intentional cruelty with love?  Is evil an outcome?  Or is evil an action? Come hear Rev. Marcus talk with us about this challenging subject.  Click the heading for the link.
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Personal Theology: “A Glimpse of Heaven: My 40 year journey through ‘A Course in Miracles’” Presenter, Alicia Assefa

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13 Apr

Personal Theology: "A Glimpse of Heaven: My 40 year journey through 'A Course in Miracles’" Presenter, Alicia Assefa

April 13, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. Personal Theology, in-person and on Zoom. Alicia Assefa is a newcomer to UUCB and has enjoyed getting to know the UUCB community.  Raised as a Quaker and now curious about Unitarian Universalism, Alicia is eager to share her "Glimpse of Heaven" as she describes her 40 year journey through 'A Course in Miracles'.  "A Course in Miracles", is the non-dualistic self-study course on forgiveness. Click the heading for the link and more information about Alicia.
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Personal Theology: ‘How is Personal Theology Related to Health Equity?’ Presenter, Dr. Peter Boland

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27 Apr

Personal Theology: ‘How is Personal Theology Related to Health Equity?’ Presenter, Dr. Peter Boland

April 27, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. Personal Theology, in-person and on Zoom. An active attendee with UUCB, Dr. Peter Boland, is a national thought leader and has challenged the healthcare industry to make good on its (broken) promise of ‘better care, less cost’ for everyone.  He has generously offered to talk with us at Personal Theology on why health equity is both an economic imperative and a moral necessity. Click the heading for the link and more information on Peter.
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Will the Personal Theology Program Continue?

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04 May

Will the Personal Theology Program Continue?

May 4, 2025    
12:00 am
9:30a.m. in the Fireside Room and on Zoom, the Personal Theology program will be an “idea sharing” session on the continuation of the Personal Theology program. Chairperson, Anne Wardell, will be stepping down after ten years of leadership!!  And we’re grateful to her.  Anne is inviting us to share ideas about whether the continuation of the Personal Theology program is possible.  The range of speakers has been jaw dropping: Imans, Buddhist monks, physicists, ministers, interns, priests, poets, singers, harpists, doctors, teachers, local celebrities, psychologists, scientists, theologians, rabbis, personal journeys, Native Americans, spiritual journeys, atheists, religious educators. The incredible list goes on and on.  The question is "Can we continue this program?"  Click the heading for the link.
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Personal Theology — Come SHARE or LISTEN to Stories of Profound Moments

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18 May

Personal Theology -- Come SHARE or LISTEN to Stories of Profound Moments

May 18, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
9:30 a.m. Personal Theology will be offering congregants time to share stories of transformation and/or profound moments. Each person's 3-4 minute story time will be shared between the Fireside room participants (in-person) and the Zoom participants (on-line). To sign up to share, click the heading to see the details and also for the Zoom link for May 18, 2025.
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Personal Theology: Diane Rusnak, Dream Artist, “Stepping through the dream door into deeper life connection and awareness”

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Personal Theology: Diane Rusnak, Dream Artist, "Stepping through the dream door into deeper life connection and awareness"

Personal Theology: Diane Rusnak, Dream Artist, "Stepping through the dream door into deeper life connection and awareness"

October 19, 2025    
12:00 am
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. In-person in the Fireside Room and also on Zoom. Diane Rusnak is a member of UUCB and a Bay Area artist making imagery from night dreams. Diane will be showing many images of my lifelong paintings and mixed media works that grew out of my dreams and changed my life for the better! Click the heading for the Zoom link and for Diane's work and her advice on "How To Catch Your Dreams."
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