by truuoffice | Jan 26, 2026 | Reflections, Social Justice
Local author, journalist, and naturalist Paul Andersen has been telling Aspen’s story for more than four decades, chronicling how one small mountain town became a laboratory for big humanist ideas. In his recent book, Dr. Schweitzer at the Birth of the Aspen Idea,...
by truuoffice | Jan 24, 2026
When stress or trauma knocks us off-center, it can feel like our inner life goes quiet—or goes into overdrive. In this reflection, you explore what “recovery of spirit” can look like after we’ve been overwhelmed: how we begin to reweave a sense of steadiness, meaning,...
by truuoffice | Jan 24, 2026
On this Sunday of Valentine’s Day weekend, let’s celebrate the radically inclusive and actually heretical teachings of Universalism. If you go to gatherings of UUs, you will see t-shirts that say, “Love at the Center” and “Love the Hell out of This World.” These both...
by truuoffice | Jan 24, 2026
What if I told you a hardy resilience was already and always available to you? You may then ask, “How do I access this?” Let me explain. There are two distinct forms of resilience – psychological and spiritual. These correspond to the two aims of meditation. The first...
by truuoffice | Jan 24, 2026
This Sunday is a Fellowship Service, founded in the Unitarian Universalist philosophy of Small Group ministry. We gather with a lay leader in conversations that deepen and expand the ministry of a congregation. Two key focuses are building community and deepening...
by truuoffice | Jan 23, 2026
Join the TRUU Book Group for our next meeting and potluck on Thursday, February 19 at 5:00pm in the TRUU room at Third Street Center. This month we’ll be discussing The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Bring your thoughts, your questions, and a dish to share—and come...
by truuoffice | Jan 20, 2026 | Reflections, Reflections by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow
In 1966, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed hundreds of mostly white Unitarian Universalists. In his speech he said to them, “There is nothing more tragic than to sleep through a revolution.” What did he mean? And what does this mean for us today,...
by truuoffice | Jan 14, 2026 | Reflections, Reflections by Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow, Social Justice
Sometimes people look around a room and say, disparagingly, “Everyone here has gray hair.” Or someone attends a demonstration and says, with discouragement, “Where are the young people?” Does it matter how old we are? Why? Let’s explore...
by truuoffice | Jan 14, 2026
The TRUU Board of Directors meets on the second Tuesday of each month, and members of the community are warmly invited to attend — in person or on Zoom. These gatherings offer a glimpse into the thoughtful, behind-the-scenes work that keeps our community thriving....
