by Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists | Jul 27, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Aaron Brown
In a world that prizes striving, managing, and achieving, what does it mean to simply let go? As art, business, politics, and academia urge us to take on more, spirituality calls us in the opposite direction—to release, to rest, and to return to what is essential....
by Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists | Jul 21, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Aaron Brown
What does it mean to leave a legacy? Is it what we build, what we give, how we’re remembered, or something more mysterious? This Sunday, we will explore the enduring human longing to live a life that matters, drawing insight from near-death experiences, mystical...
by Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists | Jun 17, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Aaron Brown
Continuing this month’s exploration of freedom, we will further investigate the paradox that the deepest form of liberation may begin not with changing the world around us, but with finding and aligning with its underlying truths. When we are no longer controlled by...
by Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists | Jun 9, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Aaron Brown
Freedom is not only a political condition—it is a spiritual practice. This Sunday, we draw wisdom from two great guides to liberation: Harriet Tubman and Moses. Each walked a path shaped by instinct, faith, and an inner transformation that allowed them to lead others...
by Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists | May 12, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Aaron Brown
Love, at its best, is a powerful act of imagination. This Mother’s Day, we explore how the kind of love many parents feel for their growing children—tender, hopeful, forgiving—can be transformational when extended beyond the family. Parental love sees through...
by Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists | May 5, 2025 | Reflections, Reflections by Aaron Brown
Our world is built not only from bricks and steel, but from stories—from generations of dreams imagined into being. From money to gender, nations to religions, much of what we call reality is simply a shared act of belief. But if imagination can build the world, it...