Stephen Robinson is originally from Carrollton, Georgia and has lived in Columbia, SC since 2004. He is the Clinical Pastoral Education Program Manager for Prisma Health Midlands and Chaplaincy Manager for Prisma Health Hospice and Community. Stephen has been an ACPE Certified Educator since 2008, and an ordained minister since 1994. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, GA and his M. Div. from the McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. He is an ordained minister and a chaplain endorsed by the Humanist Society of the American Humanist Association.
Religion and religious communities should be places that provide connection, meaning, and life giving wholeness. Unfortunately, many have been traumatized by religion and religious communities. The Religious Trauma Institute and Reclamation Collective defines religious trauma as the physical, emotional, or psychological response to religious beliefs, practices, or structures that overwhelm an individual’s ability to cope … Continue reading Recovering from Religious Trauma
Flower Communion is an annual ritual designed to celebrate the beauty and energy of Spring. You will be invited to bring a flower on that Sunday and return home with a different flower, images of beauty, diversity, and life. You can learn more about flower communion at https://www.uua.org/worship/holidays/flower-ceremony You can join us for a live stream … Continue reading Flower Communion
This Sunday serves as a staff appreciation for the great staff at the UUCC. With the appreciation comes the reminder of the responsibility we take seriously, to be custodians of our congregation. The Oxford Dictionary defines custodian as a person who has responsibility for or looks after something. As you appreciate us, the staff thanks you for … Continue reading Custodians of the Good Work
This Sunday starts our pledge drive, as we engage the members and friends around their commitment of support. As we plan the programs and activities of the UUCC, we know that we are making a difference in individual lives, in our culture, and in our world around us. March is the time to consider how … Continue reading Sermon on the Amount
The fight for justice and equality stands on the shoulders of so many who have given their all to bring about change. We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, and we commemorate that in February with a focus on African American History. Our service will give us a chance to highlight the names, … Continue reading African American History Month: The Great Cloud of Witnesses
We bring our 30 Days of Love to an end with a celebration of the foundational concept of our spirituality and practice in the world: Love. How can we embody authentic love? What is the dance between our love and our anger? Our love often invites us to be passive instead of reactive. Our love … Continue reading A Celebration of Love
Imbolc marks the hallway point of Winter, where we begin to plan for Spring and envision the rebirth. The darkest days of Winter are behind us, and we move toward the light, the fire of what is new. The author, Sam Keen, invites us to pay attention to that burning passion within us, passion that … Continue reading Fire in the Belly: The Power of Imbolc
January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and has been set aside as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The images of these camps provide us with some of the most disturbing scenes in history as well as windows into the darkness of humanity. On this day, we remember the millions who were imprisoned, … Continue reading Lessons From Genocide
This Sunday begins the 30 days of love, honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His commitment to love as a means of transformation connects meaningfully to our purpose and practice as UU’s. We also celebrate Interfaith Harmony in the month of January. All of these emphases give us opportunities to … Continue reading A Composition of Discord and Harmony
As the New Year of 2024 begins, we celebrate our ritual of the Fire Communion. This ritual provides an opportunity to reflect on the year behind us, the highs and joys that we celebrate, and the low points and sorrows that we grieve. All of the experiences of a year involve heavy emotions and experiences … Continue reading Fire Communion: Invitation to the Burning Bowl
