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Blessed be the fruit: The art of productive resistance
While many see The Handmaid’s Tale as an instruction manual on how to institute a repressive regime, it also provides a road map for resisting such forms of government. We’ll explore the art of fruitful resistance.
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Pink Paradise: How Barbie Can Renew Our Hope for the Future
In the Barbie movie, Barbie’s realization of the possibility of death begins her journey away from her pink paradise into the egoic world of fear and separation. Her lost paradise, though, is nothing new, and if the Hindus are right, it’s part of a cycle of ages (or Yugas) that inevitably leads us back to…
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Coming Out As, and For, Love
Coming out as an LGBTQ+ person is challenging, especially when the laws of society and the church seem to be stacked against you. Rev. Candace Chellew talks about her own coming out journey and challenges us to think about the importance of coming out for everyone. We are all called to come out as, and…
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From Pigpen to Popeye: Living in the Light of Charity
We often see ourselves as “PigPens,” covered in “original sin,” but the Holy invites us to see the world and ourselves through its lens of Original Blessing and Love. We do that by, like Popeye, eating our “spiritual spinach” by doing practices — whether it’s meditation, prayer, yoga, or helping others — that open our…
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The Sunshine of Trust
If you’re looking for a world you can put your trust in, 2020 is probably not your year. However, the good news is, this ego-ruled world doesn’t get to have the last say. We are called to embody trust in its purest form – Love – and become the uniters this world sorely needs.
In-Person Services, Columbia, SC Sundays 11AM
Speaker: Rev. Candace Chellew
Rev. Candace Chellew is the pastor of Clayton Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church in Newberry, SC. She is a graduate of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta and has been in ministry for the past 23 years, including pastorates in the United Church of Christ.