This religious organization is affiliated with the NAUA, the North American Unitarian Association. Open Hearts and Minds fellowship is wholly independent, self-governed, and has no relationship with the Unitarian Universalist Association
SECOND SUNDAY
ZOOM ONLY SERVICE
Please join us at 10:30 am central
on Zoom at
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9510683516
December 14th
The Beholder's Share
Art and the Mind Art historians consider the beholder's share to be all the necessary sensing, thought, experience, and interpretation that a viewer brings to a work of art. It's an idea that's at least a century old. Viewers are not passive, but actively bring their experience to bear upon the art, and this is necessary in order for the art to have meaning. More recently, neuroscientists have used the term to describe how the brain works. The conscious being is not a passive receiver of input; rather, the subconscious brings its previous experience to bear upon all of the senses. This is called Predictive Processing, and it forms - one might say creates - all of conscious experience. In this sermon, Rebecca ponders The Beholder's Share in literature, art, emotion, and memory.
FOURTH SUNDAY
IN-PERSON SERVICE
Please join us at 10:30 am central at the
South Austin Senior Activity Center
3911 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78704
or join us on zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9206920833?pwd=bkhDa3htSlozNkkxbGV2eDJOWmpVQT09&omn=81701176333
November 23rd
Thank Heaven for Moral Relativism
The Ten Commandments are back in the news, thanks to the Texas Legislature. Steve Brooks deconstructs them to offer a fresh take on morality and its supposed opposite: moral relativism. He shows how relativism can be a source of human progress, and how the key moral question is not, “Who is my God?” but “Who are my relatives?” Want to take the M-word back from the immoral minority? Here’s a way to start
Our service on November 9th, 2025 will be in honor of Veterans Day. Rev. Terry Cummings will share a reflection on the importance of peace and forgiveness as we remember all of those who sacrificed their lives for freedom.Our service on November 9th, 2025 will be in honor of Veterans Day. Rev. Terry Cummings will share a reflection on the importance of peace and forgiveness as we remember all of those who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
Professor William Greenway writes as a Christian, but argues that virtually all faith traditions, from Buddhism to Humanism to Wiccan, are rooted in agape—the reality of finding oneself seized by love for others. He claims this core reality, the reality of agape, offers our best chance as we face multiple global crises in the 21st century.Professor William Greenway writes as a Christian, but argues that virtually all faith traditions, from Buddhism to Humanism to Wiccan, are rooted in agape—the reality of finding oneself seized by love for others. He claims this core reality, the reality of agape, offers our best chance as we face multiple global crises in the 21st century.
