Houston Oasis is a secular community that meets weekly on Sunday mornings here to enjoy fascinating talks, live music, and conversation. We are part of the Oasis Network of secular communities.
These five core values define the Oasis community:
People are more important than beliefs
Reality is known through reason
Meaning comes from making a difference
Human hands solve human problems
Be accepting and be accepted
Stories
"Being part of a community of people with similar values provides a great feeling of belonging..."
"I absolutely love knowing that I’ll do as much good as I can with this brief life, and when my time is done..."
"Oasis have given me a sense of community...for me, Oasis has made Houston home."
"...the intellectual honesty, diversity, positive attitude, and purpose...is unique."
"I love the live music and the talks are always interesting and cover such a wide range of topics and perspectives."
" Oasis brings an exposure to the diversity of other people’s lives not present before our attending..."
"I have always been surrounded in a deep Christian culture, though I realized I was no longer..."
Every four years, the world slows to a standstill to watch 22 grown men chase after a ball. The World Cup provides drama and pageantry, but is there something truly special about sweaty individuals with muscular thighs trying to kick a ball through a rectangle?
In many respects, I breathe the Oasis core values. As a scientist by training who serves others, my favorite core values are: “Reality is known through reason” and “Human hands solve human problems.” Today though, I want to address the core value I struggle with the most: “Be accepting and be accepted.”
A community of reason and compassion. That is how we describe the Houston Oasis Community. It’s an encapsulation of the community’s core values. Yet beneath this simple expression lies complexity and ambiguity...
