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First Unitarian Society of Denver Podcast

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20 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2020–2021 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/first-unitarian-society-of-denver-podcast.html

Sermons over time

Every audio sermon week across the years we have — a filled cell is a week with an upload, darker blue means richer topics. A steady weekly cadence shows as a solid band across years.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2021Week of Jan 11, 2021 · 1 sermon(s)2020Week of Aug 17, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 24, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 31, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 7, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 14, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 21, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Sep 28, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 5, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 12, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 19, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 26, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 2, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 9, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 16, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 23, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 30, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 7, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 14, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 28, 2020 · 1 sermon(s)
LessMore·no upload·known, not transcribed
Each cell is one week · darker blue = richer topics (clean, sermon-only audio scores higher) · pale = thin, faint = no upload · gold outline = known, not yet transcribed · red outline = broken/failed file · uploaded in 20 of 22 weeks across the span (91%).

Video released

Weeks with a video upload (YouTube or livestream). These aren't transcribed, so this only marks presence — no topic coloring.

Most-preached topics

Racial Justice 16Immigration & Refuge 10Fear & Anxiety 10Faith & Civic Life 9Creation Care 6Grief & Lament 6Identity & Worth 6Interdependence & Nature 5

Recurring themes across the archive

Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.

Supremacy Culture 7United States 4Refugee Camps 3Inherent Worth 3Encouragement Spiritual 2Society Large 2Truth Meaning 2Climate Change Conference 2Liberty Justice 2Social Isolation 1

Themes they appear in

The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.

Supremacy Culture
Racial Justice
7 sermons
United States
Immigration & Refuge
4 sermons
Refugee Camps
Immigration & Refuge
3 sermons
Inherent Worth
Unitarian Universalist Identity
3 sermons
Encouragement Spiritual
7th Principle: Interdependent Web
2 sermons
Show all 22 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.

A Unitarian Universalist Platform
appears in 8 different topics
Hacking the Human
appears in 5 different topics
Culture and Inclusion
appears in 3 different topics
Body of Denial
appears in 3 different topics
No Exception
appears in 2 different topics
My Journey of Learning
appears in 2 different topics

Sermons included

Jan 12, 2021 · unitarian universalism
1st Principle: Inherent Worth & DignityRacial JusticeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“And in case you're not familiar with the principal, they are the essential Covenant of our faith, and it reads: we, the member congregations of the U…”
Dec 30, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Identity & WorthFaith & Mental Health7th Principle: Interdependent Web
“The goal of world Community with peace, liberty and justice for all, and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we.”
Dec 16, 2020 · spirit soul within us
Racial JusticeFear & AnxietyBaptism & Communion
“I don't trust spirituality that assumes we could or even we should or even could separate, departmentalize our spiritual lives from the physical worl…”
Dec 7, 2020 · power between ideas
Immigration & RefugeHumanismRacial Justice
“And while he tried to place it in the context of transcendent Souls who would return in some other form or situation, and so nothing was permanent- t…”
Dec 2, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeFear & AnxietyHope & Encouragement
“My life has been blessed with good education, family and economic.”
Nov 23, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingSin & RepentanceCreation Care
Nov 19, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeLoneliness & IsolationInterdependence & Nature
“I want to let you know that First Unitarian continues to be extraordinarily generous, even in these strange times of social isolation and online ever…”
Nov 9, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentImmigration & RefugePoverty & Compassion
“I want to hold up at this moment, before we get to the prayer of the and at this, Pamela on Deck, to become the first woman and the first woman of co…”
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Nov 2, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Poverty & CompassionFear & AnxietyFaith & Doubt
“The sun will still rise and set, Thanksgiving will come and then Christmas spring will follow right on time, with bursts of green and Roots pushing t…”
Oct 27, 2020 · families and relationships
HumanismInterdependence & NatureJoy & Gratitude
Oct 19, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareUnitarian Universalist IdentityRacial Justice
“I am an ordained minister in the Unitarian Universalist tradition and I am running for president of the United States.”
Oct 14, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
JosephSin & RepentancePeace & Nonviolence
“A big part of this feeling of disquiet and uneasiness in malays that so many of us is because our bodies know that we're being manipulated, even if o…”
Oct 6, 2020 · spirit soul within us
Interdependence & NatureCreation CareGrief & Lament
Sep 29, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeElijahParenting & Children
“I'm talking specifically about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people.”
Sep 21, 2020 · power between ideas
Racial JusticeSuffering & PerseveranceBaptism & Communion
“Together, we will learn about white supremacy culture to create an equitable congregation.”
Sep 15, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageIdentity & WorthLoneliness & Isolation
Sep 10, 2020 · spirituality in nature
Immigration & RefugePeace & NonviolenceJoy & Gratitude
“John passed away from cancer a couple of weeks ago.”
Aug 31, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeSin & RepentanceFear & Anxiety
“Today we hold in our hearts all those affected by covid-19, those who are battling or recovering from it right now and those who anxiety and depressi…”
Aug 24, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeIdentity & Worth4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search
“Give us the courage to keep Zoe's.”
Aug 17, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeFriendship & Belonging
“And I want to offer special strength and courage today and patience and wisdom to the families and loved ones who are, of people who are actively dea…”

Context & feedback

Website completeness: a rough score of how complete and easy-to-navigate the church’s own website is — shown against every church we’ve rated.
0 to 5: 541 churches5 to 10: 2 churches10 to 15: 19 churches20 to 25: 1 churches25 to 30: 11 churches30 to 35: 5 churches35 to 40: 38 churches40 to 45: 8 churches45 to 50: 17 churches50 to 55: 19 churches55 to 60: 53 churches60 to 65: 53 churches65 to 70: 109 churches70 to 75: 225 churches75 to 80: 139 churches80 to 85: 1807 churches85 to 90: 71 churches90 to 95: 103 churches95 to 100: 58 churches100 to 105: 755 churches0255075100This church: 80
Among the 4034 churches we’ve rated so far, this one scores higher than about 53%. Most churches aren’t rated yet.
No anti-racism statement found
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