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Fortification: Spiritual Sustenance for Movement

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31 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2020–2025 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/fortification-spiritual-sustenance-for-movement.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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2025Week of Feb 10, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2024Week of Mar 11, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2023Week of May 29, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Sep 25, 2023 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 9, 2023 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min2022Week of Feb 14, 2022 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 4, 2022 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of May 23, 2022 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 27, 2022 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.0 topics/minWeek of Oct 10, 2022 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2021Week of Feb 8, 2021 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 22, 2021 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 14, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Aug 2, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Aug 9, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Aug 30, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.0 topics/minWeek of Oct 11, 2021 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Nov 8, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Dec 13, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.0 topics/minWeek of Dec 27, 2021 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.0 topics/min2020Week of Mar 30, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 6, 2020 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 13, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 20, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Apr 27, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 11, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 18, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of May 25, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Jun 1, 2020 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 8, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Jun 15, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 22, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 6, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 13, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 20, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jul 27, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 3, 2020 · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 10, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 24, 2020 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Aug 31, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Sep 7, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.0 topics/min · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 14, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Sep 21, 2020 · 3 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Nov 9, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Nov 23, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Nov 30, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.0 topics/minWeek of Dec 28, 2020 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min
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 28 of 253 weeks across the span (11%).

How this church compares

Against other uu and against every sermon on the site. Signals are approximate and grow more reliable as more of the archive is scored.

●this church┃peer average┃site average
Emotional rangenoticeably wider
Its sermons travel noticeably wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably wider than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitysomewhat higher
The peaks run somewhat higher than peers, somewhat higher than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Dynamic deliverynoticeably higher
In the voice itself, energy runs noticeably higher than peers, about the same than the site.
site avg 0.45
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #40 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it leans toward the vocabulary of another tradition.

Most-preached topics

Faith & Civic Life 15Grief & Lament 14Advent & Christmas 13Daniel 11Fear & Anxiety 10Faith & Mental Health 10Work & Vocation 7Shame & Guilt 7

Recurring themes across the archive

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

Health Problems 2Making Sure 2Hold Minute 1Arizona: Immigration & Beloved 1Health Issues 1Anxiety Depression 1Health Services 1Diversity Equity Inclusion 1Mental Health 1Addiction Treatment 1

Themes they appear in

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

Health Problems
Faith & Mental Health
2 sermons
Making Sure
Parenting & Children
2 sermons
Hold Minute
Hope & Encouragement
1 sermons
Arizona: Immigration & Beloved
Immigration & Refuge
1 sermons
Health Issues
Faith & Mental Health
1 sermons
Show all 13 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

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

National Safety Month mini episode: Week 2, workplace impairment
appears in 3 different topics
On the Safe Side podcast Episode #44: Respirable crystalline silica and mental health at work
appears in 3 different topics
Rev. Dr. Traci C. West
appears in 3 different topics
On the Safe Side Episode #7: COVID-19 and mental health concerns
appears in 2 different topics
On the Safe Side podcast: NSC Safety Congress & Expo 2023 preview
appears in 1 different topics
GFA Live #32: Best of the WWF, Vol. 9
appears in 1 different topics

Sermons included

Feb 11, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeWork & Vocation
Mar 14, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental Health
Oct 12, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
“I think we need to, to you know, sing with a tough word because it can feel sort of nebulous and ambiguous and and a little bit, you know, really Cha…”
May 31, 2023 · power between ideas
Work & VocationCrucifixion & AtonementCreation Care
Oct 14, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental HealthBaptism & CommunionWork & Vocation
Jul 3, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
May 27, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyRacial JusticeFaith & Mental Health
“It's a really valuable training because it emphasizes the safety and well-being concerns that maybe aren't always so prevalent in other things that a…”
Apr 6, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyDating & Godly RelationshipsCreation Care
Show all 31 sermons
Jan 1, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Worship & PraiseGrief & LamentNew Year & Watch Night
Nov 14, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasHope & Encouragement
Sep 5, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentGod the Father / CreatorBaptism & Communion
Aug 14, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeMarriageDivorce & Broken Relationships
Aug 7, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Immigration & RefugeFaith & Civic LifeFaith & Doubt
Jun 19, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Creation & EdenMarriageFaith & Doubt
Jan 2, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingBaptism & CommunionFear & Anxiety
Dec 28, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
DanielAdvent & ChristmasRacial Justice
Nov 30, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasDaniel
Nov 23, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
DanielHope & EncouragementFaith & Civic Life
“Hold on a minute.”
Nov 12, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Thanksgiving & Harvest
Sep 22, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentJoy & GratitudeCreation Care
Sep 22, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentFaith & Civic LifeThanksgiving & Harvest
Sep 22, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeImmigration & RefugeRacial Justice
“And while we have Trump is we also have a slate of Democratic presidential candidates really either feel that they need to perform caring or actually…”
Sep 16, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental HealthFriendship & BelongingWork & Vocation
“For you, what we're going through, obviously, right now is unprecedented, and we wanted to ask, as a public health educator and a former State Health…”
Sep 13, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & DoubtGrief & LamentBaptism & Communion
Sep 6, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasJosephAddiction & Recovery
“I guess it was taped to 2016, but she's now that woman who talks about how she works in in addiction treatment, which is nice and everything.”
Jul 26, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Evangelism & MissionFaith & Civic LifeJonah
Jul 14, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental HealthFear & AnxietyService & Spiritual Gifts
Jun 13, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
May 31, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasHope & EncouragementWorship & Praise
Apr 13, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & GratitudeBaptism & Communion

How this website compares

What this church’s own website says, compared with other churches. See every church in the Church values report, or what this means for your church.

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The percentage is how many UU churches’ websites state that value; the bar turns orange where this church’s website states it too.

of UU sites
This church
LGBTQ+ affirming
65%
Creation care / climate
43%
Anti-racism / racial justice
41%
Economic justice & mutual aid
39%
Open to people of all faiths
34%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
31%
Immigrant & refugee welcoming
19%
Reproductive justice
13%
Indigenous relations / land acknowledgment
12%
Peace & nonviolence
10%
Prison ministry & restorative justice
9%
Disability justice
6%
Mental health
5%
Children & youth
80%
Online worship
67%
Small groups
58%
Financial & governance transparency
37%
Child safety policy
10%
Languages / interpretation
4%
Website & sermons online
This church: site, no sermons — like 9% of UU churches.
Audio + videoAudio onlyVideo onlySite, no sermonsFeed without audioJS-only siteBlocked / timeoutDead or hijackedNo website
Website completeness, all churches: a rough score of how complete and easy-to-navigate the church’s own website is.
5 to 10: 4 churches10 to 15: 32 churches15 to 20: 3 churches20 to 25: 2 churches25 to 30: 24 churches30 to 35: 7 churches35 to 40: 28 churches40 to 45: 13 churches45 to 50: 20 churches50 to 55: 22 churches55 to 60: 28 churches60 to 65: 34 churches65 to 70: 72 churches70 to 75: 209 churches75 to 80: 88 churches80 to 85: 2317 churches85 to 90: 27 churches90 to 95: 51 churches95 to 100: 31 churches255075This church: 70
Among the 3,012 churches with a readable, rated website (scores of 0 and 100 left out), this one scores higher than about 13%.
Values stated, within UU churches: how many of the 29 values we track each church’s website states. This one states 0 — behind 94% of UU churches (the typical one states 7).
0 values: 31 churches1 values: 9 churches2 values: 6 churches3 values: 7 churches4 values: 11 churches5 values: 15 churches6 values: 24 churches7 values: 19 churches8 values: 21 churches9 values: 27 churches10 values: 28 churches11 values: 16 churches12 values: 6 churches13 values: 7 churches14 values: 8 churches15 values: 3 churches16 values: 1 churches17 values: 2 churches051015this church: 0
What their website says
Justice & social positions
Belonging & practical
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