119 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2020–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/hope-unitarian-churchs-podcast.html
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Apr 28, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & GivingCreation & EdenUnitarian Universalist Identity
Apr 14, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Sin & RepentanceProphecy & End TimesStewardship & Giving
“At the time all I could reflect on was one specific feeling: there's a lot going on and I'm sitting trying to write a sermon for the pledge drive and…”
Mar 24, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Evangelism & MissionImmigration & RefugeNoah & the Flood
“But while these Stones bear witness so that the history will not be forgotten, we also bear witness to things so that they will.”
Mar 17, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Loneliness & IsolationFriendship & BelongingBaptism & Communion
“I was going to talk about how spiritual practice, creativity and attention look different to different people, especially those who are not.”
Mar 3, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Shame & GuiltFaith & Civic LifeRacial Justice
“Well, in 1969, they had seen lots of sit-ins, lots of protest, you know, with line up and sit together and Link arms, especially like on the baddest…”
Feb 25, 2026 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeDivorce & Broken RelationshipsCreation Care
Feb 17, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeShame & GuiltFaith & Civic Life
“It's not appropriate to walk into a good faith negotiation and pick a fight on in the history of the Civil Rights Movement, where fights were picked…”
Feb 11, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Identity & WorthFaith & DoubtAdvent & Christmas
Feb 4, 2026 · connected common experience
Racial JusticeGrief & LamentBible & Exposition
“This community is a place to courage that it takes.”
Jan 21, 2026 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Bible & ExpositionMarriageGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“The SCLC would go on to lead the work to Stamp Out Jim Crow in in its culmination, to bring forward the voting, they came back together to plan the M…”
Jan 15, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & DoubtIdentity & WorthImmigration & Refuge
“I was a stranger, and this is just one of the many stories in the United States right now of people being shipped off to prisons in El Salvador, a pr…”
Jan 8, 2026 · uu spiritual principles
Bible & ExpositionEvangelism & MissionIdentity & Worth
Dec 23, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestFear & Anxiety
Dec 9, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Loneliness & IsolationCreation CareHope & Encouragement
Nov 18, 2025 · connected common experience
Thanksgiving & HarvestInterdependence & NatureJoy & Gratitude
“I was thinking of you in the commitment you made to helping and as I stood there I felt my gratitude evolved to piece, and from that piece it turned…”
Nov 11, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeThanksgiving & HarvestUnitarian Universalist Identity
Nov 4, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Forgiveness & ReconciliationCreation & EdenPluralism & Interfaith
Oct 29, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Suffering & PerseverancePoverty & CompassionMarriage
Oct 29, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & GratitudeAdvent & Christmas
Oct 7, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeSuffering & PerseverancePoverty & Compassion
Sep 23, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Thanksgiving & HarvestStewardship & GivingImmigration & Refuge
“We fight for that, even with our green, or we fight for that, and we have that green Sanctuary designation saying that we believe we are at church th…”
Sep 9, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Service & Spiritual GiftsRacial JusticeGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“In Prior sermons I even talked about how open and how Progressive the country was towards the lgbtq community, including Transit non-binary people.”
Aug 27, 2025 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenRacial JusticeGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“The essay focuses on sexism, but if you extrapolate it out, it's not hard to see how this works on the scale of all forms of Oppression.”
Aug 19, 2025 · connected common experience
Evangelism & MissionJoseph
“In fact, if I were to align the story with Joseph Campbell's monomyth, I think that I would say that we are in the abyss right now.”
Aug 14, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFaith & Mental HealthReason & Free Inquiry
“It's about the belief that if we love God enough that they will take care of our mental health and we don't need.”
Aug 5, 2025 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic Life
“I'm making this allusion to the Preamble of the Constitution, which we, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union establ…”
Jul 29, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Pluralism & InterfaithHumanism
“And this, along with generosity, interdependence, Justice, transformation and Equity, grew from both sides of the family tree, branches intertwining…”
Jul 22, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingBible & ExpositionLoneliness & Isolation
Jul 8, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareSuffering & PerseveranceFriendship & Belonging
“I have but real understanding, or real love understands that walk through the valley of the shadow of.”
Jun 25, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeGender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic Life
“As our faith teaches, Liberation begins as an inside job.”
Jun 17, 2025 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenFaith & Civic LifeCreation & Eden
Jun 3, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeGender & Sexuality / InclusionShame & Guilt
“For obvious reasons, it is pride month and we'll have a pride service at the end of it's also the month that comes with Juneteenth, the commemoration…”
May 27, 2025 · more than it appears
Faith & Civic Life
May 6, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeCreation CareGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“It's easy to say those were the good old days while my father labored every day at work, while we hit, wow, African-Americans experience still contin…”
Apr 17, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeBaptism & Communion
Apr 8, 2025 · families and relationships
Grief & Lament
“Just recently I've lost the college friend.”
Apr 2, 2025 · families and relationships
Work & VocationAdvent & Christmas
Mar 18, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Poverty & CompassionFear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist Identity
Mar 11, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Mental HealthGrief & LamentJoy & Gratitude
“A few weeks ago I attended the Southwest Unitarian Universalist ministers Association Retreat.”
Mar 11, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Pluralism & InterfaithHope & EncouragementBeloved Community
Jan 29, 2025 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionParenting & ChildrenFear & Anxiety
Jan 28, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionSuffering & PerseveranceFaith & Civic Life
“True healing would cost billions of dollars and for many reasons, the dream that we love to talk about, that we highlighted, that we quote over and o…”
Jan 8, 2025 · power between ideas
JosephRacial JusticeBible & Exposition
“But Joseph Campbell, in looking at many myths and stories in the past, saw that the hero's journey in these stories functioned as a great human mytho…”
Dec 17, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
PsalmsExodusUnitarian Universalist Identity
“He connects to complicated and litigious with the banal in phrases like Mrs Nelson.”
Dec 3, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasEarth-Centered Spirituality
“It's humid longer there and I used to joke when I lived in Mississippi that I would celebrate Christmas time in shorts and if I ever get a wild hair,…”
Nov 27, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Immigration & RefugeThe Kingdom of GodInterdependence & Nature
“It is only where your merciful glands and the tradition of the Sikh people has interesting parallels to Christian stories of 21, 31 - 35 collectors w…”
Nov 20, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Thanksgiving & HarvestGrief & Lament
“I can think of Tuesday some weeks ago, where I couldn't muster any gratitude or thanks, except maybe for the big piece of cheesecake that I got to co…”
Nov 7, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Identity & WorthUnitarian Universalist IdentityGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“My story is very different than the stories of the lgbtq community, whose life had been affected by bad actor in, by those whose lives have been affe…”
Nov 5, 2024 · power between ideas
Faith & Civic LifeParenting & ChildrenPoverty & Compassion
Oct 22, 2024 · connected common experience
Faith & Civic LifeRacial JusticeBible & Exposition
“In fact, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade, it was not uncommon to see women dressed as handmaids from Atwood's book protesting silen…”
Oct 16, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingShame & Guilt
“The first thing they said was: we're going to break up into small groups and tell a story and work on listen, but we have to commit to ourselves and…”
Oct 8, 2024 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Shame & GuiltReason & Free InquiryBible & Exposition
Oct 3, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingFaith & Civic LifeService & Spiritual Gifts
Sep 26, 2024 · connected common experience
Unitarian Universalist Identity
Sep 19, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeFear & Anxiety
Sep 4, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & GivingBible & ExpositionFear & Anxiety
Aug 27, 2024 · human moral beliefs
Peace & NonviolenceUnitarian Universalist IdentityCreation Care
Aug 23, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageFriendship & BelongingPluralism & Interfaith
“However, the value of the ties all these values together and if you look at the front page of your order of service, in the center of it is love, the…”
Aug 14, 2024 · human moral beliefs
Forgiveness & ReconciliationFaith & Civic LifePrison & Restorative Justice
“We are the ones who can choose this forgiveness as well as the one who can choose to ask for forgiveness.”
Aug 14, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Salvation & GraceGender & Sexuality / InclusionFriendship & Belonging
“In theology, we Covenant to learn from one another in our free and responsible search for truth.”
Jul 17, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeThe Cost of DiscipleshipGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“He would go to Sunday dinner with his fellow and he would have learned that different parts of the government in various organizations around Germany…”
Jul 10, 2024 · more than it appears
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionLoneliness & IsolationBible & Exposition
“Giving and receiving our different aspects of the flow of energy in the universe and in our willingness to give that which we seek, we keep the abund…”
Jun 12, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental HealthPoverty & Compassion
May 28, 2024 · power between ideas
Pluralism & InterfaithFaith & Civic Life
May 24, 2024 · more than it appears
Reason & Free InquiryFaith & Civic LifeImmigration & Refuge
“Compare him with the congregational where the Baptist Temple Hymnal, and you'll see many old hymns have language that has changed for one reason or a…”
May 12, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Baptism & CommunionCreation CareJoy & Gratitude
“We have the opportunity, during the flower communion, to reflect on the creator of the flower.”
May 5, 2024 · unitarian universalism
HumanismSin & RepentancePluralism & Interfaith
“These, these, these op, he describes as on the same side, as two total, because pluralism is something that transcends Creed in confession, especiall…”
May 5, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Mental HealthParenting & ChildrenLoneliness & Isolation
“Moving on to Mental Health, clinical depression and and high rates of suicidality are very common in this community- people living with HIV.”
Apr 28, 2024 · power between ideas
Interdependence & NatureRacial JusticeCreation Care
Apr 21, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Forgiveness & ReconciliationBible & Exposition
Apr 18, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFaith & Civic LifeParenting & Children
“It's not just the habitat loss, it's climate change, it's all the loss of the.”
Apr 18, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation & EdenLoneliness & IsolationFriendship & Belonging
Feb 11, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionSuffering & PerseveranceCrucifixion & Atonement
“Now our final hymn will be: will build a land, and I'll offer you the opportunity to rise and body your spirit.”
Feb 10, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Poverty & CompassionRacial JusticeGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“One example of this during the Civil Rights Movement was when many African-Americans registered to vote.”
Feb 9, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
MarriageFear & AnxietyDating & Godly Relationships
Jan 7, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Shame & GuiltCrucifixion & AtonementFaith & Doubt
“And if we continue on this side, where we don't worry as much about the horizontal relationship, in fact we don't utilize a horizontal relationship,…”
Dec 31, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityLoneliness & IsolationParenting & Children
Dec 24, 2023 · christmas and easter
Advent & Christmas
Dec 14, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasCreation CareJoy & Gratitude
“Feel free to come out and get your pictures taken, and I love to have you have your puppies and stuff up in the, so that's always fun too.”
Dec 6, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Service & Spiritual GiftsLoneliness & IsolationEvangelism & Mission
Dec 3, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
The ExodusFear & AnxietyCreation Care
Nov 26, 2023 · uu spiritual principles
Thanksgiving & HarvestAdvent & ChristmasDivorce & Broken Relationships
Nov 26, 2023 · more than it appears
Thanksgiving & Harvest
Nov 19, 2023 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Salvation & GraceBible & ExpositionHeaven & Hell
“Both you, you ministers, willing to look into Paul to see why we are and why see saving Paradise in a minute to bring it with me, but I never remembe…”
Nov 12, 2023 · more than it appears
Thanksgiving & Harvest
Nov 5, 2023 · more than it appears
Poverty & CompassionGrief & LamentShame & Guilt
Oct 29, 2023 · power between ideas
Spiritual GrowthJoy & Gratitude
Oct 22, 2023 · power between ideas
Peace & NonviolenceFaith & Civic LifeSalvation & Grace
“We were taught to kill and most of the Marines that I know have been in conflicts around the world, and conflict and war is something that is put on…”
Oct 22, 2023 · power between ideas
Sin & RepentancePoverty & CompassionHumanism
“Were Jews start to immigrate to Palestine in large numbers with the idea that they would build their own Jew.”
Oct 12, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionGenesisSuffering & Perseverance
“Though we are a liberal faith, we still struggle with the equity when we understand how much of our yuu history has been forgotten or left aside beca…”
Oct 4, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionWork & VocationRacial Justice
“We need more Martin Luther King Jr's who speak out against the racism and tries to include all of those who were not.”
Oct 4, 2023 · human moral beliefs
Unitarian Universalist IdentityCreation Care
Sep 22, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / InclusionPoverty & Compassion
“Stopping systemic violence against historically marginalized communities does not happen without affecting the bottom.”
Sep 22, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentIdentity & WorthJoy & Gratitude
“I understand that over medication is a thing, but it sounds to me like they're often saying any medication, not to mention that most.”
May 23, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareSalvation & GraceUnitarian Universalist Identity
May 16, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingLoneliness & IsolationUnitarian Universalist Identity
“At a previous general assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association in Salt Lake City, I wore a different hat than his usual.”
May 10, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageWork & VocationGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
May 3, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Reason & Free InquiryMarriageAdvent & Christmas
“Our own, Ralph Waldo Emerson, the liberal religious prophet that he was, wrote this long ago: a person will worship something.”
Apr 26, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPrayer & DevotionHope & Encouragement
“I express my thankfulness for all that I have and all that I have for the privilege of having another day in which to play on the world stage, for my…”
Apr 12, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionBible & ExpositionRacial Justice
“The final Cadence will find its comfortable resolution because the spirit of life.”
Apr 5, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Loneliness & IsolationBible & ExpositionUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Have you ever been so overwhelmed with rage, so overcome with feelings of isolation, alienation, rejection, loneliness, so overwrought by your lack o…”
Mar 22, 2020 · unitarian universalism
MarriageThanksgiving & HarvestRacial Justice
“But in case you were not paying attention in high school, which is when many of us were first introduced to Emerson, let me tell you just a bit about…”
Mar 15, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Fear & AnxietyJoy & GratitudeFaith & Doubt
Mar 8, 2020 · families and relationships
MarriageFear & AnxietyHope & Encouragement
“Elizabeth Cady Stanton had been involved in several causes, Abolition, temperance, and of course women's rights before her move to Seneca Falls.”
Mar 1, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Spiritual GrowthFaith & DoubtRevival & Renewal
“In fact, the entire family started attending Fagan's revival services, all the while maintaining their own faith.”
Feb 23, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Marriage
Feb 16, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & MissionSpiritual Growth
Feb 9, 2020 · school age stories
Work & VocationFear & AnxietyParenting & Children
Feb 2, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareImmigration & Refuge
“The inevitable refugee camps swell with humans on the brink of death, and we see our glimpse of our own future at the southern border.”
Jan 19, 2020 · spirit soul within us
Work & VocationFaith & Civic Life
Jan 12, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Beloved CommunityPoverty & CompassionImmigration & Refuge
“Have a distinguished speaker series, plant trees in downtrodden neighborhoods, conduct nature walks, protest current and evolving federal policies to…”
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