120 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2016–2023 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/recurring.html
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Oct 12, 2022
Interdependence & NatureFriendship & BelongingFaith & Civic Life
“Not the whole thing on her own, not a self-sustaining entity able to dismiss others is superfluous Or secondary A dependent.”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareReason & Free InquiryHumanism
“Maybe you two have seen the fifteen-year-old, fifteen-year-old Indigenous climate activist Who has already addressed the united nations Twice Voicing…”
Oct 12, 2022 · racism race justice black lives matter
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeRevival & Renewal
“Consciously or unconsciously, has been caught up by the zeitgeist, and with his black brothers of Africa and its brown and yellow brothers of asia, s…”
Barbara Devinney's Credo Presentation ~ Sept 25 2022
Sep 26, 2022 · families and relationships
Service & Spiritual GiftsFaith & Mental HealthJoy & Gratitude
Relational Promises ~ September 25, 2022
Sep 25, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & Belonging
Activist Archetypes ~ September 18, 2022
Sep 18, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Stewardship & GivingMarriage
“org we also offer large print orders of service personal hearing assistance devices and an elevator if you need them welcome to all of you I'd like t…”
Cultivate Courageous Connections
Sep 11, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingLoneliness & IsolationFaith & Civic Life
Sep 2, 2022
Faith & DoubtReason & Free Inquiry
“Caring for that patient requires me to walk into that room with an open mind and an open heart And the willingness to allow them to teach me Who they…”
Sep 2, 2022
Joy & GratitudeSin & Repentance
Gathering the Waters
Aug 28, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Aug 26, 2022
Salvation & GraceService & Spiritual GiftsFaith & Civic Life
“I have worked professionally as an architectural historian And I'm interested in my own family history, which has deep roots here in north Carolina.”
Fractals, Wavicles, and Murmurations ~ August 21, 2022
Aug 21, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Unitarian Universalist IdentityInterdependence & Nature
Aug 19, 2022
Faith & Civic LifePoverty & Compassion
Aug 19, 2022
Faith & Civic LifeAdvent & ChristmasUnity of the Church
“I was actually selected you to like in high school, represents a dutch Nationality to play against Germany, and Do N'T You ?”
Jul 22, 2022
Racial JusticeReason & Free Inquiry
“The kkk march in raleigh Cover The red, white and blue road spanning from the old capitol building to memorial auditorium.”
Jul 22, 2022
Racial JusticePluralism & InterfaithFaith & Doubt
“After hearing jay speak And volunteering for a few projects, we decided we like the community, The focus on social justice and the kindness of the me…”
Jul 8, 2022
DanielInterdependence & NatureCreation Care
Credo: A Personal Spiritual Journey ~ Will McCaffery June 26, 2022
Jul 5, 2022 · uu spiritual principles
Poverty & Compassion
“well good morning everyone and and uh welcome to credo i'm carol gay the credo coordinator um we are only on zoom today um usually we've gone back to…”
Congregational Conversation and Annual Meeting June 5, 2022
Jun 10, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityRacial JusticeStewardship & Giving
“okay good morning everybody my name is paul wilson and i am one of the co-chairs of this year's board of trustees along with andos helms on behalf of…”
Rev. Lisa Bovee-Kemper Introduction
Jun 9, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist Identity
". . . life abounds . . ." Sunday, June 5, 2022
Jun 7, 2022 · families and relationships
Church Life & MembershipFaith & Mental HealthJoy & Gratitude
Credo: A Personal Spiritual Journey ~ Rich Greene May 22, 2022
May 23, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
HumanismCreation Care
Credo: A Personal Spiritual Journey ~ Sage Brook, April 24, 2022
Apr 27, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Service & Spiritual Gifts
"...to pour into others and not be depleted..."
Apr 24, 2022 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentChurch Life & Membership
"The Other Way to Listen"
Apr 3, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation Care
Befriending Anxiety and Other Foes
Mar 22, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Identity & WorthFear & Anxiety
“Direct experience . . .”
Mar 14, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & Membership
“Awe is the salve / that will heal our eyes”
Mar 8, 2022 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingGrief & Lament
Jane Kusterer's Credo Presentation ~ February 27, 2022
Feb 28, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Jesus: Life & TeachingsBible & Exposition
An Improvised Life ~ February 27, 2022
Feb 27, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & MembershipUnitarian Universalist Identity
Rita Heath-Singer's Credo Presentation ~ January 23, 2022
Jan 24, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Service & Spiritual GiftsNoah & the Flood
Between Eons and the Ephemeral: Hope in the Here and Now
Dec 28, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
New Year & Watch Night
Home By Another Way: A Service for Christmas Eve
Dec 20, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Immigration & RefugeAdvent & Christmas
“seeking out spaces of darkness”: A Service in the Spirit of the Winter Solstice
Dec 19, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Earth-Centered SpiritualityStewardship & Giving
“uh so um welcome to the unitarian universalist community of charlotte i'm jay leach my pronouns are he him his and i'm one of the ministers here in t…”
Turning the Tables: A Celebration of Tricksters
Dec 12, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeHumanismChurch Life & Membership
“…there is another path… in which everything is play…”
Nov 30, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Church Life & Membership
“Something So Right:” Gratitude, Even (Especially) Now
Nov 21, 2021 · power between ideas
Worship & PraiseSin & Repentance
Elaine Camp, Stewardship Message, November 2021
Nov 18, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & Giving
“nothing’s warrantied to last:” The Spiritual Reality of Impermanence ~ November 7, 2021
Nov 9, 2021 · power between ideas
Fear & Anxiety
“Here in time / we are added to one another forever”: A Service for Memorial Sunday
Oct 25, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentChurch Life & Membership
“m but you can also sign up to attend the service at that time in person here in the sanctuary we have 60 socially distant seats to offer and we will…”
Getting What We Deserve
Oct 19, 2021 · power between ideas
Economic Justice & Wealth
“the creative function of difference”
Oct 17, 2021 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingCreation Care
Credo: Dick Kistler, August 22, 2021
Sep 21, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Humanism
Beginner's Mind: A Practice for Beginning Again
Sep 20, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Baptism & Communion
Forgiveness as a New Beginning: A Service in the Spirit of Yom Kippur
Sep 19, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
Beginning Again; Seeing Anew
Sep 12, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Worship & PraiseDoxology & Benediction
Mar 22, 2020
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingJoy & Gratitude
Mar 8, 2020
Evangelism & MissionJoy & GratitudePoverty & Compassion
“We can rightly celebrate that the significant presence of women in both united states, senate and house, Completely, Completely paralyzed the origina…”
Feb 23, 2020
Thanksgiving & HarvestPrayer & DevotionImmigration & Refuge
Feb 9, 2020
Immigration & RefugeGod the Father / CreatorCrucifixion & Atonement
Feb 2, 2020
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentLoneliness & Isolation
Oct 20, 2019
Creation CareInterdependence & NatureSuffering & Perseverance
“Yet it has been powerful, Seeing so many teenagers out in the streets, skipping school, speaking from public platforms with clear urgency about clima…”
Oct 6, 2019
Fear & AnxietyFriendship & BelongingJoy & Gratitude
Sep 15, 2019
Faith & DoubtPrison & Restorative Justice
Aug 18, 2019
Prophecy & End TimesCreation & Eden
Jul 29, 2019
Creation & EdenGrief & LamentFaith & Doubt
“Every animal is a field Coming back to being a biblical literalism, difficult right from the start.”
Jun 9, 2019
Friendship & BelongingSin & RepentanceFaith & Doubt
May 26, 2019 · standing on the side of love
Peace & NonviolenceFriendship & BelongingFaith & Civic Life
“There is no place in the united states government For persons who violate the law Or the accepted standards of morality Or otherwise bring disrepute…”
May 19, 2019
Grief & LamentRevival & RenewalCreation Care
“Mississippi delta, But still Filled with pain, Remarkably Remarkable S Delta environment, Produced another product, Something Never before experience…”
May 12, 2019
HumanismThanksgiving & HarvestPoverty & Compassion
Apr 28, 2019
Faith & Civic LifeRacial JusticeLoneliness & Isolation
Apr 21, 2019
Poverty & CompassionFaith & DoubtThe Exodus
Apr 14, 2019
Creation CarePoverty & CompassionRacial Justice
“Environmental justice wants us to pay attention to the fact that, right here in our house, devastation going on our own making.”
Apr 7, 2019
Crucifixion & AtonementCreation CareImmigration & Refuge
“Let us make more room for other forms of existence that share the planet with us: Human, plant, animal, Mineral.”
Feb 3, 2019
Grief & LamentJoy & GratitudeCreation Care
“Kai recognizes beauty and kindness again, And the two friends walk hand-in-hand through the in-between of sorrow and joy.”
Jan 27, 2019 · racism race justice black lives matter
Friendship & BelongingCreation CareGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“One is bad: He is anger, Envy, Sorrow, regrets, Greed, Arrogance, Self-pity, Guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, Superiority, An Ego.”
Jan 20, 2019
God the Father / CreatorGender & Sexuality / InclusionJonah
Jan 13, 2019
Faith & Civic LifeImmigration & RefugeGod the Father / Creator
Jan 6, 2019
New Year & Watch NightForgiveness & Reconciliation
Dec 23, 2018
Creation CareInterdependence & Nature
Dec 16, 2018 · sexual orientation gay rights gender identity
Friendship & BelongingGender & Sexuality / InclusionJoseph
“It was the first gay rights organization in the united states.”
Nov 18, 2018
Poverty & CompassionThanksgiving & HarvestMarriage
Nov 11, 2018
Poverty & CompassionFaith & Civic LifeAbraham & Isaac
“His speech entitled the other america with a wide-ranging explication of racial injustice, poverty, substandard housing, segregated, inadequate schoo…”
Oct 21, 2018
Joy & GratitudeCreation CareThanksgiving & Harvest
Oct 7, 2018
Hope & EncouragementThanksgiving & HarvestCreation Care
Sep 30, 2018
Immigration & RefugeDating & Godly RelationshipsFaith & Doubt
“I've been thinking a lot about spiritual geography and about home lately, About what it means to find Home, Leave home, Go looking for home, Lose hom…”
Sep 23, 2018
Unitarian Universalist IdentityReason & Free InquiryParenting & Children
“Hornsby's abiding commitment continues for years, Leading to his eventual election to his congregation board of trustees.”
Aug 12, 2018
DanielFaith & Doubt
Jul 29, 2018
Friendship & BelongingStewardship & GivingThe Good Samaritan
Jul 1, 2018
HumanismGrief & LamentUnitarian Universalist Identity
“I returned to houston And began immediately talkin with bob shively and mark bella tini to unitarian universalist ministers I knew and loved.”
Jun 24, 2018
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionSalvation & Grace
“It was severe violence inCzechoslovakiaa.”
Jun 17, 2018 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Suffering & PerseveranceUnitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & Gratitude
“At those instances, she could feel the poem rushing right through her body And out the other side.”
Jun 10, 2018
HumanismReason & Free InquiryFriendship & Belonging
“This evening, whole two and ideal, when you'll find express in the first few pages of our gray hymnal, It says: Grateful For the religious Pluralism…”
May 20, 2018
Creation CareLoneliness & Isolation
May 13, 2018
Interdependence & NatureHumanismGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Apr 22, 2018
Creation CareWork & Vocation
“But for me at least, I have found that if I am going to face the nightmare And act on it Somehow as I can on climate change and climate injustice, th…”
Apr 1, 2018
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentThe Exodus
“Then she recognizes him, Jesus Alive.”
Mar 4, 2018
Joy & GratitudeFriendship & BelongingThanksgiving & Harvest
“On a day when we lend our voices to those who will mark international women's day this week, I lift up the ministries of my female colleagues as one…”
Feb 18, 2018 · racism race justice black lives matter
Creation CareRacial JusticeReason & Free Inquiry
“Three blacQueerer womenPatricece colorsAlicia Garzaza And opal tometi- Offered a response And then a platform for other responses, And then a protest…”
Jan 21, 2018
Shame & GuiltForgiveness & ReconciliationThe Prodigal Son
Jan 14, 2018 · standing on the side of love
Friendship & BelongingFaith & Civic LifePoverty & Compassion
“However, When news of revolution in haiti, Which the president, What was now the united states of America, Thomas Jefferson, Didn't embrace, the self…”
Jan 7, 2018
Fear & AnxietyNew Year & Watch NightAdvent & Christmas
Dec 17, 2017 · light and dark
Fear & AnxietyLent & Holy WeekSuffering & Perseverance
Dec 3, 2017
5th Principle: Conscience & Democratic ProcessFriendship & BelongingHope & Encouragement
“The use of the democratic process in society at large as a core tenet of our religion, Separate the way society functions from.”
Nov 19, 2017
Thanksgiving & HarvestFaith & Civic LifeRacial Justice
“Cynical trickery in his trickle-down policy, widening the already gaping gulf between the haves and the have nots, Did the cried our nation's militar…”
Nov 12, 2017
Creation CareRacial Justice
Nov 5, 2017
Friendship & BelongingHumanismShame & Guilt
“Not too long ago, I helped lead one of our experiential learning programs, this one specifically for ministers and religious educators in our congreg…”
Oct 29, 2017
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist Identity
Oct 22, 2017
4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchShame & Guilt
Oct 15, 2017
Immigration & RefugeRacial JusticeCrucifixion & Atonement
“Our interview for her 80th birthday, sorry, admitted that much of what she is creating is informed by anger about the segregation and the racism in o…”
Oct 8, 2017
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeSin & Repentance
“Think about politics at sporting events Or at political Or inauguration, Or on social media.”
Sep 24, 2017 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Parenting & ChildrenCreation & EdenReason & Free Inquiry
“He create Adam and eve And a garden of eden, But then set up rules that they are absolutely guaranteed to break, And punishment as a consequence of t…”
Sep 10, 2017
5th Principle: Conscience & Democratic ProcessEvangelism & MissionFaith & Doubt
“Washington awoke the next morning The chaos, The storm threatening to disrupt the day's high and historic occasion: The inauguration of John Fitzgera…”
Jul 9, 2017
Immigration & RefugeFriendship & Belonging
Jul 2, 2017
Bible & ExpositionLent & Holy Week
Jun 11, 2017
Prayer & DevotionUnitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & Belonging
“If anything changes, Our feelings, Our aspiration- I sense of disconnection- Are lonely, A sense of purpose, Our hope.”
May 21, 2017
Unitarian Universalist IdentityBaptism & Communion
May 21, 2017
Faith & Civic LifeImmigration & RefugeMarriage
May 14, 2017
Faith & Civic LifeImmigration & RefugeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“He spoke about challenges- End of our promise.”
Apr 10, 2016
Abraham & IsaacJoy & GratitudeEvangelism & Mission
“That was the assessment of the 20th century rabbinic master, Abraham Joshua Heschel.”
Mar 13, 2016
Work & VocationSin & RepentanceAbraham & Isaac
“Just before his death, The great rabbi abraham Joshua Heschel gave an interview 30 and he was asked if he had a message For young people.”
Feb 21, 2016
Shame & GuiltForgiveness & ReconciliationCreation Care
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