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Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church

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37 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2020–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/starr-king-unitarian-universalist-church.html
Profile last refreshed Oct 23, 2026

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2026Week of Jan 5, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Jan 12, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of Jan 26, 2026 · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Feb 2, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.5 topics/minWeek of Feb 16, 2026 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Mar 9, 2026 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Apr 13, 2026 · 3 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Apr 20, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of May 25, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/min · 1 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Jun 15, 2026 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Jul 20, 2026 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jul 27, 2026 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Aug 24, 2026 · 3 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 5, 2026 · 3 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min2025Week of Oct 6, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Oct 27, 2025 · 3 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Nov 10, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Nov 24, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Dec 8, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Dec 22, 2025 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min2024Week of Sep 9, 2024 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/min2023202220212020Week of Jan 13, 2020 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Jan 20, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Jan 27, 2020 · 2 sermon(s) · 0.3 topics/minWeek of Feb 24, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.2 topics/minWeek of Mar 2, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.4 topics/minWeek of Mar 9, 2020 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.3 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 25 of 352 weeks across the span (7%).

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 rangeabout the same
Its sermons travel about the same in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and about the same than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensityabout the same
The peaks run about the same than peers, about the same than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Dynamic deliverynoticeably lower
In the voice itself, energy runs noticeably lower than peers, noticeably lower than the site.
site avg 0.45
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #135 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it reads as characteristically uu.

Most-preached topics

Friendship & Belonging 18Creation Care 13Unitarian Universalist Identity 13Faith & Doubt 10Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion 10Racial Justice 9Faith & Civic Life 7Stewardship & Giving 6

Recurring themes across the archive

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

Truth Reconciliation 3Christmas Tree 2Trump 2North 2Halloween: Advent & All 2Southern Border 1Social Justice Issues 1Social Justice 1Boston 1Mythologist Joseph Campbell 1

Themes they appear in

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

Truth Reconciliation
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
3 sermons
Christmas Tree
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Trump
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
North
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
Halloween: Advent & All
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Show all 38 themes

Sermons that reach across topics

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

Faith and the Great Pumpkin | UU Sermon
appears in 4 different topics
Restoring and Rebuilding our Cherished Republic | UU Sermon
appears in 4 different topics
We Need One Another
appears in 3 different topics
What Men May Do | UU Sermons
appears in 3 different topics
Loving in Times of War - Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King
appears in 2 different topics
Family Spirit
appears in 2 different topics

Sermons included

Oct 11, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeHope & EncouragementUnitarian Universalist Identity
“At our general assembly, when people from our congregations gather in one city, it changed cities change every year.”
Oct 11, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentitySuffering & PerseveranceAdvent & Christmas
“Homer's 10,000-year-old epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are the foundation of a genre of literature and an archetype in human consciousness th…”
Oct 11, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareCreation & EdenFriendship & Belonging
Jul 27, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & MissionRacial JusticeFriendship & Belonging
Jul 21, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Hope & EncouragementFaith & DoubtFriendship & Belonging
“Like you know, I know that my husband loves me and he would never actively wish to hurt me, so maybe I should give him the benefit of the doubt that…”
Jul 21, 2026 · power between ideas
Faith & Civic LifeChurch Life & MembershipPeace & Nonviolence
“And I kid you not, she and her production staff found text and tweets on social media thinking that those words were related to the 45th president of…”
Jun 20, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingService & Spiritual GiftsImmigration & Refuge
“He's from Southern India and he was a pillar of the congregation social justice work he had championed and Interfaith call for gay marriage and self-…”
Jun 20, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & GratitudeWorship & PraiseThanksgiving & Harvest
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May 31, 2026 · families and relationships
Creation CareSin & RepentanceFaith & Civic Life
“Maybe indigenous women in the United States aren't going missing or murdered at the rate they are and our neighbor to the north?”
Apr 20, 2026 · families and relationships
Creation CareEarth-Centered SpiritualityFaith & Civic Life
“5 years ago it was 410 parts per China, 12.”
Apr 13, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Salvation & GracePeace & NonviolenceBible & Exposition
Apr 13, 2026 · families and relationships
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingSin & Repentance
Apr 13, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Creation Care
Mar 9, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionCreation & Eden
“The problem in the beginning was a book by Tiffany Jana and Michael brand called subtle acts of exclusion.”
Mar 9, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeFriendship & BelongingCreation Care
“Folks this morning, one month, to ask whether the United States armed forces are now being used on a per higher Snyder, noted that the gulf Arab stat…”
Feb 18, 2026 · power between ideas
Friendship & Belonging
Feb 18, 2026 · families and relationships
Creation CareSalvation & GraceUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Watching a young woman who grew up in the church you serve at a pride parade, wearing angel wings and huge platform rainbow soled shoes, approach cou…”
Feb 5, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifePoverty & CompassionStewardship & Giving
“A woman in Bemidji, Minnesota, and that's way North in Minnesota, was carrying a sign that read: when cruelty becomes normal, compassion looks.”
Jan 14, 2026 · uu spiritual principles
Faith & Civic Life
Jan 6, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentJoy & Gratitude
Dec 27, 2025 · christmas and easter
Advent & Christmas
“Members of the first congregation I ever served professionally asked me to contribute to a holiday party we held the week before, as I did my best to…”
Dec 14, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Worship & PraiseNoah & the FloodAdvent & Christmas
“May this glow strengthen our resolve to bend the Ark of the universe towards Justice, to ensure that all beings can experience the safe and healthy c…”
Nov 24, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityAdvent & ChristmasHope & Encouragement
“I was flying back to be be with family for the holiday when I- and here's the confession part- I made the mistake of telling the person sitting next…”
Nov 16, 2025 · uu spiritual principles
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionDisability & BelongingSin & Repentance
Nov 2, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Now I wanted to be the proverbial good minister, so I thought I'd check out the most traditional Unitarian Universalist Church in our movement that m…”
Oct 30, 2025 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentCreation Care
Oct 30, 2025 · uu spiritual principles
Faith & DoubtAdvent & ChristmasSalvation & Grace
“A Charlie Brown Christmas, Lucy dying to be cast as the Christmas Queen, the classic Snoopy dance and the poor little Christmas tree being turned int…”
Oct 6, 2025 · families and relationships
Forgiveness & ReconciliationService & Spiritual GiftsCrucifixion & Atonement
“In Canada, indigenous folks primarily, are saying: all right, reconciliation.”
Sep 9, 2024 · families and relationships
Loneliness & IsolationCreation CareGod the Father / Creator
Mar 10, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityGender & Sexuality / InclusionHumanism
“Dave Chappelle deadpans in Mach and in the end, when the election is in fact called, Dave Chappelle cheerfully tells his stunned White- don't worry a…”
Mar 8, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & GivingThanksgiving & HarvestMarriage
“Every Ministry that we enliven is centered on that principle, on those two expressions of our faith: giving and receiving in our pastoral care: socia…”
Feb 24, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageFaith & DoubtCreation Care
“Every time I saw her up till then she had returned, routinely referred to her three previous marriages as World War One, World War II and the war to…”
Feb 2, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Reason & Free InquiryWorship & PraiseParenting & Children
“If you are between committees or maybe have not been on any committees yet, please feel free to check us are.”
Jan 27, 2020 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingBaptism & CommunionPoverty & Compassion
“This family had to sit around the table.”
Jan 26, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeImmigration & RefugeEvangelism & Mission
“It negotiates between the individual and society, and the- and in that sense it ought to be related to the concept of the Civil Rights Movement- is a…”
Jan 14, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & DoubtFear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Jan 13, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Parenting & ChildrenFriendship & BelongingStewardship & Giving
“A place that gave us both meaningful opportunities to explore, to think, to feel, to question, to ask what, to ask why, an express our thoughts and b…”

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