313 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2019–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/unitarian-universalist-church-of-lexingtons-podcast.html
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Jun 13, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & GratitudeSin & Repentance
“Someone who is suffering so greatly in a congregation would concentrate the flowers every year, reminding the gathered people to look upon the flower…”
Jun 11, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & DoubtIdentity & WorthFriendship & Belonging
May 29, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Sin & RepentanceUnitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Doubt
“For Unitarian Universalist, it's what we call the interdependent web of all existence.”
May 27, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Pluralism & InterfaithIdentity & WorthLoneliness & Isolation
“Men's loneliness, well before we started talking about a male loneliness epidemic, pandemic, whatever you want to call it, but also talking about wom…”
May 16, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & DoubtMarriage
“But in truth I think it's because we, when we Unitarian Universalist, speak of the inherent worth and dignity of all people within that is a curious…”
May 7, 2026 · power between ideas
Racial JusticeService & Spiritual GiftsDisability & Belonging
“I don't like following rules or laws, so I dedicated my careers to organize, to social justice and working in public policy.”
Apr 29, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeUnitarian Universalist IdentityRacial Justice
Apr 22, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Civic LifeSuffering & Perseverance
“In 1941, artist hands Deutsch was asked to design the symbol of the Chalice for the Unitarian service committee.”
Apr 15, 2026 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeAbraham & Isaac
“He was unequaled for all the signs and wonders that the Lord sent him to perform in the land of Egypt against pharaoh and all his servants and his en…”
Mar 30, 2026 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Unitarian Universalist IdentityResurrection & EasterPluralism & Interfaith
“I had the honor of standing with our Jewish and Muslim and Interfaith colle to be able to talk to the crowd yesterday- people who are committed to no…”
Mar 23, 2026 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentFaith & Civic LifeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Mar 23, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeUnitarian Universalist IdentityRacial Justice
“Our religious education experiences are Community celebrations, are our social justice actions.”
Mar 13, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFear & AnxietyThanksgiving & Harvest
“Summon this very room with a myriad of caring and courageous Souls from so many Faith Traditions who are paying attention to the rising Fascism and h…”
Mar 3, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & Belonging
Feb 24, 2026 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Temptation in the WildernessBible & ExpositionForgiveness & Reconciliation
“Then the devil took him to the holy city and place them on the Pinnacle of the temple, saying to him: if you are the Son of God, throw yourself down,…”
Feb 9, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Suffering & PerseveranceFriendship & BelongingThanksgiving & Harvest
“What's the climate change is showing up in our world, how our neighbors come together, communities rally and support each other.”
Jan 28, 2026 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist IdentitySpiritual Growth
“And also, though I certainly cannot read his mind, I know, even as a current beginner, that while our Unitarian Universalist history is full of many…”
Jan 18, 2026 · uu spiritual principles
Friendship & BelongingThe NativityFaith & Civic Life
Jan 12, 2026 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestSuffering & PerseveranceNew Year & Watch Night
“Halfway through, our hearts and Minds find themselves looking forward to the coming new.”
Jan 6, 2026 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasIdentity & WorthBaptism & Communion
“I mean one, one place where that begins is when people- my self is an example- find a deep, are renewed interest in connection with Judaism, that wit…”
Dec 26, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityWorship & PraiseCreation Care
Dec 25, 2025 · uu spiritual principles
Thanksgiving & Harvest
Dec 9, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Bible & ExpositionJesus: Life & TeachingsUnitarian Universalist Identity
“For me, a great deal more of it starts to fall into place, and it's a powerful example for us right here in 2025, because the Nativity is no longer a…”
Nov 28, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist Identity
Nov 28, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist Identity
Nov 28, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist Identity
Nov 17, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Hope & EncouragementImmigration & RefugeStewardship & Giving
“5%, that threshold that caused the Civil Rights Movement to start seeing change.”
Nov 17, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityIsaiahImmigration & Refuge
“You see, at the time that Isaiah was teaching, the Jews had reached recently returned from Exile in Babylon, they didn't know what home look like any…”
Oct 30, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Creation Care
Oct 23, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityImmigration & RefugeRacial Justice
“Finally, last night, if you happen to be here, there was a vigil held on our Labyrinth on our grounds in honor of our lgbtq plus Community here in Ke…”
Sep 29, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityProphecy & End TimesFriendship & Belonging
“The truth is, if you ask my family, who are watching on Zoom, they'll probably tell you: I preached about three sermons a day: give as we get to know…”
Sep 26, 2025 · connected common experience
Forgiveness & ReconciliationHope & EncouragementFaith & Doubt
“I guess make amends with people you have wronged over the years, or forgive those who have wronged the universe, it would seem, has a sixth sense of…”
Sep 18, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & BelongingPluralism & Interfaith
“And those are the questions that I am holding, for this are 75th year, but also for this world of ours where there is pain and their suffering, there…”
Sep 2, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & BelongingHeaven & Hell
“That's just a dumb conservative, a lovely Jehovah's Witness.”
Aug 27, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Bible & ExpositionChurch Life & MembershipSermon on the Mount / Beatitudes
Aug 18, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & MembershipJoy & Gratitude
“But it's also, and it reminds me that our loved ones, furry and otherwise, are important sources of joy and how religion and spirituality have lost t…”
Aug 13, 2025 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingParenting & ChildrenFaith & Civic Life
“This last weekend I was on a trip with my three best high school friends, so we all just turned 40 this last year.”
Jul 30, 2025 · power between ideas
Unitarian Universalist IdentityIdentity & WorthFaith & Doubt
“One of you and our Beloved Community was sharing their concerns about the world with me in the receiving line, only to stop mid-sentence.”
Jul 21, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Baptism & CommunionFaith & DoubtService & Spiritual Gifts
“It's about letting go of guilt and shame and sin and false and missing the mark, whatever you want to call it, and seeing little tiny fish carry the…”
Jul 21, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Creation CarePluralism & InterfaithUnitarian Universalist Identity
Jul 16, 2025 · power between ideas
Faith & Civic LifeBible & ExpositionGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“Grievance against King George III, but also by seeing our own troops deployed on the streets of Los Angeles and knowing that that is what's.”
Jul 7, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionUnitarian Universalist IdentitySuffering & Perseverance
Jun 30, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Unitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & GratitudePoverty & Compassion
“The black and brown experience are immigrant brothers and sisters, religious minorities, the poor, even the smallest thing Beyond identity is politic…”
Jun 30, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingBible & ExpositionUnitarian Universalist Identity
Jun 26, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPluralism & InterfaithGrief & Lament
Jun 16, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Pluralism & InterfaithHope & EncouragementSpiritual Growth
Jun 14, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Poverty & CompassionUnitarian Universalist Identity
May 19, 2025 · families and relationships
Unitarian Universalist IdentityThe ExodusLoneliness & Isolation
“In his desire to keep the Egyptian people in the majority, the Pharaoh declares decrees that all Hebrew baby boys must be killed at the moment of the…”
May 15, 2025 · uu spiritual principles
Unitarian Universalist IdentityLoneliness & IsolationGrief & Lament
May 12, 2025 · power between ideas
Unitarian Universalist IdentityGender & Sexuality / InclusionFear & Anxiety
“In provides them with a sense of purpose with her stories play sound like it's incomplete opposite to our culture in the United States, and she has s…”
Apr 14, 2025 · connected common experience
The ExodusSin & Repentance
“In The Exodus Story, the people are Guided by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of what's.”
Apr 14, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeSuffering & PerseveranceUnitarian Universalist Identity
“How else can the deeper that sorrow carves into your, the more joy you can contain is not the cup that holds your, the very cup that was burned in Th…”
Apr 13, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionHumanismWorship & Praise
“Despite that, Murray will go on to work for a law firm in New York and then achieve a doctor of jurisdictional science from Yale University, became a…”
Apr 12, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipFaith & Civic LifeWorship & Praise
“Sign this piece of paper, sign the sermon after the service, our membership, because we need to be increasingly welcoming and open and are religious…”
Apr 8, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Identity & WorthUnitarian Universalist IdentityJoseph
“Additionally, she supported the lgbtq plus Community.”
Apr 1, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityHope & EncouragementChurch Life & Membership
“But now let's just settle in a moment, because this is a sacred moment where we are going to be lighting our chalice, and I believe you will be start…”
Mar 20, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Prayer & DevotionUnitarian Universalist IdentityImmigration & Refuge
“I know that when I was in college during the first Bush Administration, many of my dear friends in the theology program would try to celebrate Ramada…”
Mar 5, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Hope & EncouragementFaith & Mental HealthShame & Guilt
Feb 19, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentitySuffering & PerseverancePluralism & Interfaith
“We can find Refuge, we can find resilience, we can find resistance, but the world is not to undermine our own feelings of safety, our own feelings of…”
Feb 13, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityStewardship & GivingPrayer & Devotion
“Basically, all came together to show me again and again that they couldn't receive whatever I was offering in the way that I was offering it, and I d…”
Feb 12, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Suffering & PerseveranceSin & RepentanceUnitarian Universalist Identity
Feb 5, 2025 · connected common experience
Unitarian Universalist IdentityShame & GuiltPoverty & Compassion
“No matter how some have tried to spin this, nearly all biblical Scholars agree that what Jesus says is problematic.”
Jan 21, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Jan 20, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPoverty & CompassionDating & Godly Relationships
Jan 14, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Advent & ChristmasThe FallMarriage
“I made a last-minute trip, organized at the last minute, to celebrate Christmas and Christmas afternoon.”
Jan 14, 2025 · unitarian universalism
MarriageAdvent & ChristmasThe Fall
“I made a last-minute trip, organized at the last minute, to celebrate Christmas and Christmas afternoon.”
Jan 14, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasImmigration & RefugeThanksgiving & Harvest
“And all of those responses is deeply- and yes, we know we are in the midst of pendulum- is swinging, and for most of us it is swinging in a way that…”
Jan 13, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityCreation CareJoy & Gratitude
Jan 6, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeFriendship & BelongingJoy & Gratitude
“The day after Christmas, December 26th, many African-American families across the United States and Beyond begin lighting candles to celebrate the ho…”
Dec 14, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & DoubtFaith & Civic LifeSalvation & Grace
Dec 11, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Fear & AnxietyCreation CareThanksgiving & Harvest
Dec 9, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Advent & ChristmasFear & AnxietyLoneliness & Isolation
“During a guided meditation one Christmas Eve, the minister invited us to imagine a cradle for the newborn baby Jesus in our hearts and to fill it wit…”
Nov 18, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeGrief & LamentJesus: Life & Teachings
“Anger: I can't believe this is happening.”
Nov 18, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeGender & Sexuality / InclusionPoverty & Compassion
“Oh, let America be America again, the land that never and yet must be, the land where every man is free, the Land that's mine, the poor man's, Indian…”
Nov 18, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic LifeFaith & Doubt
“Where we lift up and say proudly: black lives matter, trans bodies are whole, holy and good.”
Nov 5, 2024 · uu spiritual principles
Hope & EncouragementForgiveness & ReconciliationUnitarian Universalist Identity
Nov 5, 2024 · families and relationships
Worship & PraiseUnitarian Universalist IdentityBaptism & Communion
Oct 22, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Evangelism & Mission4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchUnitarian Universalist Identity
“So the division that we feel- Republican and Democrat, Democrat and Republican- feel much broader and deeper than they actually are.”
Oct 20, 2024 · unitarian universalism
HumanismCrucifixion & AtonementJoy & Gratitude
“Yom Kippur the evening before, and if you've ever heard it the first time I heard the melody and the words it rocked me to the core of my being.”
Oct 13, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentitySin & RepentanceCrucifixion & Atonement
“Unity reminds us that in the deepest, darkest, most sorrowful moments in the world, Beauty Add Water.”
Oct 3, 2024 · connected common experience
Unitarian Universalist IdentityHope & EncouragementJoy & Gratitude
Sep 25, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityWorship & PraiseHumanism
Sep 19, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeDisability & BelongingUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Contributions are a tangible commitment to the what time you and, as a result, your support, is entwined with all that we.”
Sep 14, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Thanksgiving & HarvestMarriageFriendship & Belonging
“You're listening to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington podcast, take a moment to send to yourself in the space and enjoy this weekend.”
Sep 4, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Pluralism & InterfaithActsJoy & Gratitude
Aug 27, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Grief & LamentHumanismImmigration & Refuge
Aug 19, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityHumanismChurch Life & Membership
Aug 14, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityReason & Free InquiryRacial Justice
“And so in early 20, hollowed out by grief that was layered amid the generally terrible State of Affairs in early 2020, I took more Comfort than ever…”
Aug 14, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Aug 9, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityHumanismPluralism & Interfaith
“That exact phrase from the principal's, created in 1985, was retained in the definition of pluralism, which is one of the newly adopted 6 shared valu…”
Aug 1, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityThe Kingdom of GodSalvation & Grace
“David was a scrawny little guy in Goliath, was this massive giant of the Philistine Army, and it was up to fun.”
Jul 23, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
God the Father / CreatorFaith & Civic LifeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Jul 22, 2024 · unitarian universalism
PsalmsGrief & LamentFaith & Mental Health
Jul 22, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentUnitarian Universalist IdentityContentment
Jun 30, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityGender & Sexuality / InclusionGrief & Lament
Jun 20, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingBible & ExpositionInterdependence & Nature
“I want to tell you a story, and it's a story some of you are familiar with its: the story of flower communion, the flower ceremony, flower ritual, wh…”
Jun 7, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityGrief & LamentFriendship & Belonging
“Amidst that, there are marriages and anniversaries, child naming and dedication ceremonies, funerals and memorials, joy and sorrow, and Bittersweet,…”
May 28, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & GratitudeReason & Free Inquiry
“I like that Wii, Unitarian, Universalist use, because our covenants with one another, our relationships, are promises, asked us to discover, learn an…”
May 21, 2024 · uu spiritual principles
Unitarian Universalist Identity4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchBible & Exposition
May 17, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingPluralism & InterfaithUnitarian Universalist Identity
May 17, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeUnitarian Universalist IdentityThanksgiving & Harvest
Apr 30, 2024 · power between ideas
Salvation & GracePrison & Restorative JusticeParenting & Children
“But you begin with the Middle Passage, that the travel from Africa across the Atlantic, the tractors travel.”
Apr 22, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareGrief & LamentHumanism
“It is enough for our inspiration, enough for a sense of wonder and awe, enough to find meaning, enough to find joy and sorrow and tragedy and Triumph…”
Apr 22, 2024 · unitarian universalism
RomansUnitarian Universalist IdentityMarriage
“You get a little test, sometimes right in the service, and you're asked to fill out what your spiritual gifts are, based on what Paul wrote in Ephesi…”
Apr 9, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeService & Spiritual GiftsBaptism & Communion
“However, if we embrace our interdependence, we become fully aware how much we need each other and depend on each other within this vast communities o…”
Apr 8, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & GratitudePoverty & Compassion
Mar 27, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Spiritual GrowthUnitarian Universalist Identity
Mar 21, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityHumanismSpeaking in Tongues
Mar 21, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentitySpiritual GrowthDating & Godly Relationships
“What are the seven principles in the eight principles of Unitarian universalism?”
Mar 8, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareMarriageFear & Anxiety
“In my own life, I've struggled a very great deal with learning disabilities that were diagnosed late and with anxiety and depression that had since c…”
Feb 29, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Sermon on the Mount / BeatitudesUnitarian Universalist IdentityThe Good Samaritan
Feb 27, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPeace & NonviolenceSuffering & Perseverance
Feb 27, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Lent & Holy WeekJoy & GratitudeSuffering & Perseverance
Feb 25, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
New Year & Watch NightFriendship & Belonging
Feb 23, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeLoneliness & IsolationRacial Justice
“She defied everyone that said it was unladylike and ran, and Emerson was his introverted as they get, and had a very peculiar habit of opening the gr…”
Jan 30, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFriendship & BelongingLoneliness & Isolation
“So many ways are involved with build Pride Fest, MLK celebrations, the environment and other social justice initiatives is somehow, I feel, where des…”
Jan 30, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Prophecy & End TimesImmigration & RefugeIdentity & Worth
Jan 29, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Prison & Restorative JusticeRacial JusticeAbraham & Isaac
“Was not Abraham Lincoln also an extremist?”
Jan 16, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Unitarian Universalist IdentityNew Year & Watch NightHumanism
Dec 25, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeFaith & Mental HealthEarth-Centered Spirituality
Dec 18, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityBaptism & CommunionJoy & Gratitude
Dec 18, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & GratitudeAdvent & Christmas
“It'd be great if you ask them all year, but in this season of hectic holidays, where there are gifts to buy decorations, to put up expectations, to f…”
Dec 14, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingThanksgiving & HarvestImmigration & Refuge
Nov 28, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Thanksgiving & HarvestMarriageInterdependence & Nature
Nov 27, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Mental HealthFriendship & Belonging
“Like anything that requires emotional work, it's not a 1-2-3 process and I know there's so many mental health professionals in the room.”
Nov 27, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Mental HealthFriendship & Belonging
“Right, it's not a 1:23, it's messy and it requires a list of steps in a discipline that I could follow- play something in my life to clear up some so…”
Nov 21, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareUnitarian Universalist IdentityMarriage
“How I cannot fix the climate crisis, I can be one small example of someone trying to do better, to instill a love for the natural world and others.”
Nov 20, 2023 · unitarian universalism
4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchRacial JusticeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“At that point in our history, unitarians were still very much Protestant Christian.”
Nov 3, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeMarriage4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search
“At that point in our history, unitarians were still very much Protestant Christian.”
Oct 20, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Thanksgiving & HarvestAdvent & ChristmasImmigration & Refuge
“So they started- no, I don't know- my kinderg kindergarten together and still any of these pictures, but anyway so Graham, Graham, was in a couple of…”
Oct 6, 2023 · power between ideas
Bible & ExpositionCrucifixion & AtonementGrief & Lament
“Our society could use some Grace and forgiveness for ourselves and others, or Yom Kippur becomes about atonement.”
Sep 18, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityStewardship & GivingImmigration & Refuge
“Take a moment to send to yourself in the space and enjoy this week.”
Sep 6, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityCreation CareBible & Exposition
“And oh, by the way, now that Bishop Carlton Pearson is a Unitarian Universalist and an African-American man who was basically kicked out of his forme…”
Aug 29, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & BelongingThe Creed (Apostles'/Nicene)
“Are reading this morning comes to us again from the reverendo senior minister of the Unitarian Church of the Philippines, one of the biggest Unitaria…”
Aug 29, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityRacial JusticeFaith & Doubt
Aug 14, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
2nd Principle: Justice & EquityGrief & LamentCreation Care
Aug 14, 2023 · families and relationships
Bible & ExpositionBeloved CommunityFriendship & Belonging
“I find myself wondering if Ruth were here today, perhaps we would know her as Ruth, the social justice organizer leading.”
Aug 4, 2023 · power between ideas
Faith & DoubtFriendship & BelongingHumanism
“In college, I heard that growing up my whole life.”
Jul 28, 2023 · unitarian universalism
JosephCreation CareInterdependence & Nature
“It was in 1774 that Joseph Priestly, who was incidentally with Benjamin Franklin at the time, her for the first time a sermon about unit Chrisley was…”
Jul 17, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareSin & RepentanceBaptism & Communion
“You probably know who I'm referring to, and if not, they were the 40th President of the United States, Republican Ronald Reagan, and the 47th Speaker…”
Jul 11, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPluralism & InterfaithEpiphany
Jul 11, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareWorship & PraiseThanksgiving & Harvest
Jun 27, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityEvangelism & MissionCreation Care
“I lifted up the core tenets of What's called the Zen peacemakers order, which is what I'm a part of as well: not knowing, bearing witness and taking…”
Jun 22, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Evangelism & MissionJoy & GratitudeCreation Care
“And if you think racism isn't present in Zen communities, present in our culture as well, he says that Liberation in life is clearly felt and seen wh…”
Jun 12, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
HumanismJoy & GratitudeGrief & Lament
“So today is kind of about not knowing, kind of also bearing witness and he can't just be like: oh, I don't know anything- and then taking action.”
May 30, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityGender & Sexuality / InclusionRacial Justice
May 22, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Reason & Free InquiryChurch Life & MembershipRacial Justice
“The process of becoming member was simple: write a letter to the Board of Trustees, be accepted, play, dispense with the letter writing, which is pro…”
May 15, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
God the Father / CreatorSin & RepentanceWork & Vocation
“This reading was created by Luc covid-19 emergency in the United States.”
May 11, 2023 · uu spiritual principles
Unitarian Universalist IdentitySalvation & GraceChurch Life & Membership
May 4, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityGun Violence & SafetyFear & Anxiety
“A better approach to climate change.”
Apr 25, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityInterdependence & NatureCreation Care
“I feel one of our responsibilities as Unitarian universalists who talked about that interdependent web of existence is to continually remind each oth…”
Apr 25, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Spiritual GrowthJoy & GratitudeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Apr 3, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Names & Titles of GodUnitarian Universalist IdentitySuffering & Perseverance
“I think it's pretty funny and quite remarkable, considering he just dealt with nine very substantial plagues and signs, and so the story goes: the sp…”
Apr 3, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Salvation & GracePluralism & InterfaithBible & Exposition
“Is United, Interfaith, Lexington, through direct Action Coalition that we're a part of?”
Mar 23, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & GratitudeBible & Exposition
Feb 27, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Worship & PraiseFaith & DoubtIdentity & Worth
Feb 20, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Lent & Holy WeekGender & Sexuality / InclusionFriendship & Belonging
“My heart is breaking for the lgbtq community, and what aw look to any oppressed Community.”
Feb 13, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageGender & Sexuality / InclusionHumanism
Feb 7, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFaith & DoubtAdvent & Christmas
Feb 7, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentitySalvation & GraceChurch Life & Membership
“And so to know that when we pay attention to the people who are excited by this new play, illuminate where the next Unitarian universalism of today i…”
Feb 7, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & BelongingFaith & Doubt
“Perhaps I was always a Unitarian or Universalist, maybe I was always both, but in any case I am now fully aware that the search for truth doesn't get…”
Jan 14, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Doxology & BenedictionUnitarian Universalist Identity
Jan 1, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareBeloved CommunityStewardship & Giving
Dec 5, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Advent & ChristmasJesus: Life & TeachingsUnitarian Universalist Identity
“About also, we have a stake and reclaiming- and the story is no longer a part of our diversity in our midst- to adore goodness, specially in those bl…”
Nov 29, 2022 · power between ideas
Friendship & Belonging
Nov 29, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Suffering & PerseveranceUnitarian Universalist IdentityThanksgiving & Harvest
Nov 14, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingReason & Free InquiryEvangelism & Mission
Nov 10, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist Identity5th Principle: Conscience & Democratic ProcessGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Nov 6, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityThanksgiving & HarvestFear & Anxiety
Oct 24, 2022 · power between ideas
Shame & GuiltAdvent & ChristmasFasting
“Women's bodies are their Love Is Love?”
Oct 21, 2022 · families and relationships
Creation & EdenCreation CareInterdependence & Nature
“Know, as Unitarian universalists, our 7th principal, that we affirm the interdependent web of existence of which we are all apart.”
Oct 10, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionUnitarian Universalist Identity1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
“As a Unitarian Universalist youth, it made me what some people might call A True Believer would you don't hear often in Unitarian Universalist circle…”
Oct 4, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Sin & RepentanceForgiveness & ReconciliationUnitarian Universalist Identity
“I don't know about you, but asking forgiveness is not the most fun that I've ever had in my life, and I don't mean how my Midwestern ancestors consta…”
Sep 26, 2022 · families and relationships
Faith & DoubtUnitarian Universalist Identity
Sep 19, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Fear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist IdentityStewardship & Giving
“This Sunday is, of course, the kickoff of our stewardship campaign, the time of the year when we set our priorities, imagine what's possible and comm…”
Sep 16, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Joy & Gratitude
Sep 5, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingFaith & Civic LifeResurrection & Easter
Aug 29, 2022 · uu spiritual principles
Friendship & BelongingGrief & LamentSin & Repentance
“We find ourselves in this world of ours, living Our Lives filled with joy and sorrow, trial and tribulation, success and failure of Plenty, and we ar…”
Aug 22, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingFear & AnxietyPoverty & Compassion
Aug 15, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareJoy & GratitudeAddiction & Recovery
“That's like 10,000 years of climate change and a half a human lifetime.”
Aug 10, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Aug 1, 2022 · unitarian universalism
JosephCreation CareFear & Anxiety
Jul 30, 2022 · power between ideas
Faith & Civic LifeRacial Justice
“That is why the historic Galveston Texas Proclamation was not issued until June 19 of 1865, 2 months after the end of the war and conveniently, the c…”
Jul 25, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareJoy & GratitudeFriendship & Belonging
“The rise of nationalism worldwide is putting democracies at risk, including here at home, and speaking of here at home, that is impacting what resour…”
Jul 23, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Worship & PraiseGender & Sexuality / InclusionFriendship & Belonging
“And As we sing this song with one voice this morning, maybe we tune our ears to our hearts to be receptive to both Joy and lift our eyes to experienc…”
Jul 11, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeBaptism & CommunionThanksgiving & Harvest
“I'm sorry, but it frees them up to not be beholden to what they think they should be doing: more things, more events, more, more, more, more, more, m…”
Jul 4, 2022 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionAbraham & IsaacFriendship & Belonging
“Our culture of gun violence continues.”
Jun 27, 2022 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingImmigration & RefugeHope & Encouragement
“I'm very aware that all of the examples that were previously given were about my role as clergy or chaplain blessing others, and I'm often astounded…”
Jun 6, 2022 · connected common experience
Friendship & BelongingJoy & GratitudeUnitarian Universalist Identity
May 30, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingGender & Sexuality / InclusionJoy & Gratitude
May 9, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Crucifixion & AtonementPeace & NonviolenceGrief & Lament
May 3, 2022 · families and relationships
Creation CareJoy & GratitudeThanksgiving & Harvest
Apr 25, 2022 · power between ideas
Fear & AnxietyAddiction & RecoveryFaith & Doubt
Apr 14, 2022 · connected common experience
Creation CareGrief & Lament
Apr 5, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareHumanismJoy & Gratitude
“It struck me that afternoon that, although he had been dead for nearly two centuries, the row is part of the interdependent web still as well apart,…”
Mar 28, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeImmigration & RefugeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Now, if you're new to Unitarian universalism or you have a case of pandemic Amnesia, like many of us do, the ace principal is a proposed addition to…”
Mar 21, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Interdependence & NatureCreation CareHeaven & Hell
“They begin with the first one, the individual, the inherent worth and dignity of all people, and culminate in what we call the interdependent, as if…”
Mar 17, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & BelongingGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“Unitarian universalism is unique and that it is both a distinct tradition, but it also equips us to draw those maps of the our journey, to engage the…”
Mar 7, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Fear & AnxietyBaptism & CommunionImmigration & Refuge
“But, again, if you have no interest in caring for a community, that, before this pandemic, enduring this pandemic, I can list off the same 5060 peopl…”
Feb 28, 2022 · uu spiritual principles
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionPeace & NonviolenceSin & Repentance
“The interdependent web of existence, Wii Unitarian Universalist talk about so often, is not something we say after singing.”
Feb 21, 2022 · power between ideas
Faith & Civic LifeIndigenous Justice & LandRacial Justice
“And well, any history of racism and curricula are being troubling past of the United States.”
Feb 14, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist Identity
“This is typical of where is circle of people is formed, sitting and listening to One Another without judgment or comment.”
Feb 8, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Civic Life
“Knowing that no step, no, but that every action on the side of Liberation, Every Act of presence, was itself a prayer, a brush with the Holy and and…”
Jan 31, 2022 · unitarian universalism
5th Principle: Conscience & Democratic ProcessPeace & NonviolenceFriendship & Belonging
“Autocracy is not just a republican problem.”
Jan 24, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityCreation Care
Jan 17, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticePoverty & CompassionFaith & Civic Life
“Take his words about Hunger, jobs, voting rights, courage, Justice, not just in the Deep South but in Appalachia, in the midwest, in the west and Bey…”
Jan 11, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasEpiphanyEvangelism & Mission
“Quotation mark play colleague Reverend Dennison sawdust and said peep, bearing witness to the beginning of the end, can find a new way to be, of bein…”
Jan 10, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeAbraham & IsaacFaith & Doubt
“As difficult of a book as it is, one thing remains clear in using the story of Abraham and Isaac on, Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son.”
Dec 20, 2021 · power between ideas
Thanksgiving & HarvestEarth-Centered SpiritualityThe Nativity
“The ndn collective and Indigenous LED organization in North America, whose mission is to educate, organized and decolonize, and whose name is an inte…”
Dec 13, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeUnitarian Universalist IdentityPeace & Nonviolence
“I don't need to buy a book for that, but there it is right, and so I invite you to join me in the practice of gratitude and in leaning into that, eve…”
Dec 6, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentCreation CareAdvent & Christmas
“In the Jewish, in the story of Hanukkah, we find the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem.”
Nov 22, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Reason & Free InquiryThe Church FathersFaith & Doubt
“I don't know that either, right, but what is clear is that I completely understood that, in a search for truth and meaning, there are indeed many ene…”
Nov 15, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeBible & ExpositionUnitarian Universalist Identity
Nov 8, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Mental HealthAddiction & RecoveryFear & Anxiety
Aug 8, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasMarriage
Aug 1, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingPoverty & Compassion
“All those possibilities, the Dumas, apocalyptic possibilities, and then the fact that life will still be hard in some way in the climate crisis is wh…”
Jul 25, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Civic Life
“But we should understand that we aren't making this up, as there are luminous people like you and me- Minister's, mother's, Brothers, retirees, profe…”
Jul 18, 2021 · families and relationships
Creation Care
Jun 27, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionJoy & GratitudeMarriage
“2004: Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriage.”
Jun 20, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & GratitudeFaith & Civic LifeFear & Anxiety
“As you heard, on June 19th 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with his troops.”
Jun 13, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeCreation CareBaptism & Communion
“At the height of 1940, the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia and, being the largest Unitarian Church in the world, the Nazis found the ideas that doctor…”
Jun 6, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifePluralism & InterfaithJoy & Gratitude
“I respect science, Integrity of fellow humans and all we have learned and have made.”
May 30, 2021 · power between ideas
Faith & Civic LifeHope & EncouragementCreation Care
“Racism, Women's Health, poverty, the climate crisis and so on know that there is no room for wall eyewitness account that gives a glimpse into what i…”
May 23, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeSin & RepentanceThanksgiving & Harvest
“Given all of that and more, it is no wonder that amongst progressives and those who identify as Millennials are younger Generations that will live to…”
May 16, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingPluralism & InterfaithGod the Father / Creator
May 9, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Bible & ExpositionAdvent & ChristmasFriendship & Belonging
“In this moment, the religions represented in the Bible, whether we like them or not, are still with us, and so I refuse to read this book with a lite…”
May 2, 2021 · families and relationships
God the Father / CreatorContemplative Prayer & SilenceFaith & Civic Life
“There's so much joy today, joy for life, accomplishments and joys in reunions with loved ones and also missing our loved ones.”
Apr 25, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
MarriageSuffering & Perseverance
“As tick nahan explains, to understand the suffering of others, we must first touch our own suffering, and self-compassion doesn't come easy for me.”
Apr 18, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityThanksgiving & HarvestAdvent & Christmas
“We instead are inseparable strand in a vast web of this planet and the universe.”
Apr 11, 2021 · power between ideas
Unitarian Universalist IdentityCreation CareJoy & Gratitude
“And even for converts to Islam, they often ease, cure the divide with Muslim Americans in our nation with find George W bush, Istanbul streets or hea…”
Apr 4, 2021 · power between ideas
Sin & RepentanceResurrection & EasterJoy & Gratitude
“And while I do believe Easter is for Unitarian, the majority of you use, do not affirm a little- I still believe this day can bring about transformat…”
Mar 28, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & BelongingGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“It's about breaking down the binaries of Realm- Republican or Democrat, male or female.”
Mar 21, 2021 · hope and light, the beloved community
Faith & Civic LifeFear & AnxietyReason & Free Inquiry
“I become a transparent currents of the universal being.”
Mar 14, 2021 · connected common experience
Interdependence & Nature4th Principle: Free & Responsible Search
“A couple of weeks ago I told Jerry that what he calls God I call enter.”
Mar 7, 2021 · power between ideas
Fear & AnxietyJoy & GratitudeChurch Life & Membership
Feb 28, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Bible & ExpositionRacial Justice
Feb 22, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Salvation & GraceFriendship & BelongingGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“I've stood in that Grove where he spoke at Walden Pond and for those of you that have visited Walden Pond, I'm sure you have stood there as well, per…”
Feb 14, 2021 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietySalvation & GraceJoy & Gratitude
Feb 7, 2021 · racism race justice black lives matter
Racial JusticeSalvation & GraceImmigration & Refuge
“And he learned, and he came back to the United States and his past caught up with him and he was charged for dodging the draft.”
Jan 31, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Shame & GuiltFaith & Mental HealthUnitarian Universalist Identity
“I don't see any widespread reporting about the emerging Mental Health crisis due to the pandemic and political unrest.”
Jan 24, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeBible & ExpositionGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Jan 17, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticePoverty & CompassionUnitarian Universalist Identity
“And so this weekend, this Martin Luther King Jr weekend, I think of those experiences.”
Jan 10, 2021 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist IdentityBible & Exposition
“I want to hear the story about a supervisor of mine senior Minister, who is going to Transylvania, the Hungarian region of Romania, to visit the Unit…”
Jan 3, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Hope & EncouragementForgiveness & ReconciliationFriendship & Belonging
Dec 27, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Faith & DoubtGrief & Lament
Dec 20, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeCreation & Eden
Dec 6, 2020 · power between ideas
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingSin & Repentance
“And to honor that, to name the parts of our instincts that betray our wildest hopes, to honor it and resist the temptation to be apathetic, to remain…”
Nov 29, 2020 · power between ideas
Thanksgiving & HarvestGender & Sexuality / InclusionImmigration & Refuge
“Sometimes, when that is said, it is left there as if poverty, Warfare, Injustice and the laundry unsustainable human practices- goes away.”
Nov 22, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeSalvation & GraceHope & Encouragement
Nov 15, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Worship & PraisePeace & NonviolenceUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, from gentle and humble and heart, and you will find rest for your souls from easy.”
Nov 8, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Sin & Repentance6th Principle: World CommunityImmigration & Refuge
“Remember when those were big deals in the year 2000 and 2004 know, we're wondering if women will have access to health care, if millions of Americans…”
Nov 1, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Baptism & CommunionService & Spiritual GiftsFaith & Doubt
“If your idea of conservatism is being permissive to Neo-Nazi groups or KKK groups in our country, of believing in dangerous conspiracy theories such…”
Oct 25, 2020 · more than it appears
Grief & LamentHope & Encouragement
Oct 18, 2020 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingThanksgiving & HarvestSin & Repentance
“Caring for the vulnerable, honoring their neighbors, protecting the weak and finding peaceful ways to resolve conflict would be woven into the very f…”
Oct 11, 2020 · power between ideas
Grief & LamentFaith & Mental HealthGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“But when I heard it again for water communion, I thought this is what this is what I want to hold together here this month we are focused on, and thi…”
Oct 4, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestFaith & Mental HealthInterdependence & Nature
“7th principal is respect for the interdependent web of all, existence of which we.”
Sep 27, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Crucifixion & AtonementFaith & Civic LifeWorship & Praise
“In the convocation of the lower court, we hereby Grant permission to pray with transgressors all vows and things we have made forbidden on ourselves,…”
Sep 20, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeStewardship & GivingHumanism
“More than ever, we are hoping for all of you to really show up, to remember why this place matters and to ensure we can get through this with his lit…”
Sep 13, 2020 · unitarian universalism
ProverbsGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Sep 6, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeHumanismGrief & Lament
“You know we have some Hindu practitioners.”
Aug 30, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityStewardship & GivingCreation Care
“There can be only one result: artificial light that is glaring and graceless, and, Beyond its borders, a darkness that grows ever more terrifying as…”
Aug 26, 2020 · families and relationships
Racial JusticeGender & Sexuality / InclusionPeace & Nonviolence
Aug 26, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyCreation Care
“And this is all about disrupting patterns of Doubt, patterns that spiral patterns that prevent us from doing what we know we don't need coping strate…”
Aug 9, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Mental HealthInterdependence & NatureGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“First trans: we need to Center our mutual Liberation as necessary, recognizing that Liberation takes many forms, from dismantling white supremacy cul…”
Aug 2, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist IdentityRacial Justice
Jul 26, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & GratitudeFear & AnxietyFaith & Doubt
“We did so during all of the radical shifts in our world: in 911, the Civil Rights Movement, World War II, the 1918 influenza pandemic Community like…”
Jul 19, 2020 · families and relationships
Racial JusticeSalvation & GraceIdentity & Worth
“Headwaters was a white Georgia journalist who was assigned to cover the Civil Rights Movement work in Albany, Georgia issues of racial Justice in the…”
Jul 12, 2020 · unitarian universalism
HumanismMarriageFear & Anxiety
“But what I mean is on its own, not not General ritual liturgies and ceremonies, religious and secular Drama.”
Jul 5, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Faith & Civic LifeUnitarian Universalist IdentityGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“Light and Shadows of the carving King's arms crossed rough Hume Stone dreams not yet dream Abraham Lincoln climbing the stairs as he sits on the thro…”
Jun 28, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeThe Persecuted ChurchPoverty & Compassion
“Our members are encouraging each other, sharing resources, holding each other accountable, preaching and teaching with courage and stepping into the…”
Jun 21, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeAdvent & ChristmasJesus: Life & Teachings
Jun 14, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeBaptism & CommunionSin & Repentance
“So topic gave the same instruction he gave his congregation 20 years find the prisoners would scrounge along the fences of the Concentration Camp, fi…”
Jun 7, 2020 · uu spiritual principles
Racial JusticePoverty & CompassionFear & Anxiety
May 31, 2020 · families and relationships
Grief & LamentJesus: Life & TeachingsChurch Life & Membership
May 24, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeGender & Sexuality / InclusionUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Culture change work at the U, bringing her perspective as an African-American, you, you leader, in contrast to the prior, her voice was at the.”
May 17, 2020 · power between ideas
Faith & Mental HealthPoverty & CompassionSuffering & Perseverance
“The month of May, of course, is mental health awareness month, and many of us know the statistics.”
May 10, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingCreation CareThanksgiving & Harvest
May 3, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentSuffering & PerseveranceBible & Exposition
“David Kessler, the grief expedited earlier, got permission from the family of his former collaborator, noted psychiatrist and deaf expert, Elizabeth…”
Apr 26, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Worship & PraiseUnitarian Universalist IdentityImmigration & Refuge
Apr 12, 2020 · unitarian universalism
MarkJoy & GratitudeHope & Encouragement
Apr 5, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Faith & DoubtThe Ten CommandmentsGrief & Lament
“Ever since covid-19 radically changed how we Sheltering in place, practicing physical distancing while discovering new ways of social connection, and…”
Mar 30, 2020 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenForgiveness & ReconciliationBaptism & Communion
Mar 30, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Worship & PraiseFaith & Civic Life5th Principle: Conscience & Democratic Process
Mar 8, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Shame & GuiltCreation CareJoy & Gratitude
Mar 1, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Creation CareWorship & PraiseMarriage
“For Unitarian Universalist, it's an affirmation, but but more than just an affirmation, it's a feeling of that interdependent web of existence that i…”
Feb 23, 2020 · families and relationships
Immigration & RefugeFaith & Civic LifeBible & Exposition
“It's how power gets away with conceding nothing.”
Feb 16, 2020 · families and relationships
Thanksgiving & HarvestJoy & GratitudeFaith & Doubt
“You grind the coffee with a small Roar of a mind trying to clear.”
Feb 9, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Suffering & PerseveranceIdentity & WorthEvangelism & Mission
“She felt pulled to be a Christian Missionary in China, and so she enrolled at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.”
Feb 2, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingHumanism
“He was a dedicated political activist and he was also involved in all aspects of social justice is main concerned was focusing on those who worked ha…”
Jan 26, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Forgiveness & ReconciliationJoy & GratitudeGrief & Lament
“After this, they looked at the Paris climate Accord- and this book was published before the United States left that Accord- and said a different worl…”
Jan 19, 2020 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeFear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Arriving at Brown Chapel in Selma 3 days later, she immediately volunteered to work in Hospitality, then first aid, as protesters continue to be beat…”
Jan 12, 2020 · hope and light, the beloved community
Contemplative Prayer & SilenceForgiveness & ReconciliationFear & Anxiety
Jan 5, 2020 · readings books learning
New Year & Watch NightHumanismFaith & Doubt
Apr 28, 2019 · power between ideas
Thanksgiving & HarvestRacial JusticeSalvation & Grace
“We don't have universal health care in the United States.”
Apr 21, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Joy & GratitudeWorship & PraiseJesus: Life & Teachings
“As the best I can do as a humanist minister on Easter Sunday year after year when it comes and all you to do is ask the UUCL staff, the weeping and g…”
Apr 14, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingIndigenous Justice & Land
“Indigenous peoples across North America have woven together stories of trees long before European settlers came to this continent.”
Apr 7, 2019 · human moral beliefs
Thanksgiving & HarvestCreation CareFriendship & Belonging
“If we can revere how things are and can find a way to express gratitude for our existence, then we should be able to figure out, with a great deal of…”
Apr 7, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareGender & Sexuality / InclusionSuffering & Perseverance
“opening him, we are climbing Jacob's ladder is a spiritual composed by enslaved Africans in the United States.”
Mar 24, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFriendship & BelongingGrief & Lament
Mar 10, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeBaptism & CommunionBible & Exposition
“And many of you know this, women are also the reason we celebrate Water Communion, a uniquely unitary and universalist holiday at the beginning of ev…”
Mar 3, 2019 · christmas and easter
Feb 24, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeGrief & LamentWorship & Praise
Feb 17, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & Belonging4th Principle: Free & Responsible SearchSuffering & Perseverance
“We affirm and promote a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.”
Feb 10, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Baptism & CommunionFriendship & BelongingChurch Life & Membership
Feb 3, 2019 · spirituality in nature
Creation CareFriendship & Belonging
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