89 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2010–2022 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/unitarian-universalist-congregation-of-asheville.html
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Oct 12, 2022
Disability & BelongingGender & Sexuality / InclusionFriendship & Belonging
“Before the disability rights movement gained traction, the model for handling people with disabilities Was very paternalistic and it was very other f…”
Oct 12, 2022 · racism race justice black lives matter
Racial JusticeIdentity & WorthImmigration & Refuge
“Heritage calls us to understand that all souls are equal and worthy of life and love, And unitarian-universalism today tells us that that is all of o…”
Oct 12, 2022
Gun Violence & SafetyRacial JusticeBaptism & Communion
Oct 12, 2022
Peace & NonviolenceAngerAdvent & Christmas
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareRacial JusticeWork & Vocation
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareMarriage
“The steering committee and task forces of the earth and social justice ministry have pledged to provide multiple entry points into the work we do as…”
Oct 12, 2022 · standing on the side of love
Faith & Civic LifeFear & AnxietyJesus: Life & Teachings
“It is the cutting edge of the assertion that all human beings have inherent worth And dignity.”
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Jesus: Life & TeachingsRevival & RenewalUnitarian Universalist Identity
“It is a tool of helping us to see the relatedness of all being, As frank suggested, hit links us to martin luther king's vision of beloved community,…”
Oct 12, 2022
Crucifixion & AtonementNames & Titles of GodFriendship & Belonging
“A little brass kennisha, An old white tile for my friend ruth, new york city bowery artist studio.”
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Bible & ExpositionRacial JusticeFaith & Civic Life
“A lot of people don't realize the number of people were killed in the civil rights movement.”
Oct 12, 2022
Interdependence & NatureAddiction & Recovery
“But during the period in between, gifted with such time as we have to add our strands to the web That Tremulous, cancel,Gossamerr, fabric, Shaking, C…”
Oct 12, 2022
Shame & GuiltFaith & DoubtCreation & Eden
Oct 12, 2022
Spiritual GrowthFear & AnxietyReason & Free Inquiry
Oct 12, 2022 · government freedom elections civil rights
MarriageRacial JusticeFaith & Civic Life
“From the beginning, they were tested by what barber called divide-and-conquer tactics, Initiatives ranging from school desegregation to same-sex marr…”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareJoy & GratitudeNew Year & Watch Night
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & BelongingPluralism & Interfaith
“He said that the highest authority in religion now ceases to be a book And instead becomes the experience of living men and women.”
Oct 12, 2022
Prayer & DevotionCreation CareFriendship & Belonging
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyRacial JusticeForgiveness & Reconciliation
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareCreation & EdenParenting & Children
“Just somewhere in there, though, was god, whatever, god maybe, And suddenly god, whoever it was, said: let there be light and boom, there was light e…”
Oct 12, 2022
Heaven & HellCreation CareLuke
“Parker and brock realized they were looking at a vision of paradise, But not as a distant heaven, As a world of those people's experience that was in…”
Oct 12, 2022
Immigration & RefugeFaith & Civic LifeSpiritual Growth
“I have a lot more to learn, But what I know I need to do Is this: To learn about the plight of these refugees: Small places Seeking a home in this ki…”
Oct 12, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist IdentitySpiritual Growth
“So, for example, in the famous passage in matthew 16 where jesus says of peter, on this rock I will build my church.”
Oct 12, 2022
Spiritual GrowthJesus: Life & Teachings
Oct 12, 2022
Sin & RepentanceGod the Father / CreatorGrief & Lament
Oct 12, 2022
Reason & Free InquiryFaith & DoubtSpiritual Growth
“It is a place of peace, of floor, from which to build the foundations of a living I find at the center of our first principle, affirming the inherent…”
Oct 12, 2022
Baptism & CommunionHumanism
Oct 12, 2022
Pluralism & InterfaithFear & AnxietyHumanism
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Evangelism & MissionGrief & LamentThanksgiving & Harvest
Oct 12, 2022
Worship & PraiseGrief & LamentService & Spiritual Gifts
“Spiritual gifts as a concept are most commonly, in my experience, understood as being rooted in the biblical passage from 1st corinthians, And they r…”
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & GratitudeThanksgiving & Harvest
“The work of caring for each other, of listening, of sharing, of creating a village to help raise our children is crucial work, But as a community, It…”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyFaith & Mental HealthImmigration & Refuge
“If benefits are touted by all sorts of gurus and experts And have impact on our physical and mental health, It's increasingly understood that mindful…”
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityJosephRacial Justice
“Thompson had just dropped an african-american member of the congregation off of his apartment, Medemerge, from the car, from his car in a parking lot…”
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifeFaith & DoubtIdentity & Worth
“I'm a friend of mine, had posted on social media about all hundreds of you turn.”
Oct 12, 2022
Immigration & RefugeChurch Life & MembershipGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“Allowing oneself to feel fleurs Requires exposing the self, And this helps limitations.”
Oct 12, 2022
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionUnitarian Universalist IdentityFear & Anxiety
“The days of all begun is with Russia shawna and ending with yom kippur, Days in the jewish calendar that include rituals of forgiveness.”
Oct 12, 2022
Joy & GratitudeService & Spiritual GiftsGrief & Lament
“I wonder Weather in the universe around me There are other planets with other conscious entities living on them.”
Oct 12, 2022
Parenting & ChildrenBible & ExpositionBaptism & Communion
Oct 12, 2022
Forgiveness & ReconciliationCrucifixion & Atonement
“Here's the great wisdom of the jewish days of awe that we are mentioned, that we're working with today: the passage from Russia shawna to yom kippur,…”
Oct 12, 2022
Heaven & HellCreation CareFaith & Civic Life
“They come from around the world, Not just south america, but china-japan, Australia, Germany in California- And I apologized: without light, The imag…”
Oct 12, 2022 · feelings grief fear love
Shame & Guilt1st Principle: Inherent Worth & DignitySuffering & Perseverance
“As we affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person, When we suffer, we have a sense of ourselves diminished, Has a little less worthy than w…”
Oct 12, 2022
Joy & GratitudeFear & AnxietyThanksgiving & Harvest
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Church Life & MembershipRacial JusticeCreation Care
“Any checks written to uuca And designated share the plate Are given to an organization in the community whose work serves the values we hold.”
Oct 12, 2022 · peacemaking war peace conflict understanding
Peace & NonviolenceUnitarian Universalist IdentityBeloved Community
“In june, when our general assembly adopted a statement of conscience to guide our work together, Member congregations in this unitarian universalist…”
Oct 12, 2022
The Ten CommandmentsBible & ExpositionActs
“Bat image on your order of service Harkens back to one of the great moments of crisis for the early hebrews described in the book of exodus in the bi…”
Oct 12, 2022
Evangelism & MissionRacial JusticeFriendship & Belonging
“Spicy cabbage with chapel, The wounded and wounding self That pushes people away Rather than throwing them closer Into intimacy?”
Oct 12, 2022
Grief & LamentThe Parable of the SowerFear & Anxiety
“Scatter it on the path from the birds, will eat it up, Faucet in the poor soil and it won't grow Planet your forms and they'll crowded out.”
Oct 12, 2022 · feelings grief fear love
Grief & LamentForgiveness & ReconciliationRacial Justice
“He lifts up songs like garth brooks, the thunder rolls, Bob Dylan's, the masters of war And public enemies burn, hollywood burn, As similar expressio…”
Oct 12, 2022
Identity & WorthFear & AnxietyFriendship & Belonging
“And I messed that homelessness by my friends and Hudson high school A junior, And my friends didn't know I was homeless.”
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityRacial JusticeJoy & Gratitude
“They talked a good talk and extended themselves at times to communities of color, But the gulf between them and the people they served was undeniable.”
Oct 12, 2022
Bible & ExpositionWork & VocationGrief & Lament
“Cold Entering a park leading to the lake, she walked onto the wet grass And discovered between her and the light With what seemed like a barricade th…”
Oct 12, 2022
Work & VocationGender & Sexuality / InclusionUnitarian Universalist Identity
Oct 12, 2022
Evangelism & MissionRacial JusticeBible & Exposition
“Yet, even though he and all the other people serving in that committee had been active in the civil rights era, Not one single african american autho…”
Oct 12, 2022 · inherent worth and dignity
Identity & WorthFriendship & BelongingRacial Justice
“The fundamental reality underpinning the black lives matter movement is that the entire political and social structure of the united states of americ…”
Oct 12, 2022
Forgiveness & ReconciliationGender & Sexuality / InclusionAnger
Oct 12, 2022
Suffering & PerseveranceJoy & GratitudeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Oct 12, 2022 · our church family
Faith & Civic LifeSermon on the Mount / BeatitudesAbraham & Isaac
“He called at the abraham lincoln center A settlement house modeled after jane addams hull house.”
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifeIndigenous Justice & LandCrucifixion & Atonement
“So, back in 1993, at the 500th anniversary of columbus arriving in the americas, Indigenous peoples argue that, to recognize their history, The day n…”
Oct 12, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionUnitarian Universalist IdentityImmigration & Refuge
“But the direct service organize organizations Had noticed that there was a substantial spike in the numbers of youth and young adults in asheville la…”
Oct 12, 2022 · racism race justice black lives matter
Racial JusticeJoy & GratitudeFriendship & Belonging
“On the bus ride back, I remembered remarks from the reverend bernice king, Daughter of the riven, Dr martin luther king jr: How to service, only thre…”
Oct 12, 2022
Grief & LamentImmigration & RefugeFriendship & Belonging
Oct 12, 2022
Grief & LamentFriendship & BelongingBeloved Community
“The candles of joy and sorrow that we light each week are the centerpiece of our web of caring.”
Oct 12, 2022
Sin & RepentanceEvangelism & MissionHoly Spirit
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Civic LifeGenesis
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityCreation CareGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“Or, in the words of the ends, statements composed by your board of trustees, Do you embrace?”
Oct 12, 2022
Mother's & Father's DayWorship & PraiseParenting & Children
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietyRacial JusticeGrief & Lament
Oct 12, 2022
Unitarian Universalist IdentityWorship & PraisePoverty & Compassion
Oct 12, 2022 · racism race justice black lives matter
Salvation & GraceBible & ExpositionLoneliness & Isolation
Oct 12, 2022 · liberal religion
Baptism & CommunionUnitarian Universalist IdentityImmigration & Refuge
“The ideas of the British philosopher john locke, who said when we're born we are understanding, is like a blank slate Filled over the course of our l…”
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingChurch Life & MembershipService & Spiritual Gifts
Oct 12, 2022
New Year & Watch NightParenting & ChildrenFaith & Doubt
Oct 12, 2022
Joy & Gratitude3rd Principle: Acceptance & GrowthGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“Bike solvang, The surface-level issue: Always look, It's never About The hymnal, And so I hold it for the most part, The fight against marriage equal…”
Oct 12, 2022
Racial JusticeChurch Life & MembershipJoy & Gratitude
Dec 14, 2021
Advent & Christmas
“Best christmas, the celebration of love, And it's spring, mortal enemies together as friends for time.”
Oct 22, 2016
1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
“In this religious tradition where we affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person, We also affirm the capacity of each of us to connect with…”
Oct 22, 2016
Grief & LamentSpiritual GrowthCreation Care
Oct 22, 2016
Stewardship & GivingGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Oct 12, 2015 · uu spiritual principles
Salvation & GraceFear & Anxiety
Aug 23, 2015 · divine spiritual beings
Baptism & CommunionUnitarian Universalist IdentityHumanism
“But sometimes couples- All I know is that they don't want Only a civil ceremony there, want any married by justice of the peace.”
Apr 27, 2014 · racism race justice black lives matter
Immigration & RefugeRacial JusticeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“And in Arizona they recently passed one of the most Repressive anti-immigration Legislations in the country.”
Aug 15, 2010 · standing on the side of love
Peace & NonviolenceForgiveness & ReconciliationMarriage
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