46 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2014–2016 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/unitarian-unveralist-uucsf-podcast.html
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.
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.
Emotional intensityabout the same
The peaks run about the same than peers, about the same than the site.
Dynamic deliverysomewhat lower
In the voice itself, energy runs somewhat lower than peers, noticeably lower than the site.
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #129 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it uses a more distinctive, less typical vocabulary for its tradition.
Where this church’s sermons land on the site’s emergent topic map.
The recurring topics across the whole archive where this church shows up most.
These touch the widest range of themes — often the richest listening.
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Jun 21, 2016 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeFear & Anxiety
“Peter Liang is a victim of systemic racism and othering, rooted in fear in much the same way that many, many non-Black people are in America.”
May 28, 2016 · unitarian universalism
Faith & DoubtSuffering & PerseveranceUnitarian Universalist Identity
“These principles acknowledge the interdependent web of all existence and they insist upon democracy and community and acceptance of others, but they…”
May 24, 2016 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeFriendship & BelongingIdentity & Worth
“LGBT justice, environmental justice, economic justice, racial justice, really any of the deeds that compose the sum of our hearts work must be born o…”
Apr 10, 2016 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Crucifixion & AtonementForgiveness & Reconciliation
Mar 21, 2016 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingBaptism & CommunionUnity of the Church
Feb 28, 2016 · power between ideas
Thanksgiving & HarvestHumanismFear & Anxiety
“And so we pray to express our gratitude to ask for help with that, which we cannot do alone, to invite the presence and the mystery of something grea…”
Feb 28, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
Jan 11, 2016 · reason and sound thinking
Grief & LamentUnitarian Universalist Identity
Oct 12, 2015 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Beloved CommunityPoverty & CompassionCreation Care
Aug 17, 2015 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingEvangelism & MissionSuffering & Perseverance
“So recently two of our Sangha members, just yesterday they finished doing a retreat in the Black Hills with the Lakota Sioux Indians, and it was a be…”
Aug 17, 2015 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Bible & ExpositionLoneliness & IsolationFaith & Doubt
Aug 17, 2015 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist Identity
Jul 28, 2015 · uu spiritual principles
Thanksgiving & HarvestJoy & Gratitude
Jul 27, 2015 · power between ideas
Friendship & Belonging
Jul 26, 2015 · families and relationships
Racial JusticeForgiveness & ReconciliationService & Spiritual Gifts
“At age 14 Ray refused to play catch with his dad anymore.”
Jul 9, 2015 · families and relationships
MarriageFaith & Civic LifeCreation Care
“I happened to be on my way to the Statue of Liberty with Leila a couple of days ago in some family from North Dakota, all things.”
Jun 1, 2015 · church god jesus gospel spirit
HumanismSalvation & GraceAttributes of God
May 24, 2015 · connected common experience
Grief & LamentFaith & DoubtJoy & Gratitude
“His memory is a family ghost that inhabits our lives and makes war haters of his loved ones.”
Mar 29, 2015 · power between ideas
Immigration & RefugeFaith & Civic Life
“South Mountain Press just had an article about Columbus that was being discussed at South Mountain High School, saying, a group of South Mountain sev…”
Mar 28, 2015 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic Life
Mar 15, 2015 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareGod the Father / CreatorEarth-Centered Spirituality
“You learn about respect, you learn about true sovereignty, through self-sustainability, and that's what we hear in the world right now, we hear about…”
Mar 6, 2015 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeForgiveness & ReconciliationGrief & Lament
“If Martin Luther King were alive today, would he be delivering his I Have a Dream speech?”
Feb 23, 2015 · unitarian universalism
Thanksgiving & HarvestGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Feb 8, 2015 · connected common experience
Grief & LamentCreation Care1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
Feb 8, 2015 · families and relationships
Loneliness & IsolationFaith & Civic LifeDating & Godly Relationships
“And then the high school we're talking about team dating violence and developing a team leadership program that is just kind of amazing.”
Jan 27, 2015 · hope and light, the beloved community
Suffering & PerseveranceCreation CareBaptism & Communion
“And time will tell how much this current awareness that Black Lives Matter will further that movement.”
Jan 19, 2015 · families and relationships
Racial JusticeFear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“I do it right in the middle of the John Germain Library so everybody has to listen to my lesson and at the end of class this week a man got up walked…”
Jan 18, 2015 · families and relationships
Forgiveness & ReconciliationSin & RepentanceEvangelism & Mission
“And the power of bearing witness, which is where this talk is going, bearing witness with no judgment in that kind of situation was an amazing experi…”
Dec 29, 2014 · connected common experience
Advent & ChristmasSuffering & PerseveranceJoy & Gratitude
“He made a vow when he was in his 20s, I think, that he would end homelessness and hunger and that he would feed the hungry spirits.”
Dec 14, 2014 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareAdvent & ChristmasGrief & Lament
“In Egypt, the birth of the child God, Horus, was heralded by the appearance in the eastern sky of a new star.”
Nov 30, 2014 · gifts giving gratitude
Nov 24, 2014 · power between ideas
Baptism & CommunionThanksgiving & HarvestChurch Life & Membership
Nov 17, 2014 · unitarian universalism
Spiritual GrowthImmigration & RefugeBaptism & Communion
“Our personal religious views are as individual as our histories, and yet we remain convinced that we can create a religious community that not only w…”
Nov 3, 2014 · hope and light, the beloved community
All Saints
“And like other religious traditions, the ritual will draw from the pagan feast of sowing.”
Oct 27, 2014 · spirituality in nature
Creation Care
Oct 20, 2014 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & Membership
Oct 13, 2014 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingDating & Godly Relationships
Oct 8, 2014 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentitySpiritual GrowthWork & Vocation
“Equal rights, for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and queer people, especially those least able to protect themselves are LGBT youth and women'…”
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