79 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2018–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/unity-church-unitarian-sunday-services-podcast.html
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Dec 14, 2025 · families and relationships
Advent & ChristmasThe TrinityWork & Vocation
“Putting it next to the solstice and Christmas Eve says something about how, in this place, we put ancient stories next to each other.”
Nov 23, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Stewardship & GivingFaith & Civic LifeWorship & Praise
“Sometimes it was a woman who was struggling with what we now call a mental illness or a disability.”
Sep 21, 2025 · power between ideas
Grief & LamentRacial JusticeThe Fall
Sep 7, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Stewardship & GivingInterdependence & NatureFaith & Civic Life
“Each fall, Unity Church, like Unitarian Universalist congregations around the United States, practices what we call here merging of the waters.”
Jul 27, 2025 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareFear & AnxietyEconomic Justice & Wealth
“For me, it's the climate crisis which intersects with all the others.”
Jul 20, 2025 · power between ideas
Work & VocationHumanismThanksgiving & Harvest
Jul 13, 2025 · human moral beliefs
Grief & LamentGun Violence & SafetyGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“Dimension in the weaving in the reality of Our Lives during covid and the brutal murder of George Floyd in particular, can stop me from reading and t…”
May 18, 2025 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeService & Spiritual GiftsFriendship & Belonging
“In the flower service, participants spring flowers from everywhere, from carefully tended Gardens, from the convenience store, from the roadside, fro…”
Apr 27, 2025 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingPeace & NonviolenceReason & Free Inquiry
“China, under the Tang Dynasty, went from being one of the greatest empires of the world to a nation ravaged by conflict, Civil War, widespread destru…”
Mar 30, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionFaith & Civic LifeHealth & Temperance
Oct 27, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeSalvation & Grace
Sep 22, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPeace & NonviolenceFriendship & Belonging
“Some of us have ancestors who lived and participated in times of colonial conquest, of slave trade, of segregation of industrial plants, spewing call…”
Sep 15, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeGrief & LamentWork & Vocation
Aug 16, 2024 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietyGrief & Lament
“So many, so many transitions, grief, Beyond imagining and yet in recognition of what's lost, in honor, in tribute to one, loved ones gone and all the…”
Jul 25, 2024 · uu spiritual principles
Bible & ExpositionPeace & NonviolenceFear & Anxiety
Jun 16, 2024 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionThanksgiving & HarvestGod the Father / Creator
May 19, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityBaptism & Communion
“So he told his church members bring a flower to, and the flowers were put in large vases, they were consecrated, parade over, and then everyone was i…”
May 12, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeWorship & PraiseImmigration & Refuge
“It was introduced at the Unitarian Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts during her tour of the United States.”
Mar 31, 2024 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Racial JusticeResurrection & EasterBible & Exposition
“His title don't sleep through the Revolution and his main message to the group of Unitarian universalists who were struggling to discern their place…”
Feb 22, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFriendship & BelongingRacial Justice
“After countless hours of faithful work and conversations and reports and curricula development and emails and panels, and many rabbit holes, the draf…”
Feb 4, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeFear & AnxietyChurch Life & Membership
“The late African-American philosopher, poet and civil rights activist, Audrey Lord wrote: when I care to be powerful, to use my strength in the servi…”
Dec 28, 2023 · christmas and easter
Advent & ChristmasFriendship & Belonging
Dec 10, 2023 · human moral beliefs
Grief & LamentSin & RepentanceGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“The sounds very much like the first principle adopted by Unitarian Universalist back in 1985, when we made a covenant to a firm and promote the inher…”
Jun 3, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentFaith & Civic Life
May 21, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Baptism & CommunionJoy & GratitudeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Chopic is best known for popularizing today's flower communion, but his story is about much more than that.”
May 13, 2019 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingFaith & Civic LifeParenting & Children
“But as the Civil War dragged on, this mother became dismayed and disgusted by the carnage of the war.”
May 2, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Forgiveness & ReconciliationInterdependence & NatureGrief & Lament
Apr 22, 2019 · hope and light, the beloved community
Spiritual GrowthSuffering & PerseverancePoverty & Compassion
“First, it is the lesson in the lives that occurred in the lives of simple fisher folk and carpenters and women carrying jugs, healers, and midwives,…”
Apr 15, 2019 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Creation CareIdentity & WorthLent & Holy Week
“And they told him, some say John the Baptist and others say Elijah.”
Apr 8, 2019 · power between ideas
Crucifixion & AtonementFaith & Civic LifeSpiritual Growth
Apr 3, 2019 · more than it appears
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic Life
Mar 27, 2019 · reason and sound thinking
Identity & WorthPoverty & CompassionGrief & Lament
“And when we hold our institutions, including this one, accountable to the values we proclaim, we might just be able to set aside our willfulness long…”
Mar 18, 2019 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingJoy & GratitudeWorship & Praise
“It is, of course, further complicated by mental health challenges and the power that patriarchal revelation holds in the Mormon Church.”
Mar 4, 2019 · families and relationships
Feb 26, 2019 · connected common experience
Heaven & HellCreation CareJoy & Gratitude
“Creating paradise on Earth asks for more than personal moments of the Holy.”
Feb 20, 2019 · power between ideas
Heaven & HellImmigration & RefugeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Or what you've posted in your social media profile, which is now part of the permanent record kept on many immigrants to this country.”
Feb 14, 2019 · unitarian universalism
Sermon on the Mount / BeatitudesSpiritual GrowthHeaven & Hell
“just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”
Jan 29, 2019 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingFaith & Civic LifePoverty & Compassion
Jan 23, 2019 · racism race justice black lives matter
Poverty & CompassionInterdependence & Nature
Jan 23, 2019 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeForgiveness & Reconciliation
“It is a goal that many of you spoke to in small, holy focus circles and groups, and your Board of Trustees was listening.”
Jan 7, 2019 · connected common experience
Grief & LamentAdvent & ChristmasFaith & Civic Life
“Also massive Christmas trees on the But now, but now we pause and consider the better end of the Nativity story.”
Dec 27, 2018 · hope and light, the beloved community
The Nativity
Dec 17, 2018 · families and relationships
Friendship & BelongingSpiritual Growth
Dec 11, 2018 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Faith & DoubtLukeHoly Spirit
Nov 13, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic LifeFriendship & BelongingPrayer & Devotion
“And it didn't take long for the crisis point to hit, and Europe was plunged into war.”
Nov 5, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Faith & Civic Life
Oct 29, 2018 · hope and light, the beloved community
Grief & LamentCreation CareRacial Justice
“Pixar's film, Coco, explores this melancholy beautifully, especially the connection between longing and memory, between grief and love.”
Oct 22, 2018 · hope and light, the beloved community
Creation CareFriendship & BelongingSin & Repentance
Oct 19, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeUnitarian Universalist IdentityFear & Anxiety
“By now, you should have received pledge materials and or made your pledge online.”
Oct 9, 2018 · human moral beliefs
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeFear & Anxiety
“And this sense of belonging, of being a part of, of drawing the circle wide is where we are headed today.”
Oct 1, 2018 · uu spiritual principles
Faith & Doubt
Sep 25, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingFaith & DoubtRacial Justice
“Our American feminist views sparked a lot of judgment about the roles of men and women among our newfound friends.”
Sep 17, 2018 · spirit soul within us
Forgiveness & ReconciliationShame & GuiltPrayer & Devotion
Sep 13, 2018 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingSuffering & PerseveranceSpiritual Growth
Sep 4, 2018 · unitarian universalism
HumanismInterdependence & NaturePoverty & Compassion
“And the country doesn't need policies that correct centuries of systemic racism and discrimination.”
Aug 27, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Peace & NonviolenceChurch Life & MembershipRacial Justice
“But we are also facing the challenges of climate change and global migration.”
Aug 27, 2018 · families and relationships
Pluralism & InterfaithFaith & Civic LifeImmigration & Refuge
Aug 9, 2018 · power between ideas
Fear & Anxiety
Aug 9, 2018 · power between ideas
Friendship & BelongingRacial Justice1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
“It is this belief that called us to witness the power of love among all people and to fight for marriage equality in our state and nation.”
Jul 24, 2018 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeSpiritual GrowthFriendship & Belonging
Jul 15, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeCorinthiansService & Spiritual Gifts
Jul 9, 2018 · reason and sound thinking
Racial JusticeFaith & Civic LifeJoy & Gratitude
Jul 5, 2018 · uu spiritual principles
Friendship & BelongingBeloved CommunityEconomic Justice & Wealth
Jul 5, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingPoverty & CompassionUnitarian Universalist Identity
“It has been a joy to experience not just in my head, but in my body, the sense of belonging to my call, to this faith, and to the ground of my being.”
Jun 13, 2018 · connected common experience
Faith & DoubtFaith & Mental HealthEvangelism & Mission
“And the social scientist on NPR said that he believes that the root cause of the increase we are seen in the cultural tendency to draw lines in the s…”
Jun 8, 2018 · unitarian universalism
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeWorship & Praise
“Decentering whiteness in EU leadership is just one step in a long path of exploration and growing pains towards this goal, but it is definitely not t…”
Jun 1, 2018 · families and relationships
Poverty & CompassionRacial JusticePeace & Nonviolence
“I knew a little bit about nonviolence, having admired and in some small way tried to follow Martin King and his compatriots, but it was at Nagpur, at…”
May 24, 2018 · connected common experience
Poverty & CompassionImmigration & Refuge
May 24, 2018 · families and relationships
Worship & PraiseThanksgiving & HarvestJonah
May 1, 2018 · families and relationships
Poverty & CompassionImmigration & RefugeFaith & Civic Life
“Juan Escalante, Daca recipient and immigration advocate opened his mouth and raised the alarm reminding us that it was the U. S. Census Bureau that a…”
Apr 23, 2018 · connected common experience
Creation CareRacial Justice
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