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University Unitarian Church - Awakening Spirit, Nurturing Hope, Inspiring Action

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77 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2014–2023 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/university-unitarian-church-awakening-spirit-nurturing-hope-.html

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2023Week of Jan 2, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 9, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 16, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 23, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Jan 30, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 6, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Feb 13, 2023 · 1 sermon(s)2022Week of Apr 4, 2022 · 1 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/minWeek of May 9, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 10, 2022 · 46 sermon(s) · 0.7 topics/min · 2 known, not yet transcribedWeek of Oct 31, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 14, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 21, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 28, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 5, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 26, 2022 · 1 sermon(s)2021202020192018201720162015Week of Dec 29, 2014 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Oct 12, 2015 · 6 sermon(s) · 0.1 topics/min · 2 known, not yet transcribed2014Week of Jul 14, 2014 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Aug 11, 2014 · 2 sermon(s)Week of Oct 20, 2014 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 17, 2014 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Nov 24, 2014 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 1, 2014 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 8, 2014 · 1 sermon(s)Week of Dec 15, 2014 · 1 sermon(s)
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 26 of 449 weeks across the span (6%).

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 rangesomewhat wider
Its sermons travel somewhat wider in feeling than a typical peer congregation, and noticeably wider than the site overall.
site avg 0.12
narrowerpeer avgwider
Emotional intensitysomewhat lower
The peaks run somewhat lower than peers, somewhat lower than the site.
site avg 0.64
lowerpeer avghigher
Among uu churches with enough scored sermons, it ranks #79 of 243 for emotional range.
On the words themselves, it uses a more distinctive, less typical vocabulary for its tradition.

Most-preached topics

Faith & Civic Life 46Thanksgiving & Harvest 28Racial Justice 27Creation Care 26Joy & Gratitude 25Friendship & Belonging 21Poverty & Compassion 21Immigration & Refuge 17

Recurring themes across the archive

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

United States 8Social Justice 4Rich Poor 3Muslim 3Rights Movement 3Social Justice Committee 3Joy Sorrow 2Hindu: Humanism & Pluralism 2Beloved Community 2Thanksgiving 2

Themes they appear in

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

United States
Immigration & Refuge
8 sermons
Social Justice
Friendship & Belonging
4 sermons
Rich Poor
Poverty & Compassion
3 sermons
Muslim
Pluralism & Interfaith
3 sermons
Rights Movement
Racial Justice
3 sermons
Show all 60 themes
Social Justice Committee
Unitarian Universalist Identity
3 sermons
Joy Sorrow
Grief & Lament
2 sermons
Hindu: Humanism & Pluralism
Humanism
2 sermons
Beloved Community
Unitarian Universalist Identity
2 sermons
Thanksgiving
Advent & Christmas
2 sermons
Russia: Faith & New
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
Brothers Sisters
Bible & Exposition
2 sermons
Express Gratitude
Thanksgiving & Harvest
2 sermons
Africa
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
Existence Apart
Interdependence & Nature
2 sermons
Congress
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
Civil War
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
Spiritual Practice
Friendship & Belonging
2 sermons
Luther King Junior
Racial Justice
2 sermons
Fossil Fuels
Creation Care
2 sermons
Promised Land
Lent & Holy Week
2 sermons
European: Faith & Indigenous
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
York
Faith & Civic Life
2 sermons
Advent Season
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Usc
Immigration & Refuge
1 sermons
Set Aside
Joy & Gratitude
1 sermons
Reconciliation Commission
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
1 sermons
Annual Christmas Pageant
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Inherent Worth
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Reasonable Doubt
Faith & Doubt
1 sermons
Joshua
Noah & the Flood
1 sermons
Passed Away
Grief & Lament
1 sermons
Jacob
Abraham & Isaac
1 sermons
High School Students
Gender & Sexuality / Inclusion
1 sermons
Climate Change Conference
Creation Care
1 sermons
Invite Join
Immigration & Refuge
1 sermons
Asylum Seekers
Immigration & Refuge
1 sermons
Ask Forgiveness
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
1 sermons
Hanukkah
Advent & Christmas
1 sermons
Army
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Washington
Faith & Civic Life
1 sermons
Hearts Minds
Joy & Gratitude
1 sermons
Judaism
Pluralism & Interfaith
1 sermons
Catholic
Reformation Sunday
1 sermons
Jordan River
Noah & the Flood
1 sermons
Physical Mental
Faith & Mental Health
1 sermons
Homeless Man
Poverty & Compassion
1 sermons
Liberation
Racial Justice
1 sermons
Liberty Justice
7th Principle: Interdependent Web
1 sermons
United Nations Climate
Creation Care
1 sermons
Loved Ones
Thanksgiving & Harvest
1 sermons
Encouragement Spiritual
7th Principle: Interdependent Web
1 sermons
High School
Parenting & Children
1 sermons
Weeks Ago
Unitarian Universalist Identity
1 sermons
Climate Action Team
Creation Care
1 sermons
Mythologist Joseph Campbell
Joseph
1 sermons
Pillar Cloud
The Exodus
1 sermons
Children Israel
Lent & Holy Week
1 sermons
Bear Witness
Evangelism & Mission
1 sermons
Exodus Egypt
The Exodus
1 sermons

Sermons that reach across topics

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

Impacts P Kr - Health People Population Rich Well,
appears in 10 different topics
Entering The Seventies - People Human United American States
appears in 6 different topics
Usc - Unitarian Courage Human Service You, People Imagination
appears in 5 different topics
Privilege Deborah Rai Ble - People Word You. Work
appears in 4 different topics
Art Symbols For World Kenneth Patton Sea Beck
appears in 4 different topics
Remember - People Land History Duwamish Family Years Stories
appears in 4 different topics

Sermons included

Feb 19, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Poverty & CompassionThanksgiving & Harvest
Feb 12, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Pluralism & InterfaithSin & RepentanceWorship & Praise
“They have been to Beth Shalom Congregation across the street and we're gearing up to go to Maps or the Muslim Association of the Puget Sound at the e…”
Feb 5, 2023 · spirit soul within us
Grief & LamentPoverty & CompassionLoneliness & Isolation
“He wrote in his book digital minimalism- Solitude, about Solitude, deprivation, which he defines as a state in which you spend close to zero time, al…”
Jan 29, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist Identity
Jan 22, 2023 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Joy & GratitudeBible & ExpositionThe Ten Commandments
Jan 15, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Racial JusticeSin & RepentanceInterdependence & Nature
“So Calvin Z has been a long time congregant in an incredible lover of this congregation, and it is- and he passed away yesterday after living for 3 y…”
Jan 8, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Crucifixion & AtonementSin & RepentanceService & Spiritual Gifts
Jan 1, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Prayer & DevotionFear & AnxietySin & Repentance
“And the smaller concerns that so often crowd our hearts and Minds simply Scurry away in the presence of death, and it is then that we are prepared to…”
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Dec 11, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Joy & GratitudeThanksgiving & HarvestFaith & Mental Health
“When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which is given you sorrow that is giving you Joy.”
Dec 4, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Peace & NonviolenceAdvent & ChristmasPluralism & Interfaith
Nov 27, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Thanksgiving & HarvestJoy & GratitudeNew Year & Watch Night
Nov 20, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Worship & PraiseJoy & Gratitude
Nov 6, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Poverty & CompassionService & Spiritual GiftsFriendship & Belonging
“The National Housing conference no estimates that one in three American households now must pay more than they can afford for their house, and I wond…”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareInterdependence & NatureJoy & Gratitude
“If you know any of the folks on the climate action team, i've seen a couple of them here this morning And maybe they'll raise their hands.”
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingThe FallJoy & Gratitude
Oct 12, 2022
GethsemaneThe Kingdom of GodFaith & Civic Life
“Remember which one we always seem to be Appeared in midair, in mccall, covered by a statin kwajalein Grill.”
Oct 12, 2022
Church Life & MembershipThanksgiving & HarvestHumanism
“On january 13th, robert rabil made his way into the world on little rascals parade and we began our final approach to move.”
Oct 12, 2022
New Year & Watch NightGrief & LamentUnitarian Universalist Identity
Oct 12, 2022
Immigration & RefugeFriendship & BelongingGrief & Lament
“Later in the service, people are invited to come forwards and choose a flower To take home with them As a reminder of the beauty and diversity that i…”
Oct 12, 2022
Thanksgiving & HarvestWork & VocationCreation Care
Oct 12, 2022 · racism race justice black lives matter
Racial JusticeFriendship & BelongingFaith & Civic Life
“And, of course, we have behind-the-scenes: the ongoing crisis In our climate And in our environment, Something that doesn't make the front pages or t…”
Oct 12, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Racial JusticeImmigration & RefugePrayer & Devotion
“He ended his working life as a professor at harvard university, And it was there The young african-american minister Who was attending the boston uni…”
Oct 12, 2022 · community better world common good
Faith & Civic LifePoverty & CompassionEconomic Justice & Wealth
“According to that new york times, article 10 * is about the ratio we had in the united states when we were one of the world's healthiest countries 55…”
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Bible & ExpositionSalvation & Grace
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
God the Father / CreatorLent & Holy WeekRacial Justice
“Joshua, We have a story of the children of Israel Finally leaving the wilderness for 40 years, Crossing the Jordan River, Promised land, Listening to…”
Oct 12, 2022
Thanksgiving & HarvestForgiveness & ReconciliationCreation & Eden
Oct 12, 2022
HumanismThe Ten CommandmentsFriendship & Belonging
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Advent & ChristmasBible & ExpositionGrief & Lament
Oct 12, 2022 · liberal religion
Creation CareBible & ExpositionFaith & Civic Life
“Photograph We can say you can say: the heavens declare the glory of god.”
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
MarriageFaith & Civic LifeSin & Repentance
Oct 12, 2022
Forgiveness & Reconciliation
“My problem, Like saying go ahead For the one who End behavior, Not only, But also her.”
Oct 12, 2022
Fear & AnxietySalvation & GraceSuffering & Perseverance
“Anytime I returned from my floor, I would confront the growing personal despair.”
Oct 12, 2022
Thanksgiving & HarvestCreation CareFriendship & Belonging
“Hey, we express our gratitude for nature's gifts, Duncan words, But also in the purposes Which we live And in the kindness.”
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifePoverty & CompassionInterdependence & Nature
“Soviet union, eastern european countries and most notably Japan.”
Oct 12, 2022
Immigration & RefugeCreation CareUnitarian Universalist Identity
“80 years ago, In the face of rising Nazi repression, Unitarians imagine a different world, A different response from the us isolationism.”
Oct 12, 2022
Sin & RepentanceUnitarian Universalist IdentityBible & Exposition
“See, darling, I wouldn't ask you, but frankly I don't know another friggin solely, Or perhaps more to the point, the The opportunity to greet Wei Jin…”
Oct 12, 2022
Creation CareInterdependence & Nature7th Principle: Interdependent Web
“There is no being no existence Independent of these connections.”
Oct 12, 2022
Grief & LamentGender & Sexuality / InclusionJoy & Gratitude
“The high school students Rebuilt the lifeguards tower And they dedicated it to lindsay, And the little children painted a mural on the freshly refini…”
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Jesus: Life & TeachingsChurch Life & MembershipThe Exodus
“I have marked after the pillar of cloud by day and pillar of fire by night And I have proof the deserts in the dark which they have led you.”
Oct 12, 2022 · humanist human think rational
Faith & Civic LifeFaith & DoubtFear & Anxiety
“And I think one of the reasons why communist China has been so much hated- and it's so much hated still- Is it had more success In solving the basic…”
Oct 12, 2022 · grappling with our history
Thanksgiving & HarvestJoy & GratitudeFaith & Civic Life
“55 each month And memory About year that the treaty was signed And on this november morning, the social justice steering committee and I asked you to…”
Oct 12, 2022
Poverty & CompassionNoah & the FloodPrayer & Devotion
Oct 12, 2022 · church membership welcome sunday
Church Life & MembershipBible & ExpositionFaith & Doubt
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Beloved CommunityFaith & DoubtRacial Justice
Oct 12, 2022
Immigration & RefugeGrief & LamentLoneliness & Isolation
“And as this meeting again, we began, was checking in with about the recent policy changes that are making it nearly impossible for refugees to enter…”
Oct 12, 2022 · divine spiritual beings
Spiritual GrowthPrayer & DevotionFriendship & Belonging
“I am reminded that martin luther king said that Any religion that professes to be concerned with the song for people- I did not concerned with the sl…”
Oct 12, 2022 · racism race justice black lives matter
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeJoy & Gratitude
“African American spiritual wade in the water Has been running through my head these last weeks Of watching and participating in the protest against t…”
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifeFaith & DoubtFaith & Mental Health
Oct 12, 2022
Prayer & DevotionLoneliness & IsolationFaith & Civic Life
Oct 12, 2022 · church god jesus gospel spirit
Heaven & HellCreation & EdenUnitarian Universalist Identity
“And anselm of canterbury, pope urban's friend, formulated and explicit doctrine of the atonement declaring that god became human in jesus in order to…”
Oct 12, 2022
Immigration & RefugeFriendship & BelongingHumanism
“Delete, resumes without proof And frequently without, For example, Until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Oct 12, 2022 · government freedom elections civil rights
Hope & EncouragementFaith & Civic LifeHumanism
“And this time, when fewAmericanss, A muslim or hindu, Tend to forgetChristianityy andJudaismm that surveyed this blowsPacificc rim.”
Oct 12, 2022
Friendship & BelongingCreation CareThe Exodus
“Alrighty, somehow Grew out of the tree and he would make a tree and put all the burdon, the animals, in the trees.”
Oct 12, 2022
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionRacial JusticeUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Hello white folks, will you join me and recommitting to building real beloved community And commit to loving justice not just as an idea but as a way…”
Oct 12, 2022
Faith & Civic LifeFriendship & BelongingFear & Anxiety
Oct 12, 2022
Reason & Free InquiryInterdependence & NatureFaith & Civic Life
“Theology Got the moldings, red diseases And let us remember, in the case of old, a presumed innocent children, Rational solutions to the problems.”
Oct 12, 2022
Joy & GratitudeThanksgiving & HarvestFaith & Doubt
“Express our gratitude for nature's gift.”
Oct 12, 2022 · meaning of life
Parenting & ChildrenDivorce & Broken RelationshipsMarriage
May 13, 2022
Advent & ChristmasMarriageEvangelism & Mission
“Three more lessons: Final test on january 21st 1977..”
Apr 8, 2022
The Exodus
“Generation Universalist christian parenting Movie, wonder, A downgrade retelling of the exodus from Egypt.”
Oct 12, 2015 · reason and sound thinking
God the Father / CreatorCreation & EdenRacial Justice
“Or whether it be, we shall overcome with a bucket of reminders of a whole civil rights movement.”
Oct 12, 2015 · families and relationships
Suffering & Perseverance
Oct 12, 2015 · human moral beliefs
Beloved Community
Oct 12, 2015 · families and relationships
Reason & Free InquiryFaith & Civic Life
Oct 12, 2015 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & Belonging
Oct 12, 2015 · unitarian universalism
Pluralism & InterfaithBaptism & CommunionImmigration & Refuge
“And often the cutting age has an extremely activist tinge and is very well financed, as for example, the anti-abortion movement.”
Jan 1, 2015
Hope & EncouragementFear & Anxiety
Dec 15, 2014 · unitarian universalism
Advent & ChristmasEvangelism & MissionJoy & Gratitude
“And so, in this season, Advent of deepening Darkness, as we approach the week of Hanukkah, which literally means dedication, I invite you.”
Dec 8, 2014 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeCreation CareGrief & Lament
“May I become like love my brothers and sisters who are so hung, glad that if I can become bread- and that's the spiritual challenge- if I can become…”
Dec 1, 2014 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasCreation CareGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“But when we spend time with our families, we notice, or even if we're not with families but just with ourselves in Holiday space, we notice the patte…”
Nov 24, 2014 · families and relationships
Joy & GratitudeBaptism & CommunionThanksgiving & Harvest
Nov 17, 2014 · reason and sound thinking
Shame & GuiltRacial JusticeSpiritual Growth
Oct 26, 2014 · families and relationships
Forgiveness & ReconciliationSin & RepentanceGrief & Lament
“Restore the relationship, the ability to repent in the ability to forgive, go hand-in-hand.”
Aug 13, 2014 · power between ideas
Identity & WorthAbraham & IsaacCrucifixion & Atonement
“At the end of our service will be singing about his grandmother, Sarah, whose name changed from Sara to Sarah, as did her husband, Abraham's Abraham.”
Aug 12, 2014 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityRacial JusticeHumanism
“As I said in my opening remarks this coming here, I need a team working on faith development template for Archer when our team has the overwhelming s…”
Jul 20, 2014 · power between ideas
Creation CareImmigration & RefugeCrucifixion & Atonement
“Invite you now to join me in Silence by turning towards that what you find Most Holy for prayer, for meditation and for we arrived.”

How this website compares

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The percentage is how many UU churches’ websites state that value; the bar turns orange where this church’s website states it too.

of UU sites
This church
LGBTQ+ affirming
64%
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Creation care / climate
42%
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Anti-racism / racial justice
41%
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Economic justice & mutual aid
38%
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Open to people of all faiths
34%
Radical hospitality & accessibility
30%
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Immigrant & refugee welcoming
18%
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Reproductive justice
13%
Indigenous relations / land acknowledgment
12%
Peace & nonviolence
10%
Prison ministry & restorative justice
9%
Disability justice
6%
Mental health
5%
Children & youth
80%
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Online worship
66%
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Small groups
57%
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Financial & governance transparency
37%
Child safety policy
10%
Languages / interpretation
4%
Website & sermons online
This church: video only — like 38% of UU churches.
Audio + videoAudio onlyVideo onlySite, no sermonsFeed without audioJS-only siteBlocked / timeoutDead or hijackedNo website
Website completeness, all churches: a rough score of how complete and easy-to-navigate the church’s own website is.
5 to 10: 4 churches10 to 15: 32 churches15 to 20: 3 churches20 to 25: 2 churches25 to 30: 24 churches30 to 35: 7 churches35 to 40: 28 churches40 to 45: 13 churches45 to 50: 20 churches50 to 55: 22 churches55 to 60: 28 churches60 to 65: 34 churches65 to 70: 72 churches70 to 75: 209 churches75 to 80: 88 churches80 to 85: 2317 churches85 to 90: 27 churches90 to 95: 51 churches95 to 100: 31 churches255075This church: 80
Among the 3,012 churches with a readable, rated website (scores of 0 and 100 left out), this one scores higher than about 58%.
Values stated, within UU churches: how many of the 29 values we track each church’s website states. This one states 10 — ahead of 77% of UU churches (the typical one states 7).
0 values: 32 churches1 values: 9 churches2 values: 6 churches3 values: 7 churches4 values: 11 churches5 values: 15 churches6 values: 24 churches7 values: 19 churches8 values: 21 churches9 values: 27 churches10 values: 27 churches11 values: 16 churches12 values: 6 churches13 values: 7 churches14 values: 8 churches15 values: 3 churches16 values: 1 churches17 values: 2 churches051015this church: 10
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