141 sermons transcribed, indexed & archived · 2020–2026 · permalink: https://divining.app/church/uusm-connections.html
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Jul 11, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Baptism & CommunionChurch Life & MembershipImmigration & Refuge
Jul 4, 2025 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietyChurch Life & MembershipAdvent & Christmas
Jun 13, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Work & VocationSin & RepentanceUnitarian Universalist Identity
May 13, 2025 · connected common experience
Faith & Civic Life
Apr 30, 2025 · families and relationships
Unitarian Universalist IdentityDating & Godly RelationshipsMarriage
“Chili's wanted to go to college in California.”
Apr 15, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Joy & GratitudeFaith & DoubtAdvent & Christmas
“I was something I had never really been exposed, and that was the end of my younger child's religious education, because I pulled her out of that sch…”
Apr 8, 2025 · power between ideas
Immigration & RefugeChurch Life & Membership
Mar 24, 2025 · power between ideas
Stewardship & GivingAdvent & ChristmasChurch Life & Membership
Feb 27, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Service & Spiritual GiftsImmigration & Refuge
Feb 19, 2025 · reason and sound thinking
Friendship & BelongingChurch Life & MembershipJoy & Gratitude
Dec 15, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
Advent & ChristmasUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Evie has lived her whole life in California, including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Foster City, which is her.”
Nov 26, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareBaptism & CommunionThanksgiving & Harvest
“I am deeply connected to our mother earth and all of the infections I study are very much environmentally driven, all those environmental causes like…”
Oct 27, 2024 · hope and light, the beloved community
JosephUnitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & Gratitude
“Audrey is our new religious exploration assistant at uusm and she is very excited to be in this new position.”
Oct 20, 2024 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenSin & RepentanceSuffering & Perseverance
Sep 1, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Creation CarePluralism & InterfaithUnitarian Universalist Identity
“But I think the county is really a politically, strategically important way to think about our political and our social justice work.”
Aug 11, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Baptism & CommunionDisability & BelongingUnitarian Universalist Identity
“But every Wednesday we get on Zoom at 7:30 after the baby goes down, and I have kept up with these people better than I actually would have otherwise.”
Jul 28, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Evangelism & MissionHumanismPoverty & Compassion
“One of the points I made is basically, everybody rejects all sorts of different Christian rejects, the Muslim religion in the Jehovah's Witness and t…”
Jul 14, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityImmigration & Refuge
Jun 30, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Service & Spiritual GiftsUnitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & Membership
“I had more fun when we were doing the acoustic second, and while we're doing one of long time, you, you and very smart guy in general, said what we s…”
Jun 16, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist IdentityThanksgiving & Harvest
“Welcome to the connections podcast, a podcast devoted to how Unitarian Universalist of San Mateo connect with our Beloved Community.”
May 19, 2024 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenUnitarian Universalist IdentityThanksgiving & Harvest
“Welcome to the connections podcast, devoted to how Unitarian Universalist of San Mateo connect to our Beloved Community.”
May 5, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Addiction & RecoveryJoy & Gratitude
Apr 23, 2024 · connected common experience
Shame & Guilt
Apr 21, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFaith & DoubtBaptism & Communion
“I'm very approximate to all of that, because I do this community work that really integrates nature and humans and these pathogens.”
Apr 14, 2024 · families and relationships
Baptism & CommunionJoy & GratitudeFear & Anxiety
“I ended up going to a Jewish preschool and then a Montessori and a Catholic school, and then High School, my parents wanted me to try every religion.”
Apr 7, 2024 · families and relationships
Racial JusticeImmigration & RefugeService & Spiritual Gifts
“I remember what we were here during pride month and I was thinking we're not connected to anything and it's, and so we went online and we found you-…”
Mar 24, 2024 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & MembershipParenting & Children
“I never felt that so much in the temples we belong to.”
Mar 17, 2024 · families and relationships
Dating & Godly RelationshipsUnitarian Universalist IdentityReason & Free Inquiry
“Given your experience and perspective as Elders in our community, what do you see as our biggest Challenge and opportunity now, as a congregation, ma…”
Mar 10, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Fear & AnxietyMarriageCreation & Eden
Mar 3, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Sin & RepentanceUnitarian Universalist IdentityHumanism
Feb 25, 2024 · connected common experience
Church Life & MembershipPluralism & InterfaithFriendship & Belonging
“Any other Traditions are are principles that we so when I was thinking about this, of course, I was thinking about how.”
Feb 18, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeIdentity & WorthThanksgiving & Harvest
“I think our congregation is a place where Youth and children who don't feel like they fit into society and peer groups can find a place to belong, an…”
Feb 11, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipThanksgiving & HarvestJoy & Gratitude
“I am really happy that with the excellent staff and the leadership that we have now that we're pulling back together again, hopefully stronger than w…”
Feb 4, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityMarriageChurch Life & Membership
“Can I bring her to your wedding ceremony?”
Jan 28, 2024 · families and relationships
Advent & ChristmasUnitarian Universalist Identity
“I think I always laugh that we are so good at celebrating Christian holidays on Christian, I think, the return of all the families and the youth that…”
Jan 21, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipWorship & PraiseFaith & Civic Life
Jan 14, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipUnitarian Universalist IdentityReason & Free Inquiry
“Did the Jesus window and whether or not we should use styrofoam cups were the two most popular discussion questions during.”
Jan 7, 2024 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeChurch Life & MembershipGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Dec 31, 2023 · families and relationships
Faith & DoubtWorship & PraiseImmigration & Refuge
“I think having the discipline to focus on the core parts of what it means to be a religious community, and for me, these include worshiping together,…”
Dec 24, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipService & Spiritual GiftsGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
Dec 17, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityService & Spiritual GiftsPeace & Nonviolence
“When I was very new, Matt foyer reached out to me- and I don't know whether he was membership or on the board or what- and took me to coffee at Starb…”
Dec 10, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipUnitarian Universalist IdentityImmigration & Refuge
“Ec Vail didn't want have we been 20 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving service usually was at the congregational so that everybody went, for we don't have the…”
Dec 3, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareUnitarian Universalist IdentityJoy & Gratitude
Nov 26, 2023 · unitarian universalism
DanielUnitarian Universalist Identity
Nov 19, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Stewardship & GivingMarriageFear & Anxiety
“My father never went to church, not even he would not go on Christmas and Easter.”
Nov 12, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Immigration & RefugeUnitarian Universalist IdentityDating & Godly Relationships
“He was my friend for a while and then we started dating in 10th Grade and then yeah, and then we kind of on and off dated for a long time, even somet…”
Nov 5, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & ChildrenFear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“That brings me uninterrupted sleep makes the next day a lot better.”
Oct 29, 2023 · families and relationships
Advent & ChristmasDisability & BelongingMarriage
“Mine were mostly reproductive Justice and disability rights.”
Oct 22, 2023 · families and relationships
JosephFear & AnxietyGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“His sophomore year of college was in a chamber orchestra and sang in a production of.”
Oct 1, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionPeace & NonviolenceBaptism & Communion
“Bob Crocker taught as look back on our lives.”
Sep 17, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Advent & ChristmasFear & AnxietyParenting & Children
“They gave her a list of social services for him and Mental Health Resources and endless emotional support for Lori.”
Sep 10, 2023 · families and relationships
Stewardship & GivingFaith & DoubtPoverty & Compassion
“Coincidentally, it was the same day my sister's child was getting baptized by my in Cincinnati, but we were having our bed baptism.”
Sep 3, 2023 · school age stories
MarriageFear & AnxietyCreation Care
Aug 27, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityAdvent & ChristmasParenting & Children
“But what was really interesting to me about this service in particular was, instead of focusing on an element of the service was instead built around…”
Aug 22, 2023 · uu spiritual principles
Shame & Guilt
Aug 20, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityImmigration & RefugeFaith & Civic Life
“I couldn't blame Eve for wanting to have know and I couldn't believe in predestine.”
Aug 13, 2023 · families and relationships
Faith & Civic LifeFriendship & BelongingEvangelism & Mission
“In 1968, during all the turmoil of the Free Speech movement, Margie taught French in junior high school until they moved to San Mateo, where she taug…”
Aug 6, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Disability & BelongingWork & VocationRacial Justice
“In one Supreme Court case, Oliver Wendell Holmes, a Supreme Court Justice, wrote three generations of imbeciles.”
Jul 30, 2023 · hope and light, the beloved community
Friendship & BelongingRacial JusticeDating & Godly Relationships
“They were celebrating their 64 wedding anniversary.”
Jul 23, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Evangelism & MissionDisability & BelongingFaith & Civic Life
“Steph completed High School in Wiesbaden, studied at the University of before moving to California in 1991, Stephanie and married her amazing husband…”
Jul 17, 2023 · families and relationships
Divorce & Broken RelationshipsDanielPeace & Nonviolence
“I loved working with the adult student because I learned what age, what did you love, when and what did you do as a volunteer with the pause kitchen?”
Jul 2, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Advent & ChristmasUnitarian Universalist IdentityPeace & Nonviolence
“Welcome to the connections podcast, a podcast devoted to how Unitarian Universalist of San Mateo connect to our Beloved Community.”
Jun 25, 2023 · families and relationships
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFear & AnxietyMarriage
“We got married in 82 move to Chicago for grad school and we celebrate our 41st wedding anniversary this year.”
Jun 18, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Grief & LamentUnitarian Universalist Identity
“On June 11th 2023, usm's music director, Joel Chapman, celebrated his last Service as our music director.”
Jun 11, 2023 · families and relationships
Gender & Sexuality / InclusionMarriageUnitarian Universalist Identity
“Do you want your daughter playing against men on her high school team?”
Jun 4, 2023 · families and relationships
MarriageRacial Justice
“I mean in 1920, if we had taken a vote on whether to give women the right to do women have gotten the right, and if we had put the Civil Rights Act o…”
May 28, 2023 · families and relationships
Parenting & ChildrenService & Spiritual GiftsFear & Anxiety
May 21, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & ChildrenDanielThanksgiving & Harvest
May 14, 2023 · uu spiritual principles
Faith & Civic LifeAddiction & RecoveryGender & Sexuality / Inclusion
“It's really a lens of theology that is framing of social justice and it's quite inclusive, and I was really impressed the Educators there, the teache…”
May 7, 2023 · uu spiritual principles
Unitarian Universalist Identity
Apr 30, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Poverty & CompassionChurch Life & MembershipCrucifixion & Atonement
“Other than that, the main way to support what's the annual partnership collection which we just had a couple weeks ago, and we have also the annual a…”
Apr 23, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityService & Spiritual GiftsBaptism & Communion
“Welcome to the connections podcast, a podcast devoted to how Unitarian Universalist of San Mateo connect to our Beloved Community.”
Apr 16, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Thanksgiving & HarvestPoverty & CompassionGun Violence & Safety
“Oh sure it's a homeless shelter, but they also have work programs and have artist workshop and the clients do artwork and then once a year they have…”
Apr 9, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityParenting & ChildrenPoverty & Compassion
“He's been affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Church, starting in Sunnyvale with rev Rodger Jones, for more than 25.”
Apr 2, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipImmigration & RefugeUnitarian Universalist Identity
Mar 26, 2023 · families and relationships
Prayer & DevotionEvangelism & MissionMarriage
“He died in one year and a half ago, alarm 53rd wedding anniversary.”
Mar 19, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifePoverty & CompassionFear & Anxiety
Mar 12, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Service & Spiritual GiftsAdvent & ChristmasDivorce & Broken Relationships
“Among her modest collection of published opinions, her favorite without question is NRA, a 2017 juvenile confession case, holding that a 15-year-old…”
Mar 5, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Shame & GuiltImmigration & RefugeParenting & Children
“Welcome to the connections podcast devoted to how Unitarian Universalist of San Mateo connect to our Beloved Community.”
Feb 26, 2023 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & ChildrenDisability & BelongingFear & Anxiety
“We'll get to the challenges in a minute.”
Feb 23, 2023 · connected common experience
Daniel
Feb 19, 2023 · families and relationships
Fear & AnxietyUnitarian Universalist IdentityService & Spiritual Gifts
“I went through a period of about five or six years when I had a really bad anxiety and depression and I had those days where I felt like I should jus…”
Feb 12, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityRacial JusticeSuffering & Perseverance
“Charles has a PHD in statistics, which he uses to design, analyze, report and present the results of clinical trials to regulatory.”
Feb 7, 2023 · power between ideas
Advent & Christmas
Feb 5, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist Identity
“He will be ordained call to congregational Ministry into the larger Unitarian Universalist movement that seeks to embody a Theology of radical, inclu…”
Jan 29, 2023 · families and relationships
Unitarian Universalist Identity
“Welcome to the connections podcast, a podcast devoted to how Unitarian Universalist of San Mateo connect to our Beloved Community.”
Jan 23, 2023 · families and relationships
Parenting & Children
Jan 17, 2023 · connected common experience
Church Life & MembershipImmigration & Refuge
Jan 11, 2023 · unitarian universalism
Jan 1, 2023 · families and relationships
Service & Spiritual GiftsImmigration & RefugeAdvent & Christmas
“When I was a kid had a friend who took me to camp for who is this is a savior and that sort of, and I went to that church for quite a while, was very…”
Dec 19, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityAdvent & ChristmasChurch Life & Membership
“Amanda has been attending uusm since she was 3 years old but officially signed a membership book in 2012- usm's religious education program, Enjoying…”
Dec 13, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Thanksgiving & HarvestMarriageImmigration & Refuge
“They married again when California legalized same-sex marriages on June 19th.”
Dec 5, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Unitarian Universalist IdentityPoverty & Compassion
Nov 28, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityFaith & Civic LifeImmigration & Refuge
“So I started coming here in summer of find William was in high school.”
Nov 21, 2022 · hope and light, the beloved community
Identity & WorthFriendship & BelongingUnitarian Universalist Identity
“She is a junior at Burlingame high school and enjoys reading, being outside and playing soccer in her.”
Nov 15, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Service & Spiritual GiftsUnitarian Universalist IdentityRevival & Renewal
Nov 7, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Immigration & RefugeAdvent & ChristmasThanksgiving & Harvest
“Frank's career started with being a high school social studies teacher in angels.”
Nov 3, 2022 · school age stories
Advent & Christmas
Nov 1, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Unitarian Universalist IdentityChurch Life & MembershipService & Spiritual Gifts
“He's been a member of USM for 10 years and is currently on the Board of Trustees and a member of the connections team.”
Oct 25, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Worship & PraiseUnitarian Universalist Identity
Oct 13, 2022 · unitarian universalism
Church Life & MembershipUnitarian Universalist IdentityFear & Anxiety
“I love to look at it because it represents all the growth that I've experienced when the time span, which has gone fast, it is the community and the…”
Sep 29, 2022 · connected common experience
DanielPrayer & Devotion
Jul 13, 2022 · spiritual practice
Advent & ChristmasDaniel
Jul 5, 2022 · connected common experience
Baptism & Communion
Apr 1, 2022 · uu spiritual principles
Disability & BelongingBible & ExpositionFear & Anxiety
Mar 8, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & Children
Mar 2, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeBaptism & CommunionMarriage
Feb 28, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & Children
Feb 23, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Church Life & MembershipNoah & the FloodFriendship & Belonging
Feb 16, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyBaptism & CommunionParenting & Children
Feb 9, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Church Life & MembershipAdvent & Christmas
Jan 31, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeCreation & Eden
Jan 24, 2022 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeShame & Guilt
“And you see some countries like Iran and North Korea do it, as it's not just not just smart entrepreneurs in Texas or in the United States are in min…”
Nov 15, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Creation CareFaith & Civic Life
Nov 8, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyAdvent & ChristmasBible & Exposition
Oct 28, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Bible & ExpositionFear & AnxietyAdvent & Christmas
Aug 10, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & ChildrenFear & AnxietyFaith & Mental Health
Mar 25, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Creation & Eden
Mar 16, 2021 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeAdvent & ChristmasCreation Care
Dec 22, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Spiritual GrowthCreation & EdenFaith & Doubt
Dec 15, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & DoubtFaith & Civic LifeGod the Father / Creator
“I would agree with that as well- and moving things onto a smart Contracting platform and figuring out how it's going to work with crypto, because tha…”
Sep 28, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & DoubtCreation CareSalvation & Grace
Aug 25, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & DoubtFaith & Civic Life
Aug 3, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Parenting & ChildrenCreation CareFear & Anxiety
Jun 29, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeFear & AnxietyFaith & Doubt
“But the downside is that you are receiving that interest in the local and then you have these nice guys in suits, the central Bankers, who all of a s…”
Jun 15, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyDisability & BelongingPoverty & Compassion
May 28, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Suffering & PerseveranceParenting & ChildrenFaith & Civic Life
“So we do think that future uses of this kind of a model would be more accelerated clinical trials of drugs and much quicker detection of, you know, p…”
May 24, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Addiction & RecoveryHumanism
May 10, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic Life1st Principle: Inherent Worth & Dignity
“So if, for example, Donald Trump, I can not to do something they may have to do in this you got.”
Apr 5, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Reason & Free InquiryFaith & Civic LifeFear & Anxiety
Apr 5, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Hope & Encouragement
Mar 10, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Fear & AnxietyBible & Exposition
Mar 10, 2020 · reason and sound thinking
Faith & Civic LifeFaith & Doubt
“He definitely should be given the benefit of a doubt.”
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