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| Title | Presenter | Church | Date presented |
| Finding a Better Way to Feel Sorry for Yourself Reasons to feel sorry for yourself are universal. Self-pity is often a star player in the dramas of our lives. If denied or scolded, it can turn up as judgments of others and unspoken discouragement. If accepted and understood, it can be transformed into compassion, a sense of humor, and readiness for change. Charles will share reflections about new uses of this always plentiful resource. |
Charles O'Leary | First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, NM | 11/30/2008 |
| Generosity | Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland | First Parish Lexington Unitarian Universalist | 11/30/2008 |
| Gratitude's Urging |
Kaaren Anderson | First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY | 11/30/2008 |
| What Will We Look Like in Ten Years? |
Rev. Bill Welch | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA | 11/30/2008 |
| Finding Your Inner Bible: My First 100 Days in Seminary | Mr. Barnaby Feder | The Unitarian Church of Montclair (NJ) | 11/30/2008 |
| Called to Community | Dan Kane | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 11/30/2008 |
| The Great Day Off | Rev. Tony Lorenzen | Pathways Church, Southlake, TX | 11/30/2008 |
| Disciples of Hope | Cheryl M. Walker | All Souls Unitarian Church (New York City) | 11/30/2008 |
| Gratitude and Expectation | Angela Herrera | First Parish in Concord, MA | 11/30/2008 |
| Creative Interchange Twentieth-century theologian Henry Nelson Wieman coined the phrase "creative interchange" and used it as the basis of his understanding of how God works: creativity and relationship together bring the new into the world. This will be a contemporary style worship service. |
Rev. Christine Robinson and Vance Bass | First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, NM | 11/23/2008 |
| Let Us Give Thanks | Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland | First Parish Lexington Unitarian Universalist | 11/23/2008 |
| Somebody Else's Troubles | Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman | The Unitarian Church of Montclair (NJ) | 11/23/2008 |
| Setting the Welcome Table At Thanksgiving, we celebrate a storied table set by Pilgrims and Wampanoags (yes, this was long after other days of Thanksgiving in St. Augustine, El Paso, and Charles City, Virginia). History is not worth much if all we do is celebrate the past. How are we challenged by that fabled past toward a brighter future? |
Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker | Unitarian Universalist Fellowshop, Key West. FL | 11/23/2008 |
| Thanksgiving Every Day | Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 11/23/2008 |
| Intergenerational Thanksgiving Service: The Bread Service We will share and break bread from our different ethnic backgrounds as part of our way of thanksgiving of who we are and how we came here. This is a family time, no matter what form our families take, and as a "Welcoming Congregation" where lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered are not just welcomed but part of who we are, we are especially thankful. |
Rev. Arthur G. Severance | East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH | 11/23/2008 |
| Half Empty | Rev. Tony Lorenzen | Pathways Church, Southlake, TX | 11/23/2008 |
| Theophilus Lindsey (1723-1808) - The Reluctant Dissenter? | Rev Bill Darlison | Unitarian Church Dublin | 11/23/2008 |
| Humility A Cistercian monk once said, "You have to have a healthy ego to die to self." In this series on spiritual risk-taking, we'll look at the line that divides true humility from abject self-criticism. One is at the center of spirituality. The other is a trap we can too easily fall in to. |
Reverend Nancy McDonald Ladd | Bull Run Unitarian Universalists, Manassas, Virginia | 11/23/2008 |
| Church Economics | Forrest Church | All Souls Unitarian Church (New York City) | 11/23/2008 |
| Take the Stairs | Gary E. Smith | First Parish in Concord, MA | 11/23/2008 |
| Enough!: Reflection On What Joy Wants Us To Feel |
Scott Tayler | First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY | 11/23/2008 |
| How Can You Stand Not Knowing? When we say that we teach nothing about the afterlife, others hear that we teach that the afterlife is nothing. It is as if they imagine that Nobody is the name of a person, and then are horrified to hear all the things that Nobody does. Not having an answer is different than saying that nothing is the answer. |
Doug Muder | The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois | 11/23/2008 |
| Partners in a Joyful Thanksgiving Our dear friends in Homorodszpeter, our partner village in Transylvania, have done so much to deepen and enrich our lives. Ray Wiedmeyer, recently returned from pilgrimage, will offer a reflection on his journey as the whole Unity Church family gathers to give thanks. |
Ray Wiedmeyer | Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN | 11/23/2008 |
| Faithfulness Come and celebrate the life of First Unitarian. This weekend is the anniversary of Christine Robinson's twentieth year of ministry here in Albuquerque at our church. We will explore faithfulness -- its relation to our individual lives and to the collective life of our church. |
Rev. Ronald A. Hersom | First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, NM | 11/16/2008 |
| No Matter Whom You Love, You Are Welcome Here! | Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland | First Parish Lexington Unitarian Universalist | 11/16/2008 |
| Power's Many Faces | Rev. Judy Tomlinson | The Unitarian Church of Montclair (NJ) | 11/16/2008 |
| A beer with Nietzsche If you had a chance to sit down over a beer with Frederick Nietzsche, do you think he would tell you that "God is dead"? Or would he depress you with a nihilism? Or anger you with ideas about a super race? Would you discover something more than the usual cliches about him |
Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker | Unitarian Universalist Fellowshop, Key West. FL | 11/16/2008 |
| Home Free | Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 11/16/2008 |
| Why the Pilgrims Became Unitarians In 1805 the Plymouth, Massachusetts church of the Pilgrims which had been a Congregational Church voted to become Unitarian and is now Unitarian Universalist, officially, "First Parish Church." On their website they list themselves as " the oldest continuous church in New England." Sadly, their membership is only 110. Maybe they should invite more friends to church! Now, in this time of political truth telling, I must admit that the Pilgrims themselves were not, nor did they become Unitarians as far as we know; their descendants many generations later did. |
Rev. Arthur G. Severance | East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH | 11/16/2008 |
| What a Parade It Would Be | Rev. Tony Lorenzen | Pathways Church, Southlake, TX | 11/16/2008 |
| God Vs Darwin? | Rev Bill Darlison | Unitarian Church Dublin | 11/16/2008 |
| Hunger in Our Midst This season of Thanksgiving and abundance marks an opportunity for all of us to reflect not only on our many gifts, but on the fact that here in our own town and our own congregation, neighbors and beloved friends go hungry. How can we respond to this hunger with efficacy and compassion? |
Reverend Nancy McDonald Ladd | Bull Run Unitarian Universalists, Manassas, Virginia | 11/16/2008 |
| Heroes of the Spirit | Jenny M. Rankin | First Parish in Concord, MA | 11/16/2008 |
| Practicing Gratitude Saying thank you is good manners but it can be ever so much more. Giving thanks can be a way of life. It can be a deeply nourishing spiritual practice. |
Rob Eller-Isaacs | Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN | 11/16/2008 |
| Purple America Regardless of the results, this week will be the beginning of the era post our 2008 election. Stefan will offer a view from Canada, and Christine will present her thoughts on what we must bring forward from the past. |
Rev. Christine Robinson and Stefan Jonasson | First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, NM | 11/09/2008 |
| Now What? | Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland | First Parish Lexington Unitarian Universalist | 11/09/2008 |
| Remembering Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass): 70 Years Later | Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman | The Unitarian Church of Montclair (NJ) | 11/09/2008 |
| Now What? | Dan Kane | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 11/09/2008 |
| When The Holidays Hurt Bracing for the holidays is what many of us do. Some of us dread them and find it difficult to put on a celebration face. And truth be told, all of us will find ourselves going through times during the next two months of frantic holiday preparations when we will feel burned out or up, a little depressed to some degree right up to serious. It's time for Art's 10 Holiday Commandments ! |
Rev. Arthur G. Severance | East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH | 11/09/2008 |
| Whenever We Make It So | Rev. Tony Lorenzen | Pathways Church, Southlake, TX | 11/09/2008 |
| Sermon for Remembrance Sunday | Rev Bill Darlison | Unitarian Church Dublin | 11/09/2008 |
| Thriving on Chaos | Galen Guengerich | All Souls Unitarian Church (New York City) | 11/09/2008 |
| Praying for Sin The president of my ordaining congregation wanted me to have a long career so he warned me to: "pray for sin so you will always be in business" Many years of ministry later, I have come to see that behind his quip, there lies an ironic and iconic truth, namely that we have built much of our lives upon the negative, upon our view of the world as divided and degraded. I'd like speak about the positive results of reversing this view. |
UU Congregation of Somerset Hills | 11/09/2008 | |
| Love Won! |
Kaaren Anderson | First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY | 11/09/2008 |
| Round to Reason 2: Is this the Beginning of a New Regime of Truth The first sermon titled "Round to Reason" was delivered eight years earlier. Once the regime of our government changed, dare we look forward to a new era of reason? |
Rev. Dr. Rob Manning | The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois | 11/09/2008 |
| Gratitude: The Grammar of Our Lives Like grammar and syntax provide structure for our language and communication, gratitude can provide the underlying structure to our lives. Explore the role that gratitude can play in everyday living, particularly when challenged with pain and disappointment. |
Janne Eller-Isaacs | Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN | 11/09/2008 |
| All Souls Orthodox Christians emphasized the holiday of "All Saints," dedicated to honoring the great, self-sacrificing leaders of the church. The Universalists tended to emphasize the next day's holiday, "All Souls," dedicated to ordinatry persons whose strength and love bring goodness into the world. We'll honor just those folks this week. |
Rev. Christine Robinson | First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, NM | 11/02/2008 |
| We Remember Them | Rev. Arline Conan Sutherland | First Parish Lexington Unitarian Universalist | 11/02/2008 |
| From Conscience to Community: Conscience in Democracy | Rev. Charles Blustein Ortman | The Unitarian Church of Montclair (NJ) | 11/02/2008 |
| Rev Randy's Election Sermon Who should we vote for in the upcoming election? Maybe something you already know tells us how to vote. |
Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker | Unitarian Universalist Fellowshop, Key West. FL | 11/02/2008 |
| The Right Choice | Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 11/02/2008 |
| Day of the Dead: Why We Still Celebrate the Ancestors Yes, Halloween, All Saints Day, All Souls Day, and Day of the Dead are all related to the ancient Ancestor worship that may be the oldest of all religious practice because, perhaps, death, was one of the earliest mysteries. Where do we go when we die? Then, of course, ancient humanity related all life to nature and the turning of the seasons. Did you think that these days celebrating the dead just happened to come after the harvest time, at the turning of leaves, the dying of the fall season and the coming of winter? Come find out the answers. |
Rev. Arthur G. Severance | East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, Kirtland, OH | 11/02/2008 |
| What’s Up with this Earth-Centered Stuff Anyway? | Eric Terrell | Pathways Church, Southlake, TX | 11/02/2008 |
| Paley’s Analogy revisited | Rev Bridget Spain | Unitarian Church Dublin | 11/02/2008 |
| Post-Christian or Presently Pluralistic? Some people have described Unitarian Universalism as a post-Christian religious body. Others have taken great exception to that moniker. Who are we in relationship to the theological traditions that gave rise to us? |
Reverend Nancy McDonald Ladd | Bull Run Unitarian Universalists, Manassas, Virginia | 11/02/2008 |
| The Irony of American History | Galen Guengerich | All Souls Unitarian Church (New York City) | 11/02/2008 |
| For Those Who Raised Us For many Christians, this is All Souls Day. During today's service we remember and celebrate those who raised us -- family, friends, mentors -- who may still be with us or who have passed on. Everyone is invited to bring a photo or small item of remembrance to the service. |
UU Congregation of Somerset Hills | 11/02/2008 | |
| We Have a Soul at Times | Gary E. Smith | First Parish in Concord, MA | 11/02/2008 |
| Lilly Still Blooms |
Kaaren Anderson | First Unitarian Church of Rochester NY | 11/02/2008 |
| How to Avoid a New Cold War Mike Moore, research fellow at The Independent Institute, makes the case against American Exceptionalism. If we demand to be granted hegemony over the entire world, we must accept the loss of the respect of the entire world. |
Mike Moore | The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois | 11/02/2008 |
| Thank You George We owe so much to so many. As we prepare our minds and hearts for the election Tuesday letâs think about thanking the Georges; George the Third, George Washington, George M. Cohan, George Gershwin and yes friends, the Georges Bush. |
Rob Eller-Isaacs | Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN | 11/02/2008 |
| Forgive My Vote | Rev. Marlin Lavanhar | All Souls Unitarian Church of Tulsa | 11/02/2008 |
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