Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 01:47 am PDT
Podcasts
UUs in the U.S.A.: Patriotism for Grownups, Chico Hathaway, July 3, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Three Attributes of Wisdom, Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, June 12, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Growing in Wisdom and Equilibrium, Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs, June 5, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
For Peace and a New Hope, Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, May 29, 2011
Begins with a Memorial Day reflection from Worship Associate Michael Orange. [listen to the episode]
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Flower Communion: Hallman Ministerial Intern Jason Seymour, May 22, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
What Really Happened Here?: Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, May 15, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Peace, Peace, and More Peace: Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs, May 8, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Practice Resurrection, Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs, April 24, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Free to Gather for Holy Purposes, Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs, April 10, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Tuning God's Piano, Hallman Ministerial Intern Jason Seymour, April 3, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Strength and Surrender, Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs, March 27, 2011
A three-part homily. [listen to the episode]
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
To Live Beyond the Fear, Rev. Levente Lazar, March 20, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
I May Not Get There With You, Jason Seymour, February 27, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Transcendental Wild Oats, Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, February 20, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Fodor's Guide to Heaven, Janne Eller-Isaacs, February 6, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
How Long? Not Long!, Rob Eller-Isaacs, January 16, 2011
MLK service with Story for All Ages from Kerri Meyer included. [listen to the episode]
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Reasons to Live, Janne Eller-Isaacs, January 9, 2011
Includes eulogies and homily. [listen to the episode]
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Preparing a Justice Sermon for an Imaginary Child, Leon Dunkley, January 2, 2011
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Claiming the Divine Light, Janne Eller-Isaacs, December 19, 2010
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
How Can This Be?, Rob Eller-Isaacs, December 5, 2010
Three reflections [listen to the episode]
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Thanks Given: Coming to Awe, Jason Seymour, November 28, 2010
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Partner Church Sunday, November 21, 2010
Includes a collage of voices from villagers in Homorodszentpeter as well as from members of Unity's Partner Church Team. Homily delivered by Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs. [listen to the episode]
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Pie Crust and Cement, Janne Eller-Isaacs, November 14, 2010
Includes a reflection on covenant by Rev. Karen Hering [listen to the episode]
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Longing for the Beloved, Janne Eller-Isaacs and Katy Taylor, October 3, 2010
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Speaking Up and Throwing Down, Rev. Meg Barnhouse, September 26, 2010
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Merging of Waters: Bright Faith, Deeper Calling, Janne Eller-Isaacs, September 12, 2010
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
How Much for We? How Much for Thee and We?, Dane Smith, September 5, 2010
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
A Sermon Without Words: Exploring the Wisdom of Silence, Richard Foushee, August 15, 2010
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Barriers, Boundaries, and Belonging -- Ashley Horan, August 8, 2010
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Shifting Sands Shifting Truths, Laura Schlatter, July 18, 2010
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Believing Again After Things Fall Apart, Tom Esch, July 4, 2010
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Where I Belong, Lissa Gundlach, June 20, 2010
On the eve of General Assembly in Minneapolis, join Lissa Gundlach, Worship Associate Ann Kirby Mc Gill and Nathan Eckstein for a special service celebrating Lissa’s ministry at Unity and e... [listen to the episode]
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Real Self-Reliance, Rob Eller-Isaacs, June
"It is easy to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great person is the one who, in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetne... [listen to the episode]
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
Life's Longing for Itself, Janne Eller-Isaacs, June 6, 2010
Like concentric circles rippling out on a pond, we belong to ever expanding groups: first to ourselves, then to our family and extended families, our communities, neighborhoods, nation, the world... [listen to the episode]
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On Sacrifice and Hope, Rob Eller-Isaacs, Sunday, May 30
Memorial Day service. Includes reflection from Michael Orange. [listen to the episode]
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Our Sure Blossoming, Janne Eller-Isaacs, May 23, 2010
Flower Communion Sunday [listen to the episode]
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A Full Quiver, Kerri Meyer, May 16, 2010
As we express our gratitude to the volunteer Religious Education teachers who have made our Ministry with Children and Youth a reality, worship leader and Director of Religious Education, Kerri Mey... [listen to the episode]
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A Larger Hope, Rob Eller-Isaacs, May 9, 2010
Our Universalist forbearers used the phrase "our larger hope" to refer to their belief in universal salvation. How many of us have come to know God’s love because our mothers ... [listen to the episode]
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What I Wish for You, Janne Eller-Isaacs, April 25, 2010
Some of life’s important rites of passage come to us as a matter of chronological growth, development and an increasing ability to assume responsibility. Other transformations come to us mu... [listen to the episode]
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Willing to be Changed by What We've Started, Rob Eller-Isaacs, April 18, 2010
We are transformed by forces outside ourselves but we can welcome or resist those forces. [listen to the episode]
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Transforming the Church, Lissa Gundlach, April 11, 2010
From the days of the Pilgrims and Puritans, our free-church tradition has been shaped and transformed by history, maintaining its core message while responding to the social and spiritual signs o... [listen to the episode]
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Practice Resurrection, Rob Eller-Isaacs, April 4, 2010
Easter Sunday homily from Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs. Includes the much requested A Story for All Ages delivered by Kerri Meyer. [listen to the episode]
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Breaking Away, Janne Eller-Isaacs, March 28, 2010
It is so easy to be captured by the myth of progress. It’s not that there is no such thing as progress but it is neither inevitable nor orderly. As young people we imagine our personal live... [listen to the episode]
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The Past Is Prologue, Rev. Robert Balint, March 21, 2010
Welcome the Rev. Robert Balint, the 2009-10 Balazs Scholar from Starr King School for the Ministry. Balint is minister of the Unitarian Church in Meszko, the alabaster village in Transylvania whe... [listen to the episode]
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Suffering and the Sacred, Luke Stevens-Royer, March 14, 2010
It is often difficult to find meaning in the midst of brokenness. Perhaps a deeper question is attempting to find the Sacred in the midst of suffering. What, if anything, is holy or r... [listen to the episode]
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Blessing the Bills, Rev. Meg Riley, March 7, 2010
Reflections on scarcity and abundance. [listen to the episode]
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Turning North, Rob Eller-Isaacs, February 28, 2010
For more than a hundred years Unity Church has faced south. We have been a liberal church for old St. Paul. Our congregation has largely come from the nearby neighborhoods of Ramsey and Crocu... [listen to the episode]
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The Face of Friendship, Rev. Karen Hering, February 21, 2010
When a person can "Friend" and "Unfriend" someone on the internet without ever interacting, what has friendship come to mean? Might it have something to do with the id... [listen to the episode]
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Standing on the Side of Love, Lissa Gundlach, February 14, 2010
A Standing on the Side of Love Valentine's Day service. [listen to the episode]
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Walking the Talk, Rob Eller-Isaacs, February 7, 2010
All our wise and heartfelt words amount to dust and ashes if we don’t live out our values in the world. Rob and Worship Associate Amy Kujawski will begin our series of services on love by t... [listen to the episode]
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Simple Courage, Leon Dunkley, January 31, 2010
It is so hard to tell a decent story. It is even harder to tell a story that is actually true. By what power, by what authority do we tell the stories of our lives. The private stories, the publi... [listen to the episode]
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The Courage to Let Go: Surrender, Rev. Don Southworth, January 24, 2010
It doesn’t seem to make logical sense. How does it take courage to let go, to surrender? What are the costs and benefits for individuals and congregations of having the courage to surrender, to l... [listen to the episode]
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Setting the Course, Rob Eller-Isaacs, January 17, 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. stood in the line of the prophets. Unitarian Universalist theologist James Luther Adams was a passionate advocate for the "priest and prophethood of all believers. ... [listen to the episode]
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The Courage to Be, Janne Eller-Isaacs, January 10, 2010
Is it possible to break out of a pattern of living that doesn’t fit any longer? People all over the world and even in our community can testify to the courage it takes to do so. Explore the... [listen to the episode]
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With Curiosity and Courage: Janne Eller-Isaacs, Rob Eller-Isaacs, Lissa Gundlach, January 3, 2010
We begin each new year with a memorial service for those who have died in the previous year. Rob, Janne, and Lissa eulogize men and women whose lives have shaped the world of art or politics, liter... [listen to the episode]
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Herod and the Holy Innocents, Lissa Gundlach, December 27, 2009
On the Christian holiday calendar, between the joyful celebrations of the birth of Jesus and the wonder of Epiphany, there is an event entitled the "Massacre of the Innocents," which mark... [listen to the episode]
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Prepare Yourself, Janne Eller-Isaacs, December 13, 2009
This is a season of preparation, of anticipation and waiting for new birth and new light to appear once more. Explore the dimensions of preparation for the rebirth of the holy within, among and bey... [listen to the episode]
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What Are You Waiting For? - Rob Eller-Isaacs, December 6, 2009
What Are You Waiting For? — Rob Eller-Isaacs In the season set aside for waiting Rob and Worship Associate Ann Kirby Mc Gill offer us a service intended to provide an overview of theologies of i... [listen to the episode]
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Dwindling the Distance, Janne Eller-Isaacs, November 22, 2009
Thanksgiving / Partner Church Service [listen to the episode]
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Fellow Travelers, Common Journey, Lissa Gundlach, November 15, 2009
Fellow Travelers, Common Journey — Lissa Gundlach The poet Rumi wrote: "O you who’ve gone on pilgrimage where are you, where, oh where? Here, here is the Beloved! Oh come now, come, o... [listen to the episode]
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Staying Put, Janne Eller-Isaacs, November 8, 2009
Some pilgrimages involve travel to a foreign or holy destination. Others actually can occur right at home. Janne and Worship Associate Mary Baremore will explore the dimensions of staying home, rec... [listen to the episode]
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Wanting Memories to Teach Me, Rob Eller-Isaacs, November 1, 2009
Our series on pilgrimage begins with a service for the Day of the Dead. When we move through the world with pilgrim eyes even our memories take on new life. Mary Oliver writes, "it matters how... [listen to the episode]
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A Hyphen’s Progress: A Journey of Identity, Faith, and Belonging - Rev. Abhi Janamanchi
We are all sojourners, strangers, on a quest to find deeper meaning and connection in life. We are all strangers but we are all brothers and sisters. The service will explore the soul’s work of f... [listen to the episode]
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When the Sacrifice is Easy: An Athletic/Theological Distillation, Leon Dunkley, October 18, 2009
After scoring a run in the sixth to tie the game, the Indians forged ahead with two runs in the seventh. Luis Valbuena singled to start and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. With two outs, Brant... [listen to the episode]
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We're Here to Recruit You, Rob Eller-Isaacs, October 11, 2009
San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk used to begin every speech by saying, "My name is Harvey Milk, and I’m here to recruit you. " He was asking us all to come out; all of us, gay, lesb... [listen to the episode]
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What's Love Got to Do With It?, Janne Eller-Isaacs, October 4, 2009
What’s Love Got to Do with It? — Janne Eller-Isaacs What does sacrifice mean in a liberal religious context? As its meaning becomes more elusive in today’s post-modern world, is it possible ... [listen to the episode]
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A Job of Work to Do, Rob Eller-Isaacs, September 27, 2009
Stuck in a dead-end job? Move. Or don’t. Sometimes a change of attitude or perhaps, of consciousness is really what’s called for. Could it be that our upwardly mobile, self-centered culture put... [listen to the episode]
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Holy Discernment, Janne Eller-Isaacs, September 20, 2009
How do we know when we have been "called" to particular work or tasks? How do we respond to numerous calls coming from different directions? How do we do as Quaker educator Parker Palmer ... [listen to the episode]
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She Works Hard for the Money, Dane Smith, September 6, 2009
Labor advocates and spiritual progressives have found common cause for a century and a half in Minnesota and the nation. The righteousness of all God’s children getting fair recompense and enjoyi... [listen to the episode]
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The Stories We Tell, Ashley Horan, August 30, 2009
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that our real sacred text is ". .. life passed through the fire of thought. " In other words, we find the holy when we share and process our stories with eac... [listen to the episode]
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This I Believe: Holding Onto Doubt, Richard Foushee, August 23, 2009
This I Believe: Holding Onto Doubt — Richard Foushée During the past year I have struggled with two of the central issues of religion. Join in the exploration and personal reflections on faith ... [listen to the episode]
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Defying Gravity, Jenny Wilson, August 16, 2009
In his book A Path with Heart, Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield writes, ". .. it is not by moving rocks that we find happiness and awakening, but by transforming our relationship with them. ... [listen to the episode]
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The Surprise Catch of the Day, Karen Hering, August 9, 2009
When we tie our words together as if making nets large or small, what is it that we hope to catch? What is the power of poetry and story, of naming and metaphor, to catch or to carry that which is ... [listen to the episode]
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No Such Thing as "Away" - Kerri Meyer, August 2, 2009
It’s a small world. Our tendency to shuffle life’s debris around rather than confront the mess is not without its consequences. From the broken toasters in the city landfill to the children in ... [listen to the episode]
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Youth Sunday - The Street COA Experiment, Unity's High School Youth, July 26, 2009
Youth Sunday: The Street COA Experiment When’s the last time someone struck up a conversation with you about religion in a public space? The youth of Unity Church have taken their Coming of Age ... [listen to the episode]
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Sacred Covenant, Laura Smidzik, July 19, 2009
William Channing Gannet’s Bond of Fellowship, which we read in unison with new members, speaks of a community of helpers wherein it is made easier to live a thankful, trustful, loyal and helpful ... [listen to the episode]
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Religion, Citizenship, and the American Life, Chico Hathaway, July 12, 2009
We’re Americans, and we breathe American culture. But does our Unitarian Universalist religion tell us something about our role as citizens? How should we engage with America? If it is true that ... [listen to the episode]
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Death and the Garden, Patricia Ohmans, July 5, 2009
Gardens in spring are easy to love, but what about the times when all your garden reminds you of is mortality? Some thoughts about faded flowers, crispy lawns, and the dog buried in the perennial f... [listen to the episode]
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There Will Be Rest, Janne Eller-Isaacs, Karen Hering, Rob Eller-Isaacs, June 21, 2009
Come welcome summer Rob, Janne and Karen Hering in the final service of the formal church year. Though not everyone is able to "go to the lake," everyone can make room in their lives for ... [listen to the episode]
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everythingisbeautiful@theballet.serm, Leon Dunkley, June 14, 2009
This is not a website. It is the sermon title. This is an exploration and a celebration of beauty — an exploration in the sense that we will discover its variety and a celebration in the sense th... [listen to the episode]
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Keeping the Sabbath, Rob Eller-Isaacs, June 7, 2009
Those who equate the Sabbath with daily spiritual practice misconstrue its meaning. For Sabbath has a communal dimension that transcends the purely personal. Rob and worship associate Jackie Hendri... [listen to the episode]
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I Will Not Let You Go, Rob Eller-Isaacs, May 24, 2009
Jacob wrestled all night with an angel. As the sun rose the angel tried to end the struggle. And Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me. " This Memorial Day Rob will ask u... [listen to the episode]
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Flower Communion, Justin Schroeder, May 17, 2009
The whole church family gathers to celebrate the uniquely Unitarian Universalist ritual of flower communion. This year the ministers will be joined by Justin Schroeder who has recently been named t... [listen to the episode]
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What Unexpected Blessings, Janne Eller-Isaacs, May 10, 2009
We celebrate the challenges and blessings of mothering and mothers. Explore the relationship between our very real mothers and the archetype of the great mother and acknowledge those women in ... [listen to the episode]
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Redeem This, Rob Eller-Isaacs, April 26, 2009
Rob Eller-Isaacs brings us the final sermon of our redemption theme. We say each child more is one more redeemer. Even when they challenge our assumptions? Even when they make us squirm? ... [listen to the episode]
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Hankering for a Higher Quality of Live, Rev. Michael Schuler, April 19, 2009
Hankering For a Higher Quality of Life — Michael A. Schuler, Senior Minister, The First Unitarian Society of Madison, Wisconsin In his just-released book Making the Good Life Last, Michael Schul... [listen to the episode]
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Practice Resurrection, Rob Eller-Isaacs, April 12, 2009
Includes Kerri Meyer's Story for All Ages. What can resurrection mean for those of us for whom the bodily resurrection is a metaphor at most. [listen to the episode]
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One More Redeemer, Rob Eller-Isaacs, April 5, 2009
How can we best cultivate those aspects of our character which encourage us to perform redemptive acts in the world? [listen to the episode]
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Sin in the Unitarian Universalist Style, Janne Eller-Isaacs and Endre Nagy, March 29, 2009
What is sin in a liberal and progressive faith? Janne will examine how sin has been viewed in Unitarian Universalism and what might be sins in today’s church. Janne is joined by Balazs Schol... [listen to the episode]
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I Know It When I See It, Karen Hering, March 22, 2009
Despite history's best efforts at creating commandments and rules of all sorts and sizes, sin can be hard to pin down in specifics. Explore what these ambiguities mean for our ability to wrestle h... [listen to the episode]
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A Brief History of Sin, Rob Eller-Isaacs, March 15, 2009
From Augustine to Aquinas, from Freud to Matthew Fox, understandings of the nature of sin have shifted and evolved. Though we have rejected the concept of original sin and though many of us have di... [listen to the episode]
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Visiting Sin, Leon Dunkley, March 8, 2009
Engaging the concept of sin can be a challenge. Confronting the possibility that sin might engage us can be even more challenging. The traces that we leave on the wind, the footprints we leave in t... [listen to the episode]
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The Words We Dimly Hear, Rev. Vail Weller, March 1, 2009
What are the ideas which guide th eliving of your life? What are the blessings and assurances that echo in the liminal spaces between slumber and awakening? [listen to the episode]
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How Did They Pray? Rob and Janne Eller-Isaacs, February 22, 2009
We are not the first doubters to struggle with prayer. Our spiritual ancestors thought deeply about many of the same question with which we still wrestle. And they found some answers. [listen to the episode]
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Praying into the Center, Ruth MacKenzie, February 15, 2009
Since Copernicus displaced the earth from the center of the universe, we find ourselves increasingly dwarfed by the infinite creation of expanding space. How, and who, and wher is God in this vastn... [listen to the episode]
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When Words Get in the Way, Rob Eller-Isaacs, February 8, 2009
Prayer is a state of being. Practice is what gets us there. Words can make it hard to pray especially when it matters what they mean. [listen to the episode]
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The Taxonomy of Prayer, Janne Eller-Isaacs, February 1, 2009
What in the world does the role of prayer play in the life of someone who if they do pray, prays To Whom It May Concern? What do prayer and meditation have in common? [listen to the episode]
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What Is Usual Is Not What Is Always, Rev. Thom Belote, January 25, 2009
Thom Belote, minister at Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church in Overland Park, Kansas, preaches the concluding service of our series on resistance. [listen to the episode]
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Crashing Through Cathedrals, Leon Dunkely, January 18, 2009
Martin Luther King Jr. was part of a community of resistance. Without Ralph Abernathy, Rosa Parks, Bayard Rustin and a host of others, there would have been no Martin Luther King Jr. Janne and Inte... [listen to the episode]
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No Way, No How, Rob Eller-Isaacs, January 11, 2009
We know what’s good for us. But for some reason we hesitate to do those things we know full well will help us to be happier, healthier, more effective, more loving people. [listen to the episode]
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A Tolling of Bells, January 4, 2008
We begin each New Year with a service to honor those who have died in the previous year. The ministers will eulogize a number of "world shapers" artists, musicians, writers and leaders. ... [listen to the episode]
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Home By Another Way, Leon Dunkley, December 28, 2008
There is a challenging passage in the Gospel of Matthew (2:16-18) to which we return, year after year. We ask what scared King Herod so much that he unleashed such violence upon the world. What str... [listen to the episode]
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Embrace the Darkness, Rob and Janne Eller-Isaacs, December 21, 2008
Every great religious tradition kindles new light in the midst of the darkness. [listen to the episode]
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Do We Get to Keep Christmas?, Janne Eller-Issacs, December 14, 2008
This question is legitimately asked by people new to Unitarian Universalism. Though our religious taproot is the Judeo-Christian heritage, our religious perspective and inspiration is not confined ... [listen to the episode]
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The Silence of Jesus, Rob Eller-Isaacs, December 7, 2008
Is our relationship with Jesus beyond repair? We say we follow Jesus but we do not worship him. What exactly might that mean? As we once again await his birth, we will reconsider our relationship t... [listen to the episode]
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Thank You Summer Days 36x30, Leon Dunkley, November 30, 2008
Such a small thing to be thankful for. .. not even three feet square. In 1936, Georgia O’Keefe put oil on canvass. She painted the skull of a deer and some flowers floating in the clouds above a ... [listen to the episode]
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Partners in a Joyful Thanksgiving, November 23, 2008
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 ... [listen to the episode]
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Practicing Gratitude, Rob Eller-Isaacs, November 16, 2008
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. [listen to the episode]
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Gratitude: The Grammar of Our Lives, Janne Eller-Isaacs, November 9, 2008
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 livin... [listen to the episode]
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Thank You George, Rob Eller-Isaacs, November 2, 2008
We owe so much to so many. As we prepare our minds and hearts for the election Tuesday let’s think about thanking the Georges; George the Third, George Washington, George M. Cohan, George Gershwi... [listen to the episode]
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Forgiving Others, Janne Eller-Isaacs
Throughout the centuries people in the public realm have had to be accountable for their destructive or immoral behavior. Some refused to apologize, while others lied and schemed about their illici... [listen to the episode]
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Tripping on My Own Wings and Flying, Leon Dunkley, October 19, 2008
Sometimes, forgiveness in the world outside depends on forgiveness in the world inside, on the delicate grace of self-acceptance, on a turbulent courage that one might call "deepest hope. ... [listen to the episode]
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Dragged Kicking and Screaming into Heaven, Rev. Dr. Mark Morrison-Reed, October 12, 2008
Mark says of his sermon, "Give me that old time religion because today’s world needs 19th century Universalism’s proclamation of a loving God as much as it ever has. " [listen to the episode]
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Your Waves Washed Over Me, Rob Eller-Isaacs, October 5, 2008
We enter into the spirit of the Jewish High Holy Days contemplating the story of Jonah the reluctant prophet. But we won’t focus so much on his reluctance as on his inability to forgive. ... [listen to the episode]
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Beloved Community: Making it Real, Janne and Rob Eller-Isaacs, September 28, 2008
Who are the moral owners of Unity Church? What is the relationship between personal and institutional morality? How can we move from "charity to solidarity" in our efforts for social just... [listen to the episode]
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What's in a Name, Rob Eller-Isaacs, September 14, 2008
The founders of our church chose their words carefully. For them the word pointed to the unity of religious experience. For us the word implies a quality of curiosity, engagement and respect. Are w... [listen to the episode]
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For the Bible Tells UUs So, Kerri Meyer, August 24, 2008
It’s a common question among Unity parents: "What about the Bible? " Do the stories of the Old and New Testaments have a place in the religious upbringing of our children? Why does the ... [listen to the episode]
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Sophie's Insight: Playing With the Moment, Richard Foushee, August 17, 2008
At age 6, Sophie discovered that time moves effortlessly from "now" to memory. It’s a wonderful insight, but how important is "now? " What does it mean to be in the moment? Wh... [listen to the episode]
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The Teenage Test Kitchen - Recipes for a Human Life, A Youth-Led Worship, August 10, 2008
Hear from several youth who -- in the eyes of their church and community -- are turning out to be fine human beings in a generation subject to our doubts. We will explore what ingredients contribut... [listen to the episode]
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Learning to Surf, Jenny Wilson, July 27, 2008
Mindfulness meditation encourages us to recognize the inevitability of pain and struggle in daily life - the embracing of this reality allows us to let go and find peace. This is the essence of wha... [listen to the episode]
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To Infinity and Beyond, Craig Allen, July 20, 2008
Our liberal religious tradition values the role of rational inquiry more than other traditions. But careful, rational inspection of the best of our information and deepest of our intuitions can lea... [listen to the episode]
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Making the Effort, Laura Smidzik, July 13, 2008
Unity Church encourages us to create lives of integrity, service and joy. How do we engage in this effort within our own lives, with each other, and beyond the walls of Unity Church? What holds us ... [listen to the episode]
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Out-Uplifting, Neely Crane-Smith, July 6, 2008
At the center of German philosopher Hegel’s construction of logic is the concept of Aufhebung, a word which carries three meanings: to lift up, to preserve and to destroy. This is a lo... [listen to the episode]
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A Religious Look at the 4th of July, Chico Hathaway, June 29, 2008
July 4 is Independence Day, the premier national holiday, and we are called upon to demonstrate our pride in our independence, our freedom. But before we are washed over by the sea of red, white, a... [listen to the episode]
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Torture is a Moral Issue, Center for Victims of Torture Ministry Team, June 22, 2008
Extraordinary rendition, denial of habeas corpus, enhanced interrogation tactics, waterboarding, torture. We have been hearing and reading these words too often since September 11, 2001. It has bee... [listen to the episode]
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May I Have This Dance, Jacqueline Duhart, June 22, 2008
Remember that fist dance with someone you were attracted to and barely knew. It may have been scary wonderful, awkward, transformative or all of this at once and more. Community Intern Jacqueline D... [listen to the episode]
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What Remains, Matt Alspaugh, June 8, 2008
In the Buddhist tradition, the first of the three marks of existence is impermanence. This idea that reality is constantly flowing has become embedded in modern, Western theological thought as ‘p... [listen to the episode]
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The Making of Joy of Cooking, Janne Eller-Isaacs, June 1, 2008
Did you know that Irma Rombauer was a Unitarian? And that Joy of Cooking has its roots in the Women’s Alliance of the Unitarian Church in St. Louis? Janne and Worship Associate Jean Olson wi... [listen to the episode]
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What Every Soldier Needs, Rob Eller-Isaacs, May 25, 2008
Did you know that the "K" in K-rations refers to U of M professor, Ansel Keyes? During World War II, Keyes was asked to devise a compact, nutritious packet for use by the troops. What did... [listen to the episode]
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Our Sure Blossoming, Rob Eller-Isaacs & Kerri Meyer, May 18, 2008
Come celebrate the affirming, uniquely Unitarian Universalist ritual of Flower Communion. Developed by Czech Unitarian minister, Norbert Capek who died a martyr at Dachau, the ritual celebrates the... [listen to the episode]
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A Community of Mothers, Ruth MacKenzie, May 11, 2008
Barry Lopez asks, "How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture... [listen to the episode]
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Food for the Spirit, Food for the Planet, Janne Eller-Isaacs, May 4, 2008
Increasingly, we are not only conscious of the nutritional value of the food we eat, but also its source and sustainability. We are also increasingly aware of the ethical and political dimensions t... [listen to the episode]
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What Matters Most, Rob Eller-Isaacs, April 27, 2008
We conclude our series on covenant and creed with a service to honor those who are Coming of Age this year. Building on the Saturday night ceremony at which each participant will offer their theolo... [listen to the episode]
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A Passion for Freedom, Rev. Bela-Botond Jakabhazi, April 13, 2008
"Although there are considerable differences between American UUs and Transylvanian Unitarianism - because we live in different societies and in slightly different kinds of cultures - I am mor... [listen to the episode]
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The Promises We Make, Janne Eller-Isaacs, April 6, 2008
The liberal church was founded upon the understanding of covenant as the central binding agent, not creed. Given that historic understanding, Janne and Worship Associate Elizabeth ... [listen to the episode]
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Promises to Keep, Rob Eller-Isaacs, March 30, 2008
An introduction to our way of being religious. Who were our spiritual ancestors? What do we promise each other? Covenant for us is more a verb than a noun, a way of being religious together rather ... [listen to the episode]
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Practice Resurrection, Rob Eller-Isaacs, March 23, 2008
The entire church family will gather to "practice resurrection. " Easter celebrates far more than simply the coming of spring. Easter is the joyful recognition of the ministry of Jesus an... [listen to the episode]
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The Stepping Stones for What We Might Yet Become, Janne Eller-Isaacs, March 16, 2008
Theologian James Luther Adams identified five smooth stones of liberal religion. These stones can be thought of as the stepping stones that we walk upon as we move forward into the future. Explore ... [listen to the episode]
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Hard Times, Rob Eller-Isaacs, March 9, 2008
There are times in life when only faith will suffice. Rob and Worship Associate Elizabeth Alexander have collected stories of such times in the lives of church members and will offer them in collag... [listen to the episode]
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An Active Witness, Jacqueline Duhart, March 2, 2008
How do we keep our heart attuned to the harsh realities of what happens in the public squares of our sacred world? How do we become more and more conscious and spiritually engaged? Explore the road... [listen to the episode]
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I Tripped and Fell, Matt Alspaugh, February 24, 2008
Sometimes our efforts at keeping our lives in balance are not enough. With a chance misstep, the world tilts, and we take a tumble. Can we fall with grace, or do we resist the inevitable outcome? C... [listen to the episode]
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Singing the Blues, Janne Eller-Isaacs, February 17, 2008
The Blues tradition embraces the reality that some times "just gettin’ down" with our blues can be the wisest thing to do in response to our disappointments. [listen to the episode]
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Know Your Place, Rob Eller-Isaacs, February 10, 2008
There is no work (outside of serving as an instrument of evil) that cannot be made worthwhile. Both suffering and joy are largely a matter of consciousness. Gandhi taught that caste was a matter of... [listen to the episode]
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Intentional Joy, Jacqueline Duhart, Community Ministerial Intern, February 3, 2008
W. E. Du Bois states, "Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today t... [listen to the episode]
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This Work Will Break Your Heart, Rob Eller-Isaacs, January 27, 2008
Every great tradition points to the fact that compassion can take root in a heart that’s been broken. There is work we do that we know won’t be accomplished in just one generation. We do it any... [listen to the episode]
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A New Covenant: The Promises We Make to Our Children, Janne Eller-Isaacs, January 13, 2008
The first service dedicated to the theme of "Work Worth Doing" will explore the important work of raising and mentoring our children and youth. [listen to the episode]
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Slaughter of the Innocents, Matt Alspaugh, Hallman Ministerial Intern, December 30, 2007
With the joy of birth and hope that the Christmas season offers us, there is another side. Holy Innocents Day, an ancient Feast Day, recalls the story of the slaughter of the infants in Bethlehem a... [listen to the episode]
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A Guest That's No Longer a Guest, Rob Eller-Isaacs, December 23, 2007
The long midwinter nights seem almost out of time. We rush around in hope of pleasing those we love the best while the world around us slows down to starlit stillness. A quality of spiritual surren... [listen to the episode]
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Welcome and Entertain Them All, Janne Eller-Isaacs and Jacqueline Duhart, Community Ministerial Intern, December 9, 2007
The title of this service comes from the poetry of Sufi poet, Rumi. But folk wisdom posits that guests, like caught fish are welcome for about three days. [listen to the episode]
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Love, the Guest, Rob Eller-Isaacs, December 2, 2007
All creation sings the secret told to Mary by an Angel. Soon God will be born again through you. Soon love will come to you in human form. [listen to the episode]
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Joy in Integrity, Matt Alspaugh, Hallman Ministerial Intern, November 25, 2007
In a quest for efficiency, order and even survival, we compartmentalize our lives, separating work from family, from church, from leisure. We know that some boundaries are necessary, but when do we... [listen to the episode]
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Deep Thanksgiving, Janne Eller-Isaacs, Rob Eller-Isaacs, Kerri Meyer, November 18, 2007
The story of the first Thanksgiving may well be mostly myth. We know how quickly gratitude gave way to conquest. But seeds of possibility and hope were planted with the corn when spring finally arr... [listen to the episode]
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New Partnerships for Freedom, Rob Eller-Isaacs, Janne Eller-Isaacs, Vivek Pandit, November 11, 2007
We welcome Vivek Pandit, freedom fighter, community organizer and the visionary founder of Vidhayak Sansad, an organization at work freeing slaves in India. Vivek, who is in Saint Paul to explore p... [listen to the episode]
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Identity and Violence, Rob Eller-Isaacs, November 4, 2007
To miniaturize another human being is a violent act. When we make assumptions about others on the basis of some singular aspect of their identity we diminish and marginalize them. Rob and Worship A... [listen to the episode]
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Sins of Privilege, Jacqueline Duhart, October 28, 2007
College education, money, sound body and mind, heterosexual, male, physically attractive, white skin, English speaking, socially skilled…do these characteristics separate us from beloved communit... [listen to the episode]
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Shrink Wrap and Other Telling Terms, Rob Eller-Isaacs, October 21, 2007
Kabir says, Go over and over your beads, paint designs on your forehead, wear your hair matted, long and ostentatious. When deep inside you there is a loaded gun, how can you have God? " We li... [listen to the episode]
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How Does Faith Endure?, Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt, Fourth Universalist, NYC, October 14, 2007
Evil prospers and wrongdoing asserts itself; loved ones disappoint us and fall short. Even our own dreams die and our courage often fails us. In the face of this often cruel reality, how dare we la... [listen to the episode]
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Sources of Faith, Janne Eller-Isaacs, October 7, 2007
As part of our series on faith, Janne and Worship Associate Karen Palmen will examine where we look for validation of our faith. Do we look inward for our own sense of truth or do we look to outsid... [listen to the episode]
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Living Faithfully, Rob Eller-Isaacs & Janne Eller-Isaacs, September 30, 2007
What does faithful living look like? What does faithful living feel like? It must have to do with living aligned to our values. What questions should we be asking ourselves? How can we most usefull... [listen to the episode]
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What is Faith, Janne Eller-Isaacs, September 23, 2007
What is the role of faith in a noncreedal religion that is so attractive to skeptics? In what ways is faith different than belief? Janne and worship associate Don Brunnquell will examine the role o... [listen to the episode]
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Faith Above All Fear, Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs, September 16, 2007
In Jewish tradition the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called "the Days of Awe. " That awe is inspired by the sure knowledge that you and I can move beyond our brokenne... [listen to the episode]
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Merging of the Waters, Children's Message, September 9, 2007
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Merging of the Waters, Janne Eller-Isaacs, September 9, 2007
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First Lines, Richard Foushee, August 26, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
First lines explores the importance of beginnings and what it means to have a beginner’s mind. [listen to the episode]
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More Than Fresh Eggs: Chicken Keeping as a Spiritual Practice, Kerri Meyer, August 19, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
Is it possible that starting a backyard flock of three chickens could be a meaningful response to the human crisis of inequity in food production and distribution? What does producing our own food ... [listen to the episode]
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Unitarians in a Culture of Violence, Chico Hathaway, August 12, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
We in America are immersed in a culture of violence, and in general we don’t even notice. Our news, our entertainment, and our societal norms lead us to accept horrific violent acts as normal, ac... [listen to the episode]
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To Be A Pilgrim, Lyn Burton, August 5, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or search of great moral significance. It may also be a journey to a sacred place or shrine of importance to a person’s beliefs and fa... [listen to the episode]
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Soul in the Dilbert Zone, Craig Allen, July 29, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
For many people, working in corporate America seems both necessary and unavoidably numbing. Is workplace spirituality really an oxymoron? Must it be so? Come for some observations about the alleged... [listen to the episode]
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Taking Time To Be Silent, Jessie Light, July 22, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
In a world in which money and success are intimately tied with time and efficiency it is difficult to stop and reflect on and appreciate our actions as well as the way in which society and nature a... [listen to the episode]
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Oh Say Can You See, By The Dawn's Early Light, July 8, 2007, Tom Esch.mp3
Oh Say Can You See, By the Dawn’s Early Light? — Tom Esch It is time to really put our imaginations to use. Fewer people can doubt that we are near or at a point of crisis on many levels as a ... [listen to the episode]
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The Eldercare Journey, July 1, 2007, by Rev. Ann Romanczuk.mp3
The Eldercare Journey - by Rev. Ann Romanczuk Many of us in this congregation are caring for, or anticipating caring for, our aging parents. Author Mary Pipher writes of this process: "if we ... [listen to the episode]
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Walking Toward the Sea: June 17, 2007, by Rob and Janne Eller-Isaacs
During the month of May, our ministers Rob and Janne Eller-Isaacs made their way along the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage trail that culminates at the Cathedral of Santiago de Co... [listen to the episode]
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The Joy of Ripeness: June 10, 2007 by Justin Schroeder
The Joy of Ripeness Justin Schroeder Life is full of beginnings and endings. Yet, there is that magical moment, that space someplace between the beginning and the ending, where a fullness and perf... [listen to the episode]
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The Journey We're Ready For: June 3, 2007, by Teresa Schwartz
The Journey We're Ready For by Teresa Schwartz We make our paths by walking them, step by step. If our lives are a journey, are we ever truly ready? How would we know? What is the role of faith a... [listen to the episode]
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Service and Sacrifice: 5/27/2007 by Justin Schroeder
Service and Sacrifice: The Complexities of Memorial Day by Justin Schroeder In part, Memorial Day is a day of remembering all who have given their lives in service to our country. In this remembe... [listen to the episode]
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False Idols and Feelin' Good: 5/20/2007 by Katie Lawson
Heading into summer is the perfect time to pause and reflect on the nature of joy and pleasure. How do we find our true course in the midst of so many distractions? What is the difference between a... [listen to the episode]
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Are You Going To Wear That? 5/13/2007 by Teresa Schwartz
“You’re Going To Wear That? ? — Teresa Schwartz We were all born — and we all have mothers. Some of us are mothers and grandmothers. We’ll explore having a mom and being a mom — times... [listen to the episode]
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Work That Is Real: 5/6/2007 by Rev. Dottie Matthews
Work That is Real by Rev. Dottie Mathews, Fox Valley UU Fellowship of Appleton, Wisc. The title for this sermon comes from the Marge Piercy poem "To Be of Use. " Explore the dynam... [listen to the episode]
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Abundant Possibilities: 4/15/2007, by Rev. Marlin Lavanhar
"Abundant Possibilities" by Rev. Marlin Lavanhar, All Souls Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma Marlin Lavanhar grew up Unitarian Universalist at North Shore Unitarian Church in Deerfield, Illinois... [listen to the episode]
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Life Wants to Live: 4/8/2007, by Teresa Schwartz
Easter Sunday by Teresa Schwartz and Justin Schroeder We honor the Easter story every year; every year we are in need of resurrection. We will celebrate doubt and belief, the commonplace and the ... [listen to the episode]
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Fools, Foolishness, and Folly: April 1, 2007, by Justin Schroeder
Fools, Foolishness, and Folly: What Clowns, Jesters and Pranksters Have to Teach Us by Justin Schroeder This April Fool's Day (and Palm Sunday), come laugh and chortle as we explore the history... [listen to the episode]
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Idolatry of Symbols: 3/25/2007, by Rev. Karen Gustafson
The Idolatry of Symbols by Rev. Karen Gustafson Karen was ordained by the Duluth Unitarian Universalist congregation in 1986. She is a graduate of the Starr King School for the ministry in Be... [listen to the episode]
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Gates, Alarms, Mace, and Faith: Finding Security in an Insecure Age: 3/18/2007, by Justin Schroeder
Gates, Alarms, Mace, and Faith: Finding Real Security in an Insecure Age. By Justin Schroeder What makes us safe, really safe? Is it a home alarm system, razor wire, the truth, or a hand gun next ... [listen to the episode]
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Perils of Perfection: 3/4/2007 by Teresa Schwartz
March 4, 9:00am, 11:00am, and 4:30pm Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. We strive for excellence, but when does it become too much? When does our pursuit of improving our careers, our... [listen to the episode]
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Possessed by Possessions: 2/25/2007
February 25 (9:00, 11:00, 4:30) “Possessed By Possessions? — Rev. Melissa Carvill-Ziemer, Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent, Ohio Melissa served a Unity Church’s second Hallman Minister... [listen to the episode]
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Created Identity: 2/18/2007by Justin Schroeder
“Created Identities? — Justin Schroeder delivered at www. unityunitarian. org Join Justin Schroeder and Worship Associate Neely Crane-Smith as they explore the fundamental questions of “ide... [listen to the episode]
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What Men Think About Their Relationship: 2/11/2007 by Neil Chethik
Neil is the author of two acclaimed books, Voice Male, and Fatherloss. He is writer-in-residence at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning in Lexington, Kentucky, where he lives with his wif... [listen to the episode]
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A Humble Vision: 1/28/2007 by Rev. Jen Crow
Rev. Jennifer Crow, First Unitarian Church of Rochester, New York delivered at www. unityunitarian. org Effective leadership requires genuine concern, curious listening, humility,and bold v... [listen to the episode]
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Deep Democracy: 1/21/2007 by Teresa Schwart
"Deep Democracy? Teresa Schwartz How do our “democratic ideals? line up with our basic lived values, in our lives, and in the world? How is our democracy failing us? Or have we failed it?... [listen to the episode]
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Beloved Community: 1/14/2007
"Beloved Community" by Justin Schroeder Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. What we do we mean when we talked about "Beloved Community"? How do we recognize the ... [listen to the episode]
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Tolling of Bells: 1/7/2007
"Tolling of Bells" - Rob Eller-Isaacs and Janne Eller-Isaacs January 7, 9:00, 11:00 and 4:30 pm. Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. We begin each new year with a memorial ser... [listen to the episode]
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What Are We Afraid Of? 10-29-2006
October 29 (9:00, 11:00, 4:30) Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. "What Are We Afraid Of? " — Rob Eller-Isaacs Why do we fear what we fear? Beyond hard-wired aversion to pois... [listen to the episode]
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In Our Own Best Interest: 10-22-2006
October 22 (9:00, 11:00, 4:30) Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. "In Our Own Best Interest" — Janne Eller-Isaacs Huston Smith said that the first step in human flourishing is e... [listen to the episode]
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Even Better News: 10-15-2006
October 15 (9:00, 11:00, 4:30) Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. “The Even Better News? — Rev. Robert M. Hardies, All Souls Church of Washington What is the good news of Unitarian Unive... [listen to the episode]
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Familiar Strangers : 9-24-06
September 24 (9:00, 11:00, 4:30) Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. "Familiar Strangers" - Janne Eller-Isaacs For the first of our High Holy Day services, Janne and Wors... [listen to the episode]
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The 6 Realms of Being : 9-17-2006
September 17 (9:00, 11:00, 4:30). Delivered at www. unityuntarian. org. "The 6 Realms of Being" - Dr. Huston Smith and Rob Eller-Isaacs A lifelong career of studying the world's relig... [listen to the episode]
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Crossing the Waters : 9-10-2006
September 10 (9:00, 11:00, 4:30). Delivered at www. unityuntarian. org. "Crossing the Waters" - Rob and Janne Eller-Isaacs Every river flows down to the sea. And we will merge the... [listen to the episode]
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Ordinary Things: 8-27-2006
August 27 (10:00 a. m. ) Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. "Ordinary Things" by Richard Foushee This service will reflect on appreciating the simple in a complex world ... [listen to the episode]
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Godtalk: Unitarian Universalist Children and Theist Language 8-20-2006
August 20 (10:00 a. m. ) Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. "Godtalk: UU Children and Theist Language" - Kerri Meyer Our childhoods are chapters of naming, a time when words a... [listen to the episode]
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Conditions for Travel: 8-13-2006
August 13 (10:00 a. m. ) Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. "Conditions for Travel" Jenny Wilson Writer Frederic Brussat claims that "we read the world to see what it can show... [listen to the episode]
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Shaping Unitarian Universalist History: The Ministry of Frederick May Eliot 6-25-2006
June 25 (10:00 a. m. ) Delivered at www. unityunitarian. org. "Shaping Unitarian Universalist History: The Ministry of Frederick May Eliot" by Briana Melom. ... [listen to the episode]