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Selected sermons from UUCL, in reverse chronological order: March 30, 2008 Pushing Through Fear to an Open Heart Member Brenda Davis delivers a Justice Sunday Sermon. Brenda shares her journey towards tolerance of transgendered people. February 10, 2008 The Web of Gratitude
November 4, 2007 Find UUCL and Ye Shall Seek--A 12 Year Spiritual Journey
October 28, 2007 Balance: What I Have Learned Along the Journey
October 14, 2007 Hard Ethics
October 7, 2007 A devout UU - is it an oxymoron
September 30, 2007 Stages of Faith
Sept 16 , 2007 In the land of Fahs
August 26, 2007 Who Brought the Dukkha to the Picnic?
August 19, 2007 The Road to Glory
August 12, 2007 What Is Our Place in the World? Skip Friedhoff visits the question asked of Unitarian Universalists: "What do you really believe in anyway?" July 29, 2007 Harry Potter sermon
May 27, 2007 The Old Folks
May 13, 2007
April 22, 2007 Earth Day as a Spiritual Practice
April 15, 2007 Touch the Sky!
April 1, 2007 April Foods!
Mar 4, 2007 The Very Bad Day
Feb 25, 2007
Feb 11, 2007 Sexuality and Spirituality
Feb 4, 2007 The Meaning of
UUCL Membership Peggy Fallon and the Worship Crew try to define what membership in this community means. Jan 28, 2007 A God for All Seasons
Jan 21, 2007 Transcendentalists in the US
Jan 14, 2007 The legacy of MLK's work in Loudoun County
Jan 7, 2007 My Life as a Minister's Wife
Dec 10, 2006 A UU Christmas SpecialA
Dec 3, 2006 The Buddha Is in Everything...or, Just Accept It
Nov 26, 2006 In Thanks for Giving
Nov 19, 2006 Finding Common Ground
Nov 12, 2006 Meet your Religious Professionals
Nov 5, 2006 Walls of Hate, Walls of Hope
Oct 29, 2006 Samhein
Oct 22, 2006 Labyrinth
Oct 15, 2006 Coming Out Sunday
Oct 8, 2006 A Key to Every Door
October 1, 2006 Standing on the Side of Love
Sept 24, 2006 Just do it.
Sept 17, 2006 Shared Ministry
Sept 10, 2006 Things Are Not Always As They Seem
May 7, 2006 Comprehensive Sexuality Education, in our churches, on the hill and in our schools Archene Turner from UU Arlington: Comprehensive sexuality education is a human rights issue for the youth of this country and as people of faith we need to be speaking out. Apr 23, 2006 A Spiritual Journey Chris White's definition of church: a commmunity of persons building a space in which the vital spiritual concerns of all can be equally nourished Mar 19, 2006 Subtlety and Social Justice Benjamin Wooten Van Dyne: How do we know what's good? How do we search without paralyzing ourselves? Feb 6, 2006 Unitarian Universalism and Our Roles in Religious Acceptance Skip Freidhof explores the role that Unitarian Universalists play in offering an open-minded, accepting alternative to those who wish to enhance their spiritual lives. Jan 29, 2006 A Tear Party In the deep midwinter, Margaret Bauman bids us celebrate and revel in melancholy as a means to replenish and renew ourselves. Nov 20, 2005 The Church, the Country Club and the Barn Mel Harkrader Pine reflects on what attracts us to and what repels us from a religious community. November 6, 2005 Bumper Sticker Theology Andrea McKay: What would your bumper sticker say? Oct 31, 2005 How Green is Your Sanctuary? Jack Harper: Together we can help save Creation and four billion years of evolution and in so doing save our humanity Oct 16, 2005 Life is an Illusion Samuel Cochran uses magic to demonstrate that we create our own reality. Oct 2, 2005 Blessing of the Animals Debby Kay shares what she has learned from animals. July 10, 2005 The Dinner Party A meditation on The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago. June 5, 2005 There But For The Grace Of God Go I Glenda Parsons: Is there really any difference between Unitarian Universalists and Evangelical Christians? May 15, 2005 Love and Dedication Rev John Morehouse: Love and Dedication, A Mothers Day Celebration. April 24, 2005 Ship of Dreams In researching the history of our beautiful chapel, Leslie Wright uncovered a rich, deep story about the church and the people who built it. April 17, 2005 The Enchantment of Becoming Rev. John Morehouse speaks about why we are more a verb than a noun. March 27, 2005 Let the Mystery Be Congregation member Margaret Bauman considers the mystery of what happens to us after we die. February 20, 2005 Healing Happens When we live in accordance with the shared moral principals of major religions, we are healthier and happier. Peggy Fallon explores how our spiritual health influences our physical health. February 11, 2005 Tearing Down Walls Congregation member Skip Freidhof talks about building a belief system that embraces and does not divide. August 15, 2004 Alienation Singer-songwriter Eleni Kelakos shares her experiences of alienation. Her recommendation (a la Lucy Larcom): "If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it." Voter alienation is discussed tangentially. May 11, 2004 A Jewish Buddhist UU with Moslem Friends Goes to See The Passion On this Easter Sunday, Mel Harkrader Pine questions why the fascination with Jesus' death instead of his life; why the attention to the negatives and the vindictiveness in the Bible instead of the positives and the compassion, why the move toward things that divide us rather than those that unite us. Mar 7, 2004 The Third Path in Religion: Unitarian Universalism Rev. Dave Hunter. How is a UU congregation different from a liberal Christian congregation and how UUs are different from the unchurched? April 25, 2004 Justice Making as a Spiritual Practice The Rev. Betty Jo Middleton. As Unitarian Universalists, we are called to make justice in the world. Let’s consider together how we may go about it. Feb 29, 2004 Thin Places Rev. John Morehouse. Like leap year itself, there are times and places when the veil between the sacred and profane is very thin Feb 15, 2004 Chocolate for the Soul Rev. John Morehouse shares some sweet thoughts about how fun the spiritual search can be. Jan 25, 2004 Unitarian Universalist Worship "With no creed or fixed idea of God, what could we possibly be worshipping?" Mr. David Miley reclaims the word worship and provides a vision for what UU worship could be. Jan 11, 2004 Nurturing Your Child's Spirituality Leslie Wright. Traditionally, psychology and religion have generally concluded that children do not have much of a spiritual life. New theory disagrees arguing that children have an innate spiritual essence that parents, grandparents and the religious community can purposefully nourish. Jan 4, 2004 Beyond Tolerance A discussion of the contradictory nature of "tolerance" by David Weintraub and Robin Posey-Blue, members of Equality Loudoun: a non-partisan community/advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Loudoun County. Dec 7, 2003 "The Least of These" Mel Harkrader Pine meditates on the the quotation attributed to Jesus: "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Nov 30, 2003 A Mystic's View of UU Sources of Faith Ken Shilling, a mystic, shares some personal views about a spiritual discipline that we can call our own. It allows for our theological diversity and is compatible with our UU principles. Nov 23, 2003 Healing Family Wounds Kathleen Holmay leads an exploration of ways to revisit and help heal family wounds. Nov 16, 2003 Taking the World In For Repairs Rev. Morehouse explores how our personal faith is made stronger in loving others. Nov 2, 2003 Our Civil Religion Rev. John Morehouse examines the paradoxical relationship between our spiritual heritage and our free society. Oct 12, 2003 Gay Years Mel Harkrader Pine's sermon that explores attitudes about sexual orientation. Sept 14, 2003 Your One Wild and Precious Life Rev Betty Jo Middleton suggest ways in which religious education, in its broadest sense, may help us to respond the question of how we spend our life. August, 2003 How Human Our God? Rev. Morehouse will examine the many faces of God and what they might mean for us. April 13, 2003 The J-Word As UUs have rejected the myths and superstitions of Christianity, we have demoted the real Jesus to a peripheral figure in our religion almost to the point of avoiding the subject. Meanwhile Jesus has become a major figure to the Christian religions, particularly the fundamentalists. At this point, his message has become one he may not have intended. UUCL member Leslie Wright talks about the historical Jesus and what he has to say to us today. March 2, 2003 If Mom and Dad Say No, Ask Grandma The joys of grandparenting, shared by Brenda Davis Jan 19, 2003 Will the Truth Set us Free? Rev. John Morehouse looks at our principle of freedom as Unitarian Universalists and what it might mean for our lives and our world. This will be a tribute to the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dec 1, 2002 WHAT'S IN THE DAILY NEWS? UUCL member Mel Harkrader-Pine explores the trend that the news of the day centers around violence, and often violence carried out in the name of religion. Nov 17, 2002 OUR THEOLOGY OF CARING Rev. John Morehouse explores the second UU principle, our charge to work for justice, equity and compassion in human relations. Oct 27, 2002 SAMHAIN/HALLOWEEN 2002 Presented by members of the Women's Spirituality Group Oct 20, 2002 ALCHEMY OF SPIRIT By Rev. John Morehouse Oct 13, 2002 Reclaiming Mythos in a Logos World by Barbara Wells — Paint Branch UU Church Sept 22, 2002 RUAUU2D The mysteries of UU Identity Sept 15, 2002 NEW BETS FOR AN OLD WORLD A sermon on the first principle
of Unitarian Universalism June 9, 2002 SPIRIT SCHOOL By Peggy Maio March 3, 2002 Sisters on a Journey UUCL member Brenda Davis celebrates Women's History Month February 3, 2002 Talking About Dying Won’t Kill You Based on a book by Virginia Morris, UUCL member Brenda Davis shares the recent statistics showing that ten out of ten of us will die one day. So many things are beyond our control, but we can deal with some practical issues like life insurance, advance care directives, wills, and maybe even burial wishes. Being aware of death can be a reminder that we must live life fully, express our love, and never postpone the important stuff. September 2001 Why Learn About the Bible? Rev Betty Jo Middleton: Why do we want our children to learn about the Bible? Why might we want to learn more about it ourselves? March 23, 1997 THE GOOD OLD DAYS Newell Trask discusses the enduring importance of some of the basic principles of our liberal faith which attracted him to Unitarian Universalist in 1955 and still provides guidance and inspiration to him today.
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