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2007 Sermons

Topic Author Worship Associate Date
Animal Stories, Part 7:
Chimpanzee Politics		 Davidson Loehr   03-11-07
The Baptism of Jesus
as seen from the vantage point of The River Jordan
Israel’s Mighty Mississipp 		Jack R. Harris-Bonham   03-04-07
Animal Stories, Part 6:
The Seduction of Language		 Davidson Loehr   02-25-07
Animal Stories, Part 5:
I'll Have What She's Having		 Davidson Loehr   02-18-07
Animal Stories, Part 4:
I Feel Your Pain		 Davidson Loehr   02-11-07
Animal Stories, Part 3:
The Heart of Life		 Davidson Loehr   01-28-07
Animal Stories, Part 2:
The Mind of Life		 Davidson Loehr   01-21-07
Animal Stories, Part 1:
Older than God		 Davidson Loehr   01-14-07
Baptism by Fire Jack R. Harris-Bonham   01-07-07

 

2006 Sermons

Topic Author Worship Associate Date
The Morning of the Night Before … Davidson Loehr   12-24-06
Two Paths to … Jesus? Davidson Loehr   12-17-06
Mouths Filled with Laughter & Tongues with Singing Jack R. Harris-Bonham   12-10-06
Heeding the Advice of a Unitarian Friend Bren Dubay   12-03-06
Pilgrim's Prejudice Jack R. Harris-Bonham   11-26-06
Listening to the Whispers Emily Tietz   11-19-06
The Secret to Happiness Jack R. Harris-Bonham   11-12-06
Fortunate Blessings Jack R. Harris-Bonham   11-05-06
Cocooned Jack R. Harris-Bonham   10-29-06
The Religious Instinct and Modern Civilization Gary Bennett   10-22-06
Absent Fathers - Johnny Cash Sunday Jack R. Harris-Bonham   10-08-06
Through the Looking Glass Jack R. Harris-Bonham   09-24-06
Our Destination – Every Step of the Way Jack R. Harris-Bonham   09-17-06
Coming and Going Davidson Loehr   09-10-06
Any Port in a Storm Jack R. Harris-Bonham   09-03-06
The Corruption of Grace & The Grace of Corruption Jack R. Harris-Bonham   08-27-06
The Thinking Reed: The Nobility of Impermanence Jack R. Harris-Bonham   08-20-06
Demons of the Heart, part 2 Eric Hepburn   07-16-06
The Miracle of Jefferson’s Bible Scottie McIntyre Johnson   07-09-06
Interdependence Day Jack R. Harris-Bonham   07-02-06
Selves & Souls Davidson Loehr   06-25-06
Father-Functions Davidson Loehr   06-18-06
The Bleeding Wound of the Borderlands Jack R. Harris-Bonham   06-11-06
Inspiring Tales of Failure Hannah Wells   06-04-06
Where Do We Go From Here? Davidson Loehr   05-21-06
Anticipating Mothers’ Day Davidson Loehr   05-07-06
Prayer: Its Place and Purpose in Our Lives Jack R. Harris-Bonham   04-30-06
Where Do We Go From Here?
Ballou-Channing District Meeting		 Davidson Loehr   04-29-06
Denial is Not a River in Egypt Davidson Loehr   04-23-06
Doing Easter in 2006 Davidson Loehr   04-16-06
Many Voices Davidson Loehr   04-09-06
God's Fool Jack R. Harris-Bonham   04-02-06
Being Human Religiously Davidson Loehr   03-19-06
Oh, Go ahead: Bring the Horse in the House! Davidson Loehr   03-12-06
What Are We Doing Here? Davidson Loehr
Jack R. Harris-Bonham		   03-05-06
Gilgamesh: The Oldest Religious Hero Davidson Loehr   02-26-06
Listening to Hearts Davidson Loehr   02-19-06
Demons of the Heart Davidson Loehr Eric Hepburn 02-12-06
The Church vs. The Super Bowl Jack R. Harris-Bonham   02-05-06
Forgive Me For Not Talking About Forgiveness Jack R. Harris-Bonham   01-01-06

 

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2005 Sermons

Topic Author Worship Associate Date
Christmas Day Stories, 2005 Davidson Loehr
Jack R. Harris-Bonham		   12-25-05
Love Stories Davidson Loehr   12-18-05
Magic Davidson Loehr   12-11-05
The Word Was Made Flesh and Dwelt Among Us Jack R. Harris-Bonham   12-04-05
Secular Wisdom Davidson Loehr   11-27-05
Thanksgiving 2005 Davidson Loehr   11-20-05
T. T. T. Davidson Loehr   11-13-05
Gifts For All Occasions Jack R. Harris-Bonham   11-06-05
Happy Halloween Davidson Loehr   10-30-05
Liberal Religion, Part III:
The Religion of Jesus vs. the Religion About Jesus		 Davidson Loehr   10-23-05
Liberal Religion, Part II Davidson Loehr   10-16-05
Media Addiction Davidson Loehr Sally Miculek 10-09-05
Finding Ourselves, Our Souls & Our Religious Center Jack R. Harris-Bonham   10-02-05
Liberal Religion, Part I Davidson Loehr David Borden 09-25-05
Who is Your Audience? Davidson Loehr   09-18-05
Size Matters! Davidson Loehr   09-11-05
WWJD? Davidson Loehr   09-04-05
Farewell Musings Victoria Shepherd Rao   06-26-05
Behind the Scenes Rev. Davidson Loehr Victoria Shepherd Rao 06-19-05
The Priesthood of All Believers Rev. Davidson Loehr Jonobie Ford 06-12-05
Knowing Your Nugget Victoria Shepherd Rao Cuileann McKenzie 05-29-05
The Cost of Money Rev. Davidson Loehr Don Smith 05-22-05
When You Love Someone
HS Seniors Bridging Service		 Victoria Shepherd Rao   05-08-05
First Essays in the Art of Living
Coming of Age Bridging Service		 Victoria Shepherd Rao   05-08-05
American Myths Rev. Davidson Loehr Hillary Hutchinson 05-01-05
Growing Up and Finding Ourselves
Annual Youth Service		 Rev. Davidson Loehr Megan Blau
Patrick McVeety-Mill
Karen Farmer		 04-24-05
Earth Day Celebration Victoria Shepherd Rao Marsha Sharp 04-17-05
Life Shrinks and Expands in Proportion to One’s Courage Rev. Davidson Loehr   04-10-05
Spiritual, Not Religious Dr. Laurel Hallman   04-03-05
Eastering Rev. Davidson Loehr Victoria Shepherd Rao 03-27-05
Coming of Age - Constantly! Rev. Davidson Loehr Sally Miculek 03-20-05
Finding Your Own Voice Rev. Davidson Loehr Cuileann McKenzie 03-13-05
Women's Wisdom, Women's Work Victoria Shepherd Rao Clare Tilson 03-06-05
About Schmidt - About Life - About Aging Nathan L. Stone   02-27-05
On Tolerating Bad Religion Rev. Davidson Loehr   02-13-05
God Rev. Davidson Loehr   02-06-05
Myths to Live By, Part V Rev. Davidson Loehr   01-30-05
Finding Our Way Through The Dark Victoria Shepherd Rao Hillary Hutchinson 01-23-05
Myths to Live By, Part IV Rev. Davidson Loehr   01-16-05
On Spiritual Practices Victoria Shepherd Rao Sloan McLain 01-09-05
Reclaiming Our Ultimate Concerns From Religion Rev. Davidson Loehr Carolyn Gremminger 01-02-05

 

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2004 Sermons

Topic Author Worship Associate Date
The View from Mt. Nebo Rev. Davidson Loehr   12-26-04
The Slaughter of the Innocents Rev. Davidson Loehr   12-19-04
Advent Rev. Davidson Loehr   12-12-04
Birthing the Sacred Victoria Shepherd Rao   12-05-04
The Legitimate Heir to God Rev. Davidson Loehr   11-28-04
Thanksgiving Rev. Davidson Loehr
Victoria Shepherd Rao		 Cuileann McKenzie 11-21-04
Devali Service Victoria Shepherd Rao Rema Undavia
Atul Rao		 11-14-04
Living Under Fascism Rev. Davidson Loehr   11-07-04
On Death and Dying Rev. Davidson Loehr Henry Hug, M.D. 10-31-04
Myths to Live By, Part III Rev. Davidson Loehr   10-24-04
Reflections on Roadkill Victoria Shepherd Rao Don Smith 10-17-04
Myths to Live By, Part II: the Dependent Goddesses Rev. Davidson Loehr   10-10-04
Myths to Live By, Part One Rev. Davidson Loehr   10-03-04
Desiderating Peace Victoria Shepherd Rao   09-26-04
Starting Over Victoria Shepherd Rao
Rev. Davidson Loehr		   09-12-04
Religion is Like an Airplane Rev. Davidson Loehr   09-05-04
A Cross of Iron Revisited Martin Bryant   08-15-04
Why “Unitarian Universalism” is Dying
Theme Talk at SUUSI		 Rev. Davidson Loehr   07-21-04
On Being a Morning Person Don Smith   07-18-04
When Winning Is The Only Thing Jim Checkley   07-11-04
Daily Practice Makes Perfect Jonobie Ford   06-27-04
Tolerance
Annual Youth Service		 Ian Reed
Will Boney
Rev. Davidson Loehr		   06-13-04
Religion 101 Rev. Davidson Loehr   06-06-04
Thank You For Your Service Hannah Wells   05-30-04
The Four Faces of Jesus Rev. Davidson Loehr   05-23-04
Mother’s Day Rev. Davidson Loehr   05-09-04
Transcendentalism For Today Hannah Wells Don Smith 05-02-04
The Corporations Will Eat Your Soul Rev. Davidson Loehr   04-25-04
The Easter of Nature: Life Over Death
The Nature of Easter: Choosing Resurrection		 Hannah Wells

Rev. Davidson Loehr		 Sheri Goodwin

Elizabeth Gray
 		 04-11-04
Where Do We Find Absolution? Hannah Wells Bill Reid 04-04-04
The DaVinci Code, Part II Rev. Davidson Loehr   03-28-04
Spiritual Aeronautics, Part II Rev. Davidson Loehr Henry Hug 03-28-04
Spiritual Aeronautics, Part I Rev. Davidson Loehr Jonobie Ford 03-21-04
One is Silver and the Other's Gold Hannah Wells   03-14-04
Oh, Gods! Rev. Davidson Loehr Jonobie Ford 03-07-04
The Danger in Handling Sacred Things Rev. Davidson Loehr Don Smith
Mark Russell		 02-29-04
Watertight Integrity Matt Tittle   02-22-04
The Case For Medical Marijuana: A Human Rights Issue Hannah Wells Noelle Davis 02-15-04
The Strings of Compassion Rev. Davidson Loehr Sloan McLain
Sheri Goodwin		 02-08-04
Missing Stories Rev. Davidson Loehr Sally Dennis 02-01-04
Spirituality of Humor Hannah Wells   01-04-04

 

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2003 Sermons

Topic Author Date
Endings Rev. Davidson Loehr 12-28-03
Christmasing Rev. Davidson Loehr
Hannah Wells		 12-21-03
The Difference Between Loving Jesus and Rejecting Christianity Hannah Wells 12-14-03
Oh God, Not Another Christmas! Rev. Davidson Loehr 12-07-03
Self Reliance vs. Free Will Hannah Wells 11-30-03
How to Become Big and Strong Rev. Davidson Loehr 11-30-03
Thanks-giving
A Patriotism of Optimism		 Rev. Davidson Loehr
Hannah Wells		 11-23-03
How to be a Chicken Rev. Davidson Loehr 11-16-03
Veterans’ Day 2003 Rev. Davidson Loehr 11-02-03
All Souls Hannah Wells 10-26-03
Boo! Rev. Davidson Loehr 10-26-03
World Peace in the Home Hannah Wells 10-19-03
Under the Banner of Heaven Rev. Davidson Loehr 10-19-03
The Spiritual Journey Home Hannah Wells 10-12-03
You Are What You Love Hannah Wells 09-28-03
Happy New Year! Rev. Davidson Loehr 09-28-03
The DaVinci Code, Part One Rev. Davidson Loehr 09-21-03
The Shadow Knows Rev. Davidson Loehr 08-31-03
Faith Without Works is Dead Rev. Davidson Loehr 08-24-03
On the Outside Looking In Becky Harding 08-17-03
All Things Buffy Jim Checkley 08-03-03
The Simple Gifts of Liberal Religion Rev. Davidson Loehr - SUUSI 07-23-03
Looking for Love in Furry Faces Cathy Harrington 06-22-03
Religion, or UUism? Rev. Davidson Loehr 06-15-03
Behind the Scenes Rev. Davidson Loehr and Cathy Harrington 06-08-03
Four Soliloquies from the Prodigal Son Rev. Davidson Loehr 06-01-03
05-25-03
What’s the Good News? Rev. Davidson Loehr 05-18-03
Science, Religion and Life Rev. Davidson Loehr 05-11-03
The Goat in the Tree and Other Miracles Cathy Harrington 05-04-03
The ABC's of Easter Rev. Davidson Loehr and Cathy Harrington 04-20-03
The Shadow Knows Rev. Davidson Loehr 04-13-03
Death Be Not Proud Cathy Harrington 04-06-03
Soliloquies from the Prodigal Son : The Fatted Calf Rev. Davidson Loehr 03-30-03
She : A Salvation Story for Women Rev. Davidson Loehr 03-23-03
He : A Salvation Story for Men Rev. Davidson Loehr 03-16-03
The Soul's Code Rev. Davidson Loehr 03-09-03
The Legitimate Heir to Salvation Rev. Davidson Loehr 02-23-03
Reconsidering the Concept of God Rev. Davidson Loehr 02-16-03
Original Sins and Blessings Rev. Davidson Loehr 02-09-03
In the Beginning Rev. Davidson Loehr 02-02-03

 

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2002 Sermons

Topic Author Date
Christmas Homilies Rev. Davidson Loehr
Cathy Harrington		 12-22-02
Dreamcatchers : A New History of Christmas Rev. Davidson Loehr 12-16-02
The Advent Of.... Rev. Davidson Loehr 12-08-02
Homeless in Austin Rev. Davidson Loehr 11-17-02
Making Memories Rev. Davidson Loehr 10-27-02
What if There Isn't A God? Rev. Davidson Loehr 10-20-02
Oil, Arrogance, and War Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-29-02
What If There Really Were A God? Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-22-02
The Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-15-02
Living East of Eden: God's Justice and Human Justice Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-08-02
You Must Be Present to Win Rev. Davidson Loehr 8-25-02
Faith Without Works is Dead Rev. Davidson Loehr 8-18-02
Have Yourself a Very August Christmas Jim Checkley 8-04-02
Humility Rev. Davidson Loehr 6-16-02
What Then, Shall We Believe? Rev. Davidson Loehr 6-02-02
Under the Gaze of Eternity Rev. Davidson Loehr 5-26-02
Reaping What We Sow Rev. Davidson Loehr 5-19-02
Can We Teach Morality in Schools? Rev. Davidson Loehr 5-12-02
Under the Cover of War Rev. Davidson Loehr 4-21-02
Giving Birth to the Sacred
[en español]		 Rev. Davidson Loehr 3-31-02
Demythologized Christianity
[en español]		 Rev. Davidson Loehr 3-24-02
Morality of Abortion, The. (Part 2 of 2) Rev. Davidson Loehr 3-10-02
Meaning of Life, The (Part 1 of 2) Rev. Davidson Loehr 3-3-02
Fundamentalist Agenda, The Rev. Davidson Loehr 2-3-02

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2001 Sermons

Topic Author Date
Religion is the Music of Believers Seeking Truth Together
[en español]  (Statesman editorial)		 Rev. Davidson Loehr 12-29-01
Getting Into -- Or Fighting -- The Holiday Spirit Rev. Davidson Loehr 12-16-01
Forgiveness Rev. Davidson Loehr 11-25-01
Accepting Life's Gifts (Part 5 of 5) Rev. Davidson Loehr 11-18-01
Remembering Those Who Fought For Us Rev. Davidson Loehr 11-11-01
Bargaining : The Deals That We Make To Avoid Change (Part 3 of 5) Rev. Davidson Loehr 10-21-01
Controlling Others Through Anger (Part 2 of 5) Rev. Davidson Loehr 10-14-01
Living in Denial (Part 1 of 5) Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-30-01
More Aftermath from September 11 Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-23-01
Responding to the Violence on September 11 Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-16-01
The Courage to Tell the Truth Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-9-01
A Most Unlikely Unitarian Jim Checkley 7-8-01
Welcome!
[en español]		 Rev. Davidson Loehr 6-17-01
Walking on Water Rev. Davidson Loehr 6-10-01
Sacred Stories Rev. Davidson Loehr 5-27-01
Love Talk Rev. Davidson Loehr 5-20-01
Our War on Drugs: A Mother's Day Sermon Rev. Davidson Loehr 5-13-01
Four Faces of Jesus
[en español]		 Rev. Davidson Loehr 4-29-01
Forgiveness is Possible Barbara Coeyman 4-22-01
New Life for Old Rev. Davidson Loehr 4-15-01
An Easter Story Martin Bryant 4-8-01
It Ain't Necessarily So Rev. Davidson Loehr 4-1-01
Beliefs Part Four:  Feminine Spirituality Rev. Davidson Loehr 3-18-01
Beliefs Part Three:  Mysticism Rev. Davidson Loehr 3-11-01
Beliefs Part Two:  The Religion of Science
[en español]		 Rev. Davidson Loehr 2-25-01
Beliefs Part One:  Oh God! Rev. Davidson Loehr 2-18-01
Choosing the Feathered Things Rev. Davidson Loehr 2-11-01
Three Steps from the Edge Jim Checkley 2-4-01
Reaching Across Generations Rev. Kathleen Ellis 1-28-01
 

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2000 Sermons

Topic Author Date
Looking Back or Look Ahead Chris Summers 12-31-00
Christmas Stories Rev. Davidson Loehr 12-24-00
No Room at the Inn Rev. Davidson Loehr 12-17-00
From the Fringes to the Center? Rev. Davidson Loehr 12-10-00
How To Become A Butterfly Rev. Davidson Loehr 11-26-00
Choose Life Rev. Davidson Loehr 11-19-00
Why do Soldiers Die? Rev. Davidson Loehr 11-12-00
Spooks from the Depths Rev. Davidson Loehr 10-29-00
Religion for Atheists
[en español] 		Rev. Davidson Loehr 10-22-00
Not Fit to Live Rev. Davidson Loehr 10-15-00
The Dark God of Capitalism Rev. Davidson Loehr 10-08-00
Talk is Not Cheap Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-24-00
Salvation, American Style Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-17-00
The ABC of Religion Rev. Davidson Loehr 9-10-00
In a Restaurant, Choose a Table Near a Waiter Rev. Davidson Loehr 8-27-00
The Virtues of Heresy
[en español]		 Rev. Davidson Loehr 8-13-00
ESSAY: From Surviving to Thriving: Moving Beyond Unitarian Universalism Rev. Davidson Loehr 8-2000
 

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