Sermon Index 2024

2024 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Speaker
Date
 Soul Matters: Repair  Rev. Michelle LaGrave
11-17-24
 Onwards  Rev. Jamie Yandel and Rev. Michelle LaGrave
11-10-24
 We the People have the Power  Rev. Erin Walter
11-3-24
 2024 Celebration Sunday  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
and Rev Michelle LaGrave
10-27-24
 Listen Deeply. Truly Hear. Become.  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
10-20-24
 2024 Commitment Sunday  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
and Rev Michelle LaGrave
10-13-24
 Imagination  Rev. Patrice (PK) Curtis
and Rev. Michelle LaGrave
10-6-24
 The Great Unitarian Universalist Climate Justice Revival  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
9-29-24
 Centered for the Season  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
9-22-24
 Invitation to Transform  Rev. Michelle LaGrave
9-15-24
 An Invitation to Belonging  Rev. Michelle LaGrave
9-8-24
 2024 Water Communion  Rev. Chris Jimmerson and Rev. Michelle LaGrave
9-1-24
 2024 Question Box Sermon  Rev. Chris Jimmerson and Rev. Michelle LaGrave
8-25-24
 Renewal, Restoration, Reclaiming  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
8-18-24
 Transformative Moments  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
8-11-24
 2024 Pride Sunday  Rev. Michelle LaGrave and Carrie Holly-Hunt
8-4-24
 The Blessings of Small Group Ministry  Rev. Chris Jimmerson and 3 guest speakers
7-28-24
 Reproductive Justice for All  Rev. Michelle LaGrave and 4 guest speakers
7-21-24
 Buddhist Practices in Tough Times  Rev. Florence Caplow and Rev. Chris Jimmerson
7-14-24
 Generosity of Spirit  Rev. Kristina Spaude
7-7-24
 Poetry Plus  Rev. Chris Jimmerson and AJ Juraska
6-30-24
 A Quest for Freedom  Rev. Addae Ama Kraba
6-16-24
 Lessons from Chalice Camp  Rev. Chris Jimmerson,
Kelly Stokes
 and Chalice Campers
6-9-24
 2024 Flower Communion  Rev. Michelle LaGrave and
 Rev. Chris Jimmerson
6-2-24
 2024 Youth Sunday  First UU Youth Group
5-26-24
 The Force of Possibility  Rev. Michelle LaGrave and Casandra Ryan
5-19-24
 Searching for Asherah  Rev Michelle LaGrave
5-12-24
 Exponential Theology  Rev Chris Jimmerson
5-5-24
 Silent no more  Nancy Mohn Bernard
4-28-24
 First UU is Doing Justice  Rev Chris Jimmerson and Sarah Frankie Summers
4-21-24
 Interdependence Day  Rev Chris Jimmerson and Rev Michelle LaGrave
4-14-24
 Eclipse Sunday  Rev Michelle LaGrave
4-7-24
 Easter Sunday  Rev Chris Jimmerson and Rev Michelle LaGrave
3-31-24
 Public Education is Under Attack  Rev Joanna Fontaine-Crawford
3-24-24
 The Power of Utopian Thinking  Carrie Holley-Hurt
3-17-24
 Wonder Woman, Fake News, Lie Detectors,
 and Reasons for Hope
 Rev Michelle LaGrave
3-10-24
 Mary and Lou Among the CypressTrees: Stories of Transformation  Bis Thornton
3-3-24
 Affect Theology  Rev Michelle LaGrave
2-25-24
 Wholly Spirited  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
 and OWL Facilitators
2-18-24
 Rev Chris Jimmerson’s Installation  A host of Guest Clergy
 and Rev Chris Jimmerson
2-17-24
 Talkin’ bout a Revolution  Rev Chris Jimmerson
2-11-24
 2024 Animal Blessing Service  Rev Michelle LaGrave and
 Rev Chris Jimmerson
2-4-24
 A Church for All  Rev Michelle LaGrave
1-28-24
 Universal Love  Rev Chris Jimmerson
1-21-24
 Love in the Hard Places  Rev Michelle LaGrave and
 Rev Chris Jimmerson
1-14-24
 Are You a Player?  Rev Michelle LaGrave
1-7-24

 

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Sermon Indexes
by Year
Principal Speakers
2023 Sermon Index Chris Jimmerson, Michelle LaGrave, Erin Walter, Jonalu Johnstone
2022 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Erin Walter, Jonalu Johnstone, Lee Legault, John Buehrens
 2021 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson
 2020 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson
 2019 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Lee Legault
 2018 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson
 2017 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Susan Yarbrough
 2016 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Marisol Caballero
 2015 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2014 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2013 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2012 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2011 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Ed Brock
 2010 Sermon Index Janet Newman, Ed Brock,
 2009 Sermon Index Janet Newman
 2008 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Aaron White, Brian Ferguson
 2007 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2006 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2005 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2004 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Victoria Shepherd Rao
 The Jesus Seminar Davidson Loehr
 2003 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Hannah Wells
 2002 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Cathy Herrington
 2001 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr
 2000 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr

2023 Sermon Index

2023 Sermons

 

 

Sermon Topic
Speaker
Date
 Burning Bowl 2023  Bis Thorton
12-31-23
 2023 Lessons and Carols  Rev Michelle LaGrave,
 Rev Chris Jimmerson
12-24-23
 2023 Christmas Pageant  Rev Michelle LaGrave, Rev Chris Jimmerson and Kelly Stokes
12-17-23
 Let the Mystery Be  Rev Michelle LaGrave
12-10-23
 Oh, Holy Night  Rev Chris Jimmerson
12-03-23
 Generosity of Spirit  Rev Chris Jimmerson
11-26-23
 Thanksgiving  Rev Michelle LaGrave and Rev Chris Jimmerson
11-19-23
 Centered Relationships are Key  Carrie Holly-Hunt
11-12-23
 All Souls  Rev Michelle LaGrave
11-5-23
 Fear and Flourishing  Rev Chris Jimmerson
10-29-23
 History, Heritage, Hope  Rev Chris Jimmerson
10-22-23
 Celebration Sunday  Rev Michelle LaGrave
10-15-23
 Hearts Broken Open  Rev Michelle LaGrave
10-8-23
 Commitment Sunday  Rev Chris Jimmerson
10-1-23
 Belonging  Rev Michelle LaGrave
9-24-23
 The Promises We Make  Rev Chris Jimmerson
9-17-23
 Covenantal Beginnings  Rev Chris Jimmerson and Rev Michelle LaGrave
9-10-23
 2023 Water Communion  Rev Chris Jimmerson
9-3-23
 Getting to know you  Rev. Michelle LaGrave
8-27-23
 Question Box Sermon  Rev. Michelle LaGrave and Rev Chris Jimmerson
8-20-23
 Post Pandemic Ponderings  Rev Chris Jimmerson
8-13-23
 Faithful and Proud  Rev Chris Jimmerson and three couples
8-6-23
 Blessings for the next chapter  Rev Erin Walter
7-30-23
 Nurturing Spiritual Wholeness  Rev Chris Jimmerson and Small Group Leaders
7-23-23
 Lessons from Chalice Camp  Rev Chris Jimmerson and Chalice Campers
7-16-23
 Culture of Caring  Rev Chris Jimmerson Susan Thomson Tony Wegner
7-9-23
 Joy and Justice, Amen  Julica Hermann de la Fuente
7-2-23
 Toward our Metamorphosis into who knows what  Rev Chris Buice
6-25-23
 Diving into Delight  Rev Chris Jimmerson
6-18-23
 I Am What I Am: Reflections on Radical Welcome  Rev Erin Walter and guest speakers
6-11-23
 Flower Communion  Rev Chris Jimmerson
6-4-23
 Divine Co-Creation  Rev Chris Jimmerson
5-28-23
 Creating Creative Welcoming  Rev Chris Jimmerson and Kelly Stokes
5-21-23
 Religious Words We Love to Hate  Rev Jonalou Johnstone
5-14-23
 Loving, Leaving and Letting People In  Rev Erin Walter
5-7-23
 Resistance is NOT Futile  Rev Chris Jimmerson
4-30-23
 Purple Theology: The Music and Message of Prince  Rev Erin Walter and Simone Monique Barnes
4-23-23
 A Faithful Undertaking  Rev Chris Jimmerson
4-16-23
 HalleluJah – A Celebration  Rev Jonalu Johnstone
4-9-23
 Rise and Shine  Rev Anthony Jenkins
4-2-23
 Litergy: The (Earth) Work of the People  Rev Sara Green
3-26-23
 Choose Kindness  Rev Ed Proulx
3-19-23
 What if you can’t  Rev Jonalu Johnstone
3-12-23
 Lamenting the Winter of our Lives  Rev Jonalu Johnstone and Rev Erin Walter
3-5-23
 Sacred Ground  Rev Chris Jimmerson and Genie Martin
2-26-23
 A Return to Center, A Return to Love  Rev Addae Kraba
2-19-23
 The Greatest Force in the Universe  Rev Jonalu Johnstone
2-12-23
 Love Calls Us Forth  Rev Chris Jimmerson
2-5-23
 Finding our center – Building a New Way  Rev Chris Long
1-29-23
 2023 Animal Blessing Service  Rev Chris Jimmerson
1-22-23
 Trans Inclusion and Beloved Community  Rev Erin Walter
1-15-23
 Finding Ourselves in Past Present Future  Rev Jonalu Johnstone
1-8-23
 Burning Bowl 2023  Rev Chris Jimmerson
1-1-23

 

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Sermon Indexes
by Year
Principal Speakers
2022 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Erin Walter, Jonalu Johnstone, Lee Legault,
 2021 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson
 2020 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson
 2019 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Lee Legault
 2018 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson
 2017 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Susan Yarbrough
 2016 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Marisol Caballero
 2015 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2014 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2013 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2012 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2011 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Ed Brock
 2010 Sermon Index Janet Newman, Ed Brock,
 2009 Sermon Index Janet Newman
 2008 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Aaron White, Brian Ferguson
 2007 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2006 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2005 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2004 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Victoria Shepherd Rao
 The Jesus Seminar Davidson Loehr
 2003 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Hannah Wells
 2002 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Cathy Herrington
 2001 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr
 2000 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr

2022 Sermon Index

2022 Sermons

 

 

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
2022 Lessons and Carols  Lay Leaders
12-25-22
2022 Christmas Pageant  Rev Chris Jimmerson
12-18-22
 Music and the Season of Advent  Rev Jonalu Johnstone
12-11-22
 Everything is a Miracle  Rev Erin Walter
12-04-22
 Uncertainty Anchors  Rev Chris Jimmerson
11-27-22
 Reproductive Justice and our UU Faith  Rev Chris Jimmerson
11-20-22
 The only lasting truth  Rev Jonalu Johnstone
11-13-22
 In Death and Democracy, look for Beauty  Rev Erin Walter
11-06-22
 The masks we wear  Rev Chris Jimmerson
10-30-22
 Courage for In-Between Times  Rev Jonalu Johnstone
10-23-22
 What are we doing here?  Rev Chris Jimmerson, Rev Erin Walter, & Rev Jonalu Johnstone
10-16-22
 Return to Love  Rev Anthony Jenkins
10-09-22
 Celebration Sunday  Rev Erin Walter
10-02-22
 The Hole in the Soul of America  Rev John Buehrens
09-25-22
 Building Belonging  Rev Chris Jimmerson
09-18-22
 Is This the Light or the Tunnel?  Rev Erin Walter
09-11-22
 Ingathering: Water Communion  Rev Chris Jimmerson & Kelly Stokes
09-04-22
 Dance in the Desert, Bring a Tambourine  Rev Erin Walter
08-28-22
 Question Box Sermon 2022  Rev Chris Jimmerson
08-21-22
 On Trusting the Process  Rev John Buehrens
08-14-22
 A Welcoming Congregation  Rev Chris Jimmerson
08-07-22
 To What Ends  Rev Chris Jimmeron
07-31-22
 Remembering our Values  Rev Chris Jimmerson
07-24-22
 Finding the Sacred in the Secular  Rev Chris Jimmerson
07-17-22
 More than an Attitude  Rev Chris Jimmerson & Carolyn Gremminger
07-10-22
 Nonviolent Communication  Rev Lee Legault
07-03-22
 Will to Meaning  Rev Lee Legault
06-26-22
 Six Factors of Well Being  Rev Chris Jimmerson
06-19-22
 Celebrating Blessings  Rev Chris Jimmerson
06-12-22
 Emptiness and Creative Renewal  Rev Chris Jimmerson
06-05-22
 Flower Ceremony and Farewell  Rev Meg Barnhouse
05-29-22
 The Pumpkins Promise  Rev Meg Barnhouse
05-22-22
 Nurturing Beauty  Rev Chris Jimmerson
05-15-22
 The fire of anger  Rev Meg Barnhouse
05-08-22
 Curiosity and Respect  Rev Meg Barnhouse
05-01-22
 Being Present with one another  Rev Meg Barnhouse
04-24-22
 Coming to life again   Rev Meg Barnhouse
04-17-22
 Awakening  Rev Chris Jimmerson
04-10-22
 What is the Eighth Principle?  Rev Meg Barnhouse
04-03-22
 Grasshoppers in Indra’s Glittering Net  Rev Meg Barnhouse
03-27-22
 Water Ceremony 2022  Rev Meg Barnhouse
03-20-22
 Renewing Faith  Chris Jimmerson
03-13-22
 How to eat a car  Rev Meg Barnhouse
03-06-22
 Widening the Circle  Chris Jimmerson
02-27-22
 A Good Goodbye  Rev Meg Barnhouse
02-20-22
 What if you were really loved  Rev Meg Barnhouse
02-13-22
 Connected to All Creation  Rev Meg Barnhouse
02-06-22
 Spirited Identities  Rev Chris Jimmerson
01-30-22
 Prophetic Religion  Rev Chris Jimmerson
01-23-22
 Lessons from Pandemic Chaplaincy  Rev Lee Legault
01-16-22
 Living with Intention  Rev Chris Jimmerson
01-09-22
 2022 Burning Bowl Ritual  Rev Chris Jimmerson
01-02-22

 

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2021 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
 Opening to Joy  Rev Chris Jimmerson
12-26-21
 2021 Christmas Eve Service  Rev Meg Barnhouse
12-24-21
 2021 Christmas Pageant  Rev Meg Barnhouse
12-19-21
 The Perils of Perfectionism  Rev Meg Barnhouse
12-12-21
 Dealing with difficult people (and trying  not to be one)  Rev Meg Barnhouse
12-05-21
 Right Concentration  Rev Meg Barnhouse
11-28-21
 Holding History  Rev Chris Jimmerson
11-21-21
 Using Our Voices  Rev Meg Barnhouse
11-14-21
 Be Present in your Life  Rev Meg Barnhouse
11-07-21
 All Souls and All Saints  Rev Meg Barnhouse
10-31-21
 The Healing Power of Truth  Rev Meg Barnhouse
10-24-21
 Cultivating Relationship  Rev Chris Jimmerson
10-17-21
 Great Big Celebration Sunday  Rev Meg Barnhouse
10-10-21
 The Third Principle  Rev Meg Barnhouse
10-03-21
 So Much Wasted Effort  Rev Meg Barnhouse
09-26-21
 Resilience  Rev Meg Barnhouse & Rev Chris Jimmerson
09-19-21
 Down to the River to Pray  Rev Meg Barnhouse
09-12-21
 Right Livelihood  Rev Meg Barnhouse
09-05-21
 The Inherent Worth and Dignity of every Person  Rev Meg Barnhouse
08-29-21
 Possibilities Ever Emergent  Rev Chris Jimmerson
08-22-21
 One coming out story  Rev Meg Barnhouse
08-15-21
 Nature v Nurture Youth Service  First UU Youth Group
08-08-21
 Until Love Wins  Rev Jen Crow, UUA General Assembly
08-01-21
 When Trust is Hard  Sage Hirschfeld & Bear Qolezcua
07-25-21
 Sacred Vulnerability  Rev Chris Jimmerson
07-18-21
 Collective Liberation Rebroadcast  Rev Chris Jimmerson
07-11-21
 We’re Still Here; Our Journey Continues  Rev Chris Jimmerson
07-04-21
 In the stream of your life  Rev Meg Barnhouse
06-27-21
 Play – Fun – Humor – Love  Rev Chris Jimmerson
06-20-21
 What did you just say?  Rev Meg Barnhouse
06-13-21
 Just a Reminder  Rev Meg Barnhouse
06-06-21
 Flower Communion 2021  Rev Meg Barnhouse
05-30-21
 Why should I believe that?  Rev Meg Barnhouse
05-23-21
 The Power of Storytelling  Rev Chris Jimmerson
05-16-21
 Abandon Hope and Fear  Rev Meg Barnhouse
05-09-21
 Waiting to Exhale  Rev Bill Sinkford
05-02-21
 Blues Theology (Revisited)  Rev Meg Barnhouse
04-25-21
 Pathways ever unfolding  Rev Chris Jimmerson
04-18-21
 History – It’s complicated  Rev Meg Barnhouse
04-11-21
 When Harold Hatcher gave up, He grew  Rev Meg Barnhouse
04-04-21
 Side With Love  UUA
03-28-21
 Commitment Creates Connection  Rev Chris Jimmerson
03-21-21
 Third Lap in a Four Lap Race  Rev Meg Barnhouse
03-14-21
 The Power of Our Words  Rev Meg Barnhouse
03-07-21
 Need a Little Mercy Now  Rev Meg Barnhouse
02-28-21
 Muppet Theology Reboadcast  Rev Chris Jimmerson
02-21-21
 To Corinth with Love  Rev Meg Barnhouse
02-14-21
 Blessing the Animals 2021  Rev Meg Barnhouse
02-07-21
 A Feast of Love  Bear Qolezcua
01-31-21
 In praise of the dark  Rev Meg Barnhouse
01-24-21
 Spiritual Imagination  Rev Chris Jimmerson
01-17-21
 Wish you were here  Rev Meg Barnhouse
01-10-21
 2021 Burning Bowl  Rev Meg Barnhouse
01-03-21

 

Sermon Archives Index

Sermon Indexes
by Year
Principal Speaker
 2020 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson
 2019 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Lee Legault
 2018 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson
 2017 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Susan Yarbrough
 2016 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Marisol Caballero
 2015 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2014 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2013 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2012 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2011 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Ed Brock
 2010 Sermon Index Janet Newman, Ed Brock,
 2009 Sermon Index Janet Newman
 2008 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Aaron White, Brian Ferguson
 2007 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2006 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2005 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2004 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Victoria Shepherd Rao
 The Jesus Seminar Davidson Loehr
 2003 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Hannah Wells
 2002 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Cathy Herrington
 2001 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr
 2000 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr

2020 Sermon Index

2020 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
 Guidance  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-27-20
 2020 Christmas Pageant  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-20-20
 A Moving Stillness  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
12-13-20
 What’s so Funny ’bout Peace, Love, and Understanding  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-06-20
 Poetry as Meditation  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-29-20
 Healing does not equal Cure  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
11-22-20
 Falling in love with what is  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-15-20
 Science, Imagination, and Magic  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-08-20
 All Souls  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-01-20
 American Civil Religion  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-25-20
 Deep Listening  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
10-18-20
 Lessons from the Garden  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-11-20
 Have smaller fights  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-04-20
 Forgiveness  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-27-20
 Celebration Sunday  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-20-20
 Rest, Renew, Reimagine  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
09-13-20
 Be a stream and not a swamp  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-06-20
 Balancing Acts  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
08-30-20
 Chalice Circles: Deepening Connection  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-23-20
 Radicals v Respectables  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-16-20
 Using your Anger, Holding on to your Hope  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-09-20
 Question Box Sermon  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-02-20
 Creative Durability  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-26-20
 Stoic Spiritual Survival  Lee Legault
07-19-20
 Youth Service  Senior Youth Group
07-12-20
 Blessed. Be Blessed  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-05-20
 Big Gay Sunday  Kye Flannery
06-28-20
 Living Our Values  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
06-21-20
 The History of American Policing  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-14-20
 Useful Ignorance and Beginner’s Mind  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-07-20
 Flower Communion  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-31-20
 Navigating the Thresholds  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
05-24-20
 Living with Brain Trauma  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-17-20
 All will be well – Really?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-10-20
 Punk Theology  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-03-20
 Prayer when no one is listening  Bear Qolezcua
04-26-20
 Liberation through letting go  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
04-19-20
 A Trip to the Underworld  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-12-20
 Losing My Religion  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-05-20
 A vision for this time  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
03-29-20
 Social Distance, not Spiritual Distance  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-22-20
 The Grief Bible  Bear Qolezcua
03-15-20
 Awakening Our Wisdom  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
03-08-20
 Two Parables of the Beloved Community  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-01-20
 Graceful Resilience  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
02-23-20
 Sugar: What is enough?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-16-20
 Milk and Butter: Creativity within constraints  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-09-20
 How not to break a horse  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-02-20
 Salt  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-26-20
 Spiritegrity  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
01-19-20
 Heat & Transformation  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-12-20
 The Burning Bowl  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-05-20

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Sermon Indexes by Year
Principal Speaker
 2020 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson
 2019 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Lee Legault
 2018 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson
 2017 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Susan Yarbrough
 2016 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Chris Jimmerson, Marisol Caballero
 2015 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marison Caballero
 2014 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2013 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2012 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Marisol Caballero
 2011 Sermon Index Meg Barnhouse, Ed Brock
 2010 Sermon Index Janet Newman, Ed Brock,
 2009 Sermon Index Janet Newman
 2008 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Aaron White, Brian Ferguson
 2007 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2006 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2005 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Jack Harris Bonham
 2004 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Victoria Shepherd Rao
 The Jesus Seminar Davidson Loehr
 2003 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Hannah Wells
 2002 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr, Cathy Herringson
 2001 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr
 2000 Sermon Index Davidson Loehr

2019 Sermon Index

2019 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
On Practicalities of Spiritual Practice  Rev. Chris Jimmerson & Lee Legault
12-29-19
Lessons and Carols  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-24-19
When God was a baby  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-22-19
Perfect Miracles  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-15-19
Awe and then some  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
12-08-19
Lessons in Welcome from
Thanksgiving to a Blow in the Head
 Lee Legault
12-01-19
What happens in families  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-24-19
Paying Attention  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
11-17-19
How to comfort someone who is suffering  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-10-19
Jedidiah Morse and the Battle for Harvard  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-03-19
Room on the Broom  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-27-19
Sacred Belonging  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
10-20-19
Protected on the Journey  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-13-19
The Concord Genius Cluster  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-06-19
This Apple  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-29-19
Celebration Sunday  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-22-19
Faithful Expectation  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
09-15-19
How to Change Minds  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-08-19
Many Rivers to Cross  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-01-19
Ever Emergent  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
08-25-19
What does that pin on your backpack mean?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-18-19
Walking Toward the Deep End  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-11-19
In My Life  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-04-19
Prophecy, Power, and Potter  Lee Legault
07-28-19
Learning through Joy  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-21-19
Abundance is already ours  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-14-19
Pausing for Perseverance  Rev. Chris Jimmerson & Bear Qolezcua
07-07-19
Out from Silence: Writing your Life  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-30-19
Stranger in a strange land  Lee Legault
06-23-19
Being a blessing to the children  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-16-19
Beauty amongst the thorns  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
06-09-19
Homecoming and Dedication  Mr. Barb Greve
06-02-19
Beautiful ‘Flower Girls’  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-26-19
Playing ball on running water  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-19-19
Fiery and Fearless  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-12-19
Curiouser and Curiouser  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
05-05-19
Youth Service: Reflection  Senior Youth Group
04-28-19
How to grow a seed  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-21-19
The power of story  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-14-19
If I needed you  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-07-19
The Holiness of Wholeness  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
03-31-19
The Kindness Connection  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-24-19
Celtic Christianity  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-17-19
Journey of the Spirit  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
03-10-19
The Promise and the Practice  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-03-19
Trustful and Trustworthy  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
02-24-19
The Magic of Music  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-17-19
Blues Theology  Rev. Meg Barhouse
02-10-19
 Animal Blessing  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-03-19
Collective Liberation  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
01-27-19
The Holiness of Hands  Bear Qolezcua
01-20-19
Potential Ever Emergent  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
01-13-19
Burning Bowl Service  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
01-06-19

2018 Sermon Index

2018 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
Gathered here in the Mystery of this Hour Rev. Chris Jimmerson
12-30-18
Lessons and Carols Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-24-18
Spray it Gold and post it on Instagram Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-16-18
Glowing Embers Rev. Chris Jimmerson
12-09-18
Live from Pflugerville Rev Meg Barnhouse
12-02-18
We Remember Rev. Chris Jimmerson
11-25-18
Come, ye thankful people, come Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-18-18
Fall down7, Get up 8 Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-11-18
A Little Mercy Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-04-18
Those who have gone before us Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-28-18
Safe Space/Brave Space Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-21-18
Love’s Sanctuary Rev. Chris Jimmerson
10-14-18
Love is the Spirit of this church, and Service is its law Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-07-18
What I Learned from Being a Writer Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-30-18
UU101, UU201, UU301 Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-23-18
Faith Out Loud Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-16-18
Wade in the Water Rev.Meg Barnhouse
09-09-18
First UU Alive Rev. Chris Jimmerson and Jules Jaramillo
09-02-18
Muppet Theology Rev. Chris Jimmerson
08-26-18
Loving, Laughing, Living Rev. Chris Jimmerson
08-19-18
Truth Telling Kye Flannery
08-12-18
Making Our Alphabet Soup Rev. Chris Jimmerson
08-05-18
You are magic Rev. Meg Barnhouse
07-29-18
Let’s talk about depression Rev. Meg Barnhouse
07-22-18
Our UU Heritage; Our Larger Faith Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-15-18
The Genderbread Person Rev. Meg Barnhouse
07-08-18
A feeling for the holy Rev. Meg Barnhouse
07-01-18
 Finding Your Signature Move Rev. Erin Walter
06-24-18
 Unitarians and Abolition  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-17-18
 Question Box Sermon  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-10-18
 Does it hurt to Bloom?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-03-18
 Bravely Ourselves  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
05-27-18
 Youth Service: Exploring Dreams   Senior Youth Group
05-20-18
 Things I Learned From My Mother  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-13-18
 Bringing Imperfect Gifts  Kye Flannery
05-06-18
 And now for something completely different  Austin Playback Theatre
04-29-18
 Seeds  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-22-18
 Justice, Not Justifications  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
04-15-18
 Broken Things  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-08-18
 A “Foolish” Easter  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-01-18
 Finding our balance  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-25-18
 Spiritual Always  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
03-18-18
 Hacking Transcendence  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
03-11-18
 Faith for UUs  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-04-18
 Be the Spark  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-25-18
 Powerful Moments  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
02-18-18
 Why do bad things happen?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-11-18
 Love, like a carefully loaded ship…  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-04-18
 Animal Blessing Service  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-28-18
 The Power in the #MeToo Movement  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-21-18
 Legacies  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
01-14-18
 How to invite changes in your life  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-07-18

2017 Sermon Index

2017 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
 Burning Bowl  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
12-31-17
 Christmas Pageant  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-24-17
 Jesus’ Grandmothers Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-17-17
 Grace  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-10-17
 My Actions are My Only True Belongings  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-03-17
 Modern Families  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
11-26-17
 Elijah  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-19-17
 Checking out, Falling back, Overwhelmed  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-12-17
 All are called  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
11-05-17
 Those who have gone before  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-29-17
 Doing Justice  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-22-17
 Groundbreaking  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-15-17
 Transformation through service  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-08-17
 Leap of Faith  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
10-01-17
 The Birthday of the World  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-24-17
 Gathering in Community  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-17-17
 Water Ceremony  Laine Young
09-10-17
 Stepping into the dream together  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
09-03-17
 A story in three acts  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
08-27-17
 Big Gay Sunday  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
08-20-17
 From Eve to Us  Erin Walter
08-13-17
 Many Gifts, Many Ways  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
08-06-17
 Making Magic Happen  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-30-17
 Pura Vida!  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-23-17
 Seeing God in a Wild Old Dog  Andy Gerhart
07-16-17
 I get by with a little help from my friends  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-09-17
 Sacred Mystery  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-02-17
 Grace, Covenant, and Beloved Community  Andrew Young
06-25-17
 The Power of Storytelling  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
06-18-17
 Who loved you forward?  Rev. Nell Newton
06-11-17
 Dude, You’re stressing me out  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
06-04-17
 The Richness of Diversity  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
05-28-17
 The Power of Presence  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
05-21-17
To nourish souls  Susan Yarbrough
05-14-17
 Growth  High School Youth Group
05-07-17
 Spring has sprung  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
04-30-17
 The Lorax  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
04-23-17
 Truth, Crushed to Earth, Shall Rise Again  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-16-17
 Thinking like a mountain  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
04-09-17
 You have to be carefully taught  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-02-17
 Adventures in Hymnody  Kiya Heartwood
03-26-17
 Five smooth stones  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
03-19-17
 Joy like a fountain  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
03-12-17
 Get it to the size of an Oreo  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-05-17
 Dealing with difficult people  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-26-17
 To run and not be weary  Susan Yarbrough
02-19-17
 Right Effort  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-12-17
 Beauty walk  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
02-05-17
 Animal Blessing Service  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-29-17
 Watch your language  Susan Yarbrough
01-22-17
 Trust, The Decor Committee & Citizens United  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-15-17
 Right Livelihood  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-08-17
 Burning Bowl  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
01-01-17

 

2016 Sermon Index

2016 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
 Christmas Day Service  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-25-16
 Christmas Pageant  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-18-16
 Star of Truth  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-11-16
 A clear mind and an open heart  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-04-16
 The fruits of the spirit, the gifts of age  Susan Yarbrough
11-27-16
 Great Fullness  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
11-20-16
 Acceptance and encouragement  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-13-16
 Right speech  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-06-16
 Honoring the ancestors  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-30-16
 Right intention and the 10-10-10 rule  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-23-16
 I got the music in me  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
10-16-16
 The final form of love, which is forgiveness  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-09-16
 We begin again  Susan Yarbrough
10-02-16
 Mom, He started it  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-25-16
 Abandon Hope and Fear  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-18-16
 Ritual and Remembrance  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
09-11-16
 Water communion service  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-04-16
 The deep end of the heart  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-28-16
 Big Gay Sunday  Rev. Marisol Caballero
08-21-16
 What holds us together?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-14-16
 What I learned on my summer vacation  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-07-16
 Principled Magic  Rev. Marisol Caballero
07-31-16
 Paving the road to Hell?  Andy Gerhart
07-24-16
 Sacred promises  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-17-16
 Making sense of the senseless  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-10-16
 Who’s calling, please?  Susan Yarbrough
07-03-16
 It ain’t broke… but we can still fix it  Rev. Nell Newton
06-26-16
 Tender Mercies  Rev. Marisol Caballero
06-19-16
 Revolutionary Love  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
06-12-16
 Talking to the trees  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-05-16
 Flower Communion  Rev. Marisol Caballero
05-29-16
 What’s the difference: Venting vs Lamentation  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-22-16
 Finding the divinity in the Mundane  First UU Youth Group
05-15-16
 Make New Mistakes  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-08-16
 Prayer beads for UUs  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-01-16
 Will the real me please stand up?  Rev. Marisol Caballero
04-24-16
 What’s the difference: Trinitarian and Unitarian?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-17-16
 Transformation  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
04-11-16
 Punk Theology  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-03-16
 Pretty Yellow Flower Day  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-27-16
 The man comes around  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-20-16
 The fire of commitment  Susan Yarbrough
03-13-16
 Bee Yard Etiquette  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-06-16
 Courage  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
02-28-16
 What’s the difference: Protestants and Catholics?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-21-16
 So many songs about love  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-14-16
 Respecting the Fire  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-07-16
 Animal Blessing Service  Rev. Marisol Caballero
01-31-16
 Forgiveness  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-24-16
 Compassion  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
01-17-16
 What the difference between Sunni & Shiite Islam?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-10-16
 Burning Bowl  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-03-16

 

2015 Sermon Index

2015 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
 Community  Rev. Chris Jimmerson & Rev. Nell Newton
12-27-15
 The Christians and the Pagans  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-20-15
 Christmas Pageant  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-13-15
 An upside-down world: A Hymn of reversal  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-06-15
 Saying Grace, Being Gratitude  Susan Yarbrough
11-29-15
 Family Life as a Spiritual Path  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-22-15
 R-E-S-P-E-C-T  Rev. Marisol Caballero
11-15-15
 The ugly duckling  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-08-15
 At the threshold  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-01-15
 Transcendence  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
10-25-15
 Dialogue with Conservatives  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-18-15
 Listening to Drag  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-11-15
 Oh, Delilah  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-04-15
 Good Grief  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-27-15
 21st Century Atonement  Rev. Marisol Caballero
09-20-15
 All beginnings are difficult  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-13-15
 Annual Water Ceremony  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-06-15
 Choose to enjoy your life  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-30-15
 The first one to try  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-23-15
 Which God don’t you believe in?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-16-15
 Black Lives Matter  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
08-15-15
 Give me your tired, your poor, your harmed  Susan Yarbrough
08-09-15
 Spiritual Ambivalence  Rev. Nell Newton
08-02-15
 Being Safe  Rev. Marisol Caballero
07-26-15
 Sanctuary  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-19-15
 There is no Present like the Time  Rev. Marisol Caballero
07-12-15
 Independence and Interdependence  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
07-05-15
 On the dancefloor  Carolina Trevino
06-28-15
 Father Earth, Mother Sky  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-21-15
 Juneteenth  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-14-15
 The boy who drew cats  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-07-15
 Whistling with a shoe full of slush  Rev. Marisol Caballero
05-31-15
 Goldilocks and Elijah  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-24-15
 Youth Service – Expressions of the Soul  Ana Runnels, Mary Emma Gary, Kate Windsor
05-17-15
 Inhospitality to Strangers  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
05-10-15
 Choosing to Bless the World  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-03-15
 The Impossible Task  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-26-15
 Concepts of the Devine  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
04-25-15
 Building the world we dream about  Rev. Marisol Caballero, Ann Edwards, Rob Feeney, Barbara Abbate
04-19-15
 How many plagues will it take?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-12-15
 The Cellist of Sarajevo  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-05-15
 Palm Sunday  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-29-15
 Our UUnique Gifts  Rev. Jonalu Johnstone
03-22-15
 Sacred Vulnerability  Rev. Chris Jimmerson
03-15-15
 Question Box Sermon  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-08-15
The Red Shoes Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-01-15
Expect the unexpected Rev. Kristian Schmidt
02-22-15
The Book of Love Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-15-15
Want what you have Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-08-15
Blessing and being blessed: Animal Blessing Service Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-01-15
Doing Empathy Rev. Marisol Caballero
01-25-15
Selma and UU Chris Jimmerson
01-18-15
The power of Yet Rev. Marisol Caballero
01-11-15
Burning Bowl Service Chris Jimmerson
01-04-15

2014 Sermon Index

2014 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
 Ch-ch-ch-Changes  Chris Jimmerson
12-28-14
 Christmas History  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-21-14
 Christmas Pageant  Rev. Marisol Caballero
12-14-14
 Dirty Water  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
12-07-14
 Building a new way  Chris Jimmerson
11-30-14
 Gratitude  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-23-14
 The Problem of Evil  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-16-14
 Keep the home fires burning  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-09-14
 The Ancestors’ Ways  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
11-02-14
 Circle Round – Women’s Spirituality Tradition  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-26-14
 Trust and Welcome  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-19-14
 Now THIS is church  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-12-14
 Forgiveness and Repentance  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
10-05-14
 Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-28-14
 Give them Hope, not Hell  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-21-14
 Big Gay Sunday  Rev. Marisol Caballero
09-14-14
 Water Communion Service  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
09-07-14
 Playing ball on running water  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-31-14
 Sacred Spaces  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
08-24-14
 Facing our fears: A spiritual practice  Erin Walter
08-17-14
 When the method is the message  Chris Jimmerson
08-10-14
 The Choice is Yours, Choose Wisely  Rev. Marisol Caballero
08-03-14
 Hipster misogyny and Gaga feminism Rev Marisol Caballero
07-27-14
 My faith is in science, but I try to keep an open mind  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
07-20-14
 The death penalty, reluctant soldiers & Edward O. Wilson  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
07-13-14
 Say it loud – I’m UU and I’m proud  Eric Hepburn
07-06-14
 Spiritual Growth  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-29-14
 What does it all mean?  Rev. Marisol Caballero
06-22-14
 Honor Your Father  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-15-14
 The Cherokee Removal  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-08-14
 Rilke’s Swan  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
06-01-14
 The lessons of flowers  Rev. Marisol Caballero
05-25-14
 Bridging Ceremony  First UU Youth Group
05-18-14
 A Juicy slice of UU history – Michael Servetus  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-11-14
 May the force be with you  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
05-04-14
 The banality of indifference  Rev. Marisol Caballero
04-27-14
 Jesus’ Grandmothers  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-20-14
 Depression  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-13-14
 God wants you to be rich!  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
04-06-14
 A World of Pure Imagination  Rev. Marisol Caballero
03-30-14
 Balance/Equinox  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-23-14
 Celtic Christianity/Redemption  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-16-14
 The Second Commandment  Rev. Meg Barhnouse
03-09-14
 Heard it through the grapevine  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
03-02-14
 Toward becoming  Rev. Marisol Caballero
02-23-14
 Failure is impossible  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-16-14
 What we are worshiping, we are becoming  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-09-14
 Animal Blessing Service  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
02-02-14
 Resolution Disillusion  Rev. Marisol Caballero
01-26-14
 The Magic of Music  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-19-14
 Architecture and spirit  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-12-14
 Burning Bowl  Rev. Meg Barnhouse
01-05-14

2013 Sermon Index

2013 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
 Surplus anxieties  Rev. Marisol Caballero 12-29-13
 A Sudden Flame, an Extraordinary Journey  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-22-13
 Christmas Pageant  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-15-13
 A UU Faith Story: John Murray  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-08-13
 How did we get the bible?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-01-13
Guest at Your Table Kickoff  Rev. Marisol Caballero 11-24-13
 A Juicy Slice of UU History: The Iowa Sisterhood  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 11-17-13
 Dismantling Racism  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 11-10-13
 Creating Community  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 11-03-13
 Mystery, Spookiness, Magic and Wonder  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 10-27-13
Walking between the raindrops Rev. Meg Barnhouse 10-20-13
I’m a believer  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 10-13-13
Join what move  Rev. Marisol Caballero 10-06-13
Bedrock Values at the heart of humanism  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-29-13
 Not so good at mindfullness  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-22-13
 What if you can’t keep your promise  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-15-13
 Water Communion  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-08-13
 The serious business of play  Rev. Marisol Caballero 09-01-13
 Margaret Sanger  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 08-25-13
 Life of Pi  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 08-18-13
 The Oversoul  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 08-11-13
 Defense against the dark arts  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 08-04-13
 UU Minister – Some dis-assembly required  Nell Newton 07-28-13
 That little four-letter word called Hope Chris Jimmerson 07-21-13
 What is prayer? Rev. Marisol Caballero 07-14-13
 Who or what is God?  Rev. Nathan Ryan 07-07-13
 Like Slow-Growing Trees in a Ruined Place  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 06-30-13
 Joseph Priestley: The most hated man in Britain  Luther Elmore 06-23-13
 Amazing Grace  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 06-16-13
 The Rose  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 06-09-13
 Tales of the tribe  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 06-02-13
 Flower Communion  Rev. Marisol Caballero 05-26-13
 Youth Service  Audrey Lewis, Max Wethington and our youth 05-19-13
 Mother of all services  Rev. Marisol Caballero 05-12-13
 The right thing to do  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 05-05-13
 Fiery and Fearless: Olympia Brown  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 04-28-13
 The Gaia Psalms  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 04-21-13
 Lies, gossip and fighting words  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 04-14-13
 Will you harbor me?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 04-07-13
 Only life and death  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 03-31-13
 Afri-kin  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 03-24-13
 Good question  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 03-17-13
 We’ve come this far by faith Marisol Caballero 03-10-13
As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 03-03-13
Large is beautiful, too  Rev. Stefan Jonasson 02-24-13
Recovery from Fundamentalism Rev. Meg Barnhouse 02-17-13
A Juicy Slice of UU History: Theodore Parker  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 02-10-13
God the huntress  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 02-03-13
Abandon Hope and Fear Rev. Meg Barnhouse 01-27-13
This new thing called Universalism Marisol Caballero 01-20-13
 The delicate art of forgiveness Rev. Meg Barnhouse 01-13-13
 Burning Bowl Service  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 01-06-13

2012 Sermon Index

2012 Sermons

Sermon Topic
Author
Date
 Is there a place for God in Unitarian Universalism?  Andrew Young 12-30-12
 Blue Christmas Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-23-12
Christmas Pageant Rev. Meg Barnhouse and Marisol Caballero 12-16-12
Rekindled  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-09-12
Sweet Honey from old failures Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-02-12
The lovers, the dreamers, and me Marisol Caballero 11-25-12
Thank you, I’m going downhill  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 11-18-12
Equilibrium with Elegance: Jazz and UU Theology  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 11-11-12
 Our Religious Imagination  Rev. Brian Ferguson 11-04-12
Day of the Dead (El Dia de Los Muertos)  Marisol Caballero 10-28-12
Kicking the Statue of Shiva  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 10-21-12
A Safe Place  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 10-14-12
Land of Hope and Dreams Rev. Meg Barnhouse 10-07-12
Coming Home  Marisol Caballero 09-30-12
American Civil Religion  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-23-12
A Relationship of Promises  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-16-12
 Setting Sail Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-09-12
Water Ceremony and Ingathering  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-02-12
Becoming an Ally  Marisol Caballero 08-26-12
The least of things  Chris Jimmerson 08-19-12
Inside the Words on the Wall  Nell Newton 08-12-12
The magic of I am (you fill in the blank). Dwayne Windham 08-05-12
Bringing Home Justice from General Assembly  Gillian Redfearn, Mike LeBurkien, Judy Sadegh, Carolyn Gremminger & Peggy Morton 07-29-12
It looks like the world is going to hell. So let’s change it – and ourselves – religiously. Amanda Yaira Robinson 07-22-12
The Elderly, the Beautiful, and Children of God  Rev. Kathleen Ellis 07-15-12
 The courage to trust  Jim Checkley 07-08-12
What is Patriotism?  Rev. Mark Skrabacz 07-01-12
The Narrow Gate: Passageways to the Ordinarily Sacred  Tom Spencer 06-24-12
Bee Yard Etiquette  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 06-17-12
The Real Ten Commandments  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 06-10-12
Gold in the Shadow Rev. Meg Barnhouse 06-03-12
Flower Communion Service Rev. George “Kim” Beach 05-27-12
Individualism vs the social contract Audrey Lewis, Max Wethington, Jara Stiller, Andrew Young, Kate Windsor 05-20-12
 What I learned from my mother Rev. Meg Barnhouse 05-13-12
Does our name mean anything to us?  Rev. Brian Ferguson 05-06-12
Humility: Struggle with the Two Selves  Eric Hepburn 04-29-12
Gaia Psalms  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 04-22-12
Grasshoppers in the Glittering Net  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 04-15-12
Quartet for the end of time  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 04-08-12
How many UUs does it take to change a lightbulb?  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 04-01-12
Unitarian Universalist Utopias Luther Elmore 03-25-12
What is enough? Rev. Meg Barnhouse 03-18-12
Firsts First Dick Pierce 03-11-12
When to take the leap  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 03-04-12
A Prophetic Liberal Religion  Chris Jimmerson 02-26-12
She stirs up the world Rev. Meg Barnhouse 02-19-12
The man who ate a car  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 02-12-12
Everybody’s got a Hungry Heart  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 02-05-12
Afri-Kin Rev. Meg Barnhouse 01-29-12
Mary, Mary, Quite Revolutionary  Marisol Caballero 01-22-12
Installation Service of Rev. Meg Barnhouse  Rev. Peter Morales 01-15-12
A Stone of Hope  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 01-15-12
The Democratic Process Rev. Meg Barnhouse 01-08-12
Burning Bowl Rev. Meg Barnhouse 01-01-12

2011 Sermon Index

2011 Index 

Sermon Topic Author Date
Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-24-11
How to disagree passionately and peacefully Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-18-11
Wisdom Tree  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-11-11
A Juicy Slice of Unitarian History  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 12-04-11
A simple running stitch  Nell Newton 11-27-11
The devil and Martha Stewart Rev. Meg Barnhouse 11-20-11
Digging a good, deep well Rev. Meg Barnhouse 11-13-11
There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. Rev. Meg Barnhouse 11-06-11
Honoring the Ancestors  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 10-30-11
Growing out – Maturing as an Expanding Embrace Rev. Mark Skrabacz 10-23-11
Be a stream, not a swamp  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 10-16-11
We are gay and straight together Rev. Meg Barnhouse 10-09-11
Repentance, Forgiveness, Reconciliation Rev. Meg Barnhouse 10-02-11
Flying fish make me smile  Barbara Stoddard 09-25-11
All the gossip from Concord  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-18-11
Where are the strong? Who are the trusted? Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-11-11
Water Communion Rev. Meg Barnhouse 09-04-11
A Spiritual Stretch  Rev. Meg Barnhouse 08-28-11
Keeping an Eye on the Demolition Twins Rev. Meg Barnhouse 08-21-11
Henry David Thoreau and the Simple Life Luther Elmore 08-14-11
Sometimes you just need a good exorcism Marisol Caballero 08-07-11
So let it be written  Eric Hepburn 07-31-11
Love and Fear Gary Bennett 07-24-11
Are First UU’s Inside Traders Michael LeBurkien 07-17-11
The Virtues of Leadership  Rev. Mark Skrabacz 07-10-11
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of What? Brian Ferguson 07-03-11
The importance of ritual Stephanie Canada Gills & Sandra Ries 06-26-11
Beginnings and Endings Nell Newton, Chris Jimmerson, Eric Hepburn, Brendan Sterne, Susan Thomson, Rev. Ed Brock 06-19-11
The greatest final remarks at closure of interim ministry ever spoken Rev. Ed Brock 06-12-11
The greatest farewell speech in history Rev. Ed Brock 06-05-11
Intergenerational service and flower communion Rev. Lena Breen & Rev. Ed Brock 05-29-11
Liberty, Healing, Good News Rev. Meg Barnhouse 05-22-11
Where I come from is like this Rev. Meg Barnhouse 05-15-11
The value of persons Rev. Ed Brock 05-08-11
Is there a UU faith? Rev. Ed Brock 05-01-11
The symbol of resurrection Rev. Ed Brock 04-24-11
Our Journey with Food part 2 Rev. Ed Brock 04-17-11
Running on Empty Rev. Kathleen Ellis 04-10-11
Is UU Evangelism Worthy? Rev. Ed Brock 04-03-11
The Moral Dimension of the Immigration Issue Rev. Ed Brock 03-27-11
Our Journey with Food Rev. Ed Brock 03-20-11
When we pray Nell Newton 03-13-11
The State Budget Crisis and Education: A Moral Perspective Rev. Ed Brock, Donna Howard, Bee Morehead 03-06-11
Change and Paradox Rev. Ed Brock 02-27-11
Experience of the Holy Chris Jimmerson 02-20-11
Standing on the side of Love Gen. Virgil A Richard (ret), Paul Scott 02-13-11
Radical Hospitality Rev. Ed Brock 02-06-11
The Art of Discernment Rev. Ed Brock 01-30-11
Beyond Categorical Thinking Rev. Keith Kron 01-23-11
The Art of Renewal Rev. Ed Brock 01-16-11
The Art of Letting Go Rev. Ed Brock 01-09-11
Apologies for 2011 – Viva la Resolution Rabbi Michael LeBurkien 01-02-11

 

2010 Sermon Index

Sermon Topic Author Date
The Work of Christmas Begins Rev. Lena Breen 12-26-10
Gifts of Earth Centered Spirituality Rev. Ed Brock 12-19-10
The Gifts of Christianity Rev, Ed Brock 12-12-10
The Gifts of Judaism Rev. Ed Brock 12-05-10
A Unitarian Universalist View of Prayer Nell Newton 11-28-10
What Thanksgiving Means to Me Rev. Ed Brock 11-21-10
Eight Characteristics of Vibrant and Flourishing Congregations Rev. Ed Brock 11-14-10
Playing above what you know Rev. Lena Breen 11-07-10
Unmasking Courage Chris Jimmerson 10-31-10
Islamophobia and Unitarian Universalism Rev. Ed Brock 10-24-10
Justice, Equity and Compassion in Relationships Rev. Ed Brock 10-17-10
The Joy of Giving Nell Newton 10-10-10
The Worth and Dignity of all persons Rev. Ed Brock 10-03-10
The Opportunity of this moment Rev. Ed Brock 09-26-10
The transformative Power of Gratitude Rev. Ed Brock 09-19-10
The Transformative Power of Loving Kindness Rev. Ed Brock 09-12-10
Experiences that have shaped my ministry Rev. Ed Brock 09-05-10
Salvation – A UU View Rev. Mark Skrabacz 08-29-10
Abner Kneeland and Freedom of Religion Luther Elmore 08-22-10
Forgiveness is for Giving Rev. Mark Skrabacz 08-15-10
Born to Run Eric Hepburn 08-08-10
Surrender as Spiritual Practice Ron Phares 08-01-10
What Fundamentalists Know Gary Bennett 07-25-10
Mission Possible Nell Newton, Eric Stimmel, Chris Jimmerson 07-18-10
Tiger Woods and the Beer Cart Girl Timothy Tutt 07-11-10
A Government by the people Rev. Mark Skrabacz 07-04-10
Between the Head and the Hands FUU Young Adult Group 06-27-10
The fire and the rose are one Rev. Janet Newman 06-20-10
Courage, Commitment, and Claiming Adulthood Rev. Janet Newman and Graduating Seniors 06-13-10
Cloudburst Rev. Janet Newman 06-06-10
Music as meaning in our lives Rev. Janet Newman 05-30-10
A Sacred Connection Christian Schmidt 05-23-10
Measurement of Worth FUCCA Youth 05-16-10
In Honor of Mothers and Others Rev. Janet Newman 05-09-10
The purpose of freedom Kristin Grassel 05-02-10
I do! I do! The joys of volunteering Rev. Janet Newman 04-25-10
Environmentalism and the Culture of Caring Rev. Mark Skrabacz 04-18-10
Liberal Religious Education: Then and Now Lara Douglass 04-11-10
So much in bud Rev. Janet Newman 04-04-10
Excellence in Ministry Rev. Don Southworth 03-28-10
Reverence and Reverends Rev. Janet Newman 03-21-10
Freedom with responsibility Rev. Kathleen Ellis 03-14-10
Spiritual Homelessness Rev. Janet Newman 03-07-10
House rules for our UU game Corinna and Dale Whiteaker-Lewis 02-28-10
The handwritting on the wall revisited Rev. Janet Newman 02-21-10
The faces and phases of love Rev. Janet Newman 02-14-10
The Humanity of Heroism Rev. Janet Newman 02-07-10
I have a dream Rev. Janet Newman 01-31-10
The Covenants We Keep Rev. Stefan M. Jonasson 01-24-10
The Handwritting on the Wall Transition Team 01-17-10
Forgiveness in an unforgiving world Rev. Janet Newman 01-10-10
For the time being Rev. Janet Newman 01-03-10