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| Title | Presenter | Church | Date presented |
| Meditation as Healing Practice | Marie E. Connor | The Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland | 06/25/2006 |
| Spirituality, Health and Healing | Jurgen Schwing | Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley | 06/25/2006 |
| The Unitarian Jihad, or Why I Can't Go Out on Sundays | Shea Mullaney | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 06/25/2006 |
| Shaping Unitarian Universalist History: The Ministry of Frederick May Eliot This service helps us to remember the ministry of Dr. Frederick May Eliot, minister of Unity Church from 1917-37 and president of the American Unitarian Association just prior to the merger with the Universalists in 1961. As we make space in our busy lives for what Eliot called a sacred reality, we recall one who illuminated our heritage of faith. Briana Melom will be joined by Worship Associate Sharon Hogenson. |
Briana Melom | Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul, MN | 06/25/2006 |
| More Noise Please | Don Shennum | Second Unitarian Church of Omaha | 06/25/2006 |
| Bangladesh: Discover a New You Jessica Bellama tell her adventurous story on how her beliefs as a Unitarian Universalist were reinforced by her Peace Corp service. "...my two years in Bangladesh were my own personal, free and responsible search for truth and meaning." |
Jessica Bellama | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA | 06/25/2006 |
| Evil Thrives When Goodness is Silent Earlier this year a group of neo-Nazis came to Olympia and announced their intentions to return this summer to engage in recruiting efforts. While such groups pose explicit threats to religious, ethnic and sexual minorities, they pose an implicit threat to the entire community's well-being. One lesson to be learned from the development of Nazism in Germany is that evil thrives when goodness turns aside. |
Rev. Arthur Vaeni | Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Olympia, WA | 06/18/2006 |
| Why Atheists Go to Church Explains the human necessity for faith and loving community regardless of one's theology. |
Rev. Matt Tittle | Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church, Houston, TX | 06/18/2006 |
| Forgiveness and the Sins of Our Fathers | Rev. Christopher Craethnenn | Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley | 06/18/2006 |
| Letting the Fields Lie Fallow | Rev. Dr. Joshua Snyder | Second Unitarian Church of Omaha | 06/18/2006 |
| Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela is the father of modern day South Africa at the cost of 28 years in prison. He is also the father of six children, 21 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. What can we glean on Father's Day from this man of vast courage and unbounded moral integrity? |
Rev. Chuck Freeman | Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Cedar Park (Austin), TX | 06/18/2006 |
| What Fathers Teach Their Kids When They Aren't "Teaching" Them A touching, moving and inspirational sermon on the impact that fathers have on their children weather they realize it or not. |
Bob Kaminski | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA | 06/18/2006 |
| Chaos - Teens in the First Decade of the 21st Century | UUS Youth Group | Unitarian Universalists of Sterling, VA | 06/18/2006 |
| I Am Enough In our society, and even in some of our families, it is easy to get the message that we don't measure up to some unattainable standard of perfection. But our first Unitarian Universalist Principle encourages us to recognize and honor "the inherent worth and dignity of every person." Turning this principle on its head, we may see that each of us deserves the same respect that we are asked to show to others and that we are worthy of that same dignity, even if we are not perfect. |
The Rev. Dr. Betty Stapleford | Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Thousand Oaks, California | 06/11/2006 |
| Flower Communion Recorded at the annual outdoor flower communion service and all church picnic. |
Rev. Dan Brosier | Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin, IL | 06/11/2006 |
| We've Got Good News | Rev. Galen Guengerich | All Souls Unitarian Church (New York City) | 06/11/2006 |
| When Hope Is Hard to Find Finding hope in the face of life's most difficult crises. |
Rev. Matt Tittle | Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church, Houston, TX | 06/11/2006 |
| A Whole Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts The whole existence is based on combinations which yield a whole greater than the sum of the parts - but is that true of your life? |
Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker | Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Park Forest, Illinois | 06/11/2006 |
| Mystical Islam | Rev. Dr. Joshua Snyder | Second Unitarian Church of Omaha | 06/11/2006 |
| Sacred Spaces Mary Katherine Morn takes us on a thought provoking and inner visual journey into exploring our own "Sacred Spaces" and their significance and power in our lives. "It is clear to me that there is power greater than myself in places like that... and when I am there I am enlarged. I draw on that power and become more. This is one of the reasons why "Sacred Spaces" are so important in our lives. They can help us become more. |
Mary Katherine Morn | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA | 06/11/2006 |
| Old Turtle and the Broken Truth | James Stafford and Children's RE | Unitarian Universalists of Sterling, VA | 06/11/2006 |
| Among Friends: Quakers & Unitarian Universalists | Rev. Chris Buice | Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville | 06/11/2006 |
| Judge Not, That You Not Be Judged This ancient wisdom is offered by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount and is reflected in other spiritual traditions as well. What does it mean? Does not life require us to make judgments? Does the sincere religious life handcuff us from doing so? What is the distinction between judgment and judgmentalism? |
Rev. Chuck Freeman | Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Cedar Park (Austin), TX | 06/11/2006 |
| The Wabi-Sabi Life | Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 06/11/2006 |
| Holy Now | Rev. Rod Debs | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast | 06/04/2006 |
| Courage | Rev. William Clark | First Parish Lexington Unitarian Universalist | 06/04/2006 |
| The Origins of Christianity Christianity, as it came to be portrayed by the early (and later) Church didn't emerge directly from the teachings of Jesus and his disciples. Instead, it took form over three to four centuries as different understandings of Jesus and his teachings competed for supremacy. One of the most significant contests occurred between conflicting assumptions of Jesus's divine or mortal essence. |
Rev. Arthur Vaeni | Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Olympia, WA | 06/04/2006 |
| God, Universe, say Yes to Us | Rev. Liz Lerner | The Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland | 06/04/2006 |
| Who Needs This Place Anyway? Modernism claimed that it would eliminate the need for religion. What happened? |
Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker | Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Park Forest, Illinois | 06/04/2006 |
| Flower Communion Intergenerational Service | Rev. Dr. Joshua Snyder and Dir. Religious Education Jenny Faber | Second Unitarian Church of Omaha | 06/04/2006 |
| Question Box Sermon | Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman | Central Unitarian Church, Paramus, NJ | 06/04/2006 |
| Is This Your Church? Rev. Sinkford explores and questions what your religion is to you. "Is this your religion?....Is yours a religion which must have the freedom to question at its very center... Is yours a religion where you can bring all of your questions into this sanctuary ... Is yours a religion where you have to check your intellect at the door to come in?" |
Rev. William Sinkford | Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, VA | 06/04/2006 |
| The Da Vinci Code and All That | Rev. Matthew McNaught | Unitarian Universalists of Sterling, VA | 06/04/2006 |
| "The Second 'U'" | Rev. Chris Buice | Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville | 06/04/2006 |
| The Rainbow Connection Kermit the Frog can bring a tear to my eye when he sings the opening song from The Muppet Movie: "Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what's on the other side?" You may see lots of rainbows this week as we celebrate Gay Pride Week. Feel free to wear bright rainbow colors or multi-colored outfits. "Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers, and me." |
Rev. Kathleen Ellis | Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Cedar Park (Austin), TX | 06/04/2006 |
| Courage | Rev. William Clark | First Parish Lexington Unitarian Universalist | 06/04/2006 |
| The Activist and the Recluse | Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie | Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA | 06/04/2006 |
| The Difference Principle | Rev. Galen Guengerich | All Souls Unitarian Church (New York City) | 06/04/2006 |
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