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First U Think

156 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

First U Think is a podcast designed for you, just as you are. We're bringing you weekly talks about the topics that matter. Living with values. Caring about the world and the people in it. Making a difference. Learning about prophetic people and their work. Want to change the world? First you think. First U Think is brought to you by the First Unitarian Church of Des Moines IA.

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Episodes

How We Feel

March 28, 2024 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MB

with Rev. Meredith Garmon Where do emotions come from? Understanding our emotions is a key part of self-understanding and hence of wisdom. Support the show

The Ontological, the Semantic, and the Tribal

March 21, 2024 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

with Rev. Meredith Garmon Sometimes we have differing perspectives on what exists in reality. Sometimes, instead, our difference is in what words mean. And sometimes the disagreement isn't about either of those. Support the show

Who Are We Now?

March 19, 2024 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

 with Rev. Meredith Garmon  As Unitarian Universalism grows and changes (in the midst of a wider culture also growing and changing), every generation or so we need to re-articulate our covenant to express who we are now as well as to put into the terms most salient to the current time, who we always have been.  Support the show

Choose Abundance

March 07, 2024 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MB

with Rev. Meredith Garmon It's easy to look at our lives and focus on scarcity, on what is in short supply. And this can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. We always have the option to choose abundance. Support the show

"Believing, Really Believing, and Talking to Your Car"

February 29, 2024 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

Why do we believe things (or act like we do) that we don't really believe? And do we always know the difference? with Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show

Blessing

February 22, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MB

 From saying "bless you" when someone sneezes to blessing a meal before we eat it, there's something important we're doing when we bless.  with Rev. Meredith Garmon  Support the show

Merit

February 20, 2024 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

 Some of the inequities in our meritocracy might be fixable. But even a perfect meritocracy would still be problematic. But what alternative might there be?  with Rev. Meredith Garmon  Support the show

The Spiritual Impact of Inequality

February 08, 2024 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB

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Liberty, Justice, and Sexual Ethics

February 01, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB

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Queer Theory

January 25, 2024 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB

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Seeing Race

January 17, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB

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Opening to Pluralism

January 10, 2024 06:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

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Revising the Christmas Story

January 03, 2024 18:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MB

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Christmas is Love

December 21, 2023 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB

with Bill Brauch and Sally Boeckholt Support the show

Receptivity

December 14, 2023 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

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What's Your Great Vow?

December 07, 2023 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

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"In Meeting We Are Blessed"

November 30, 2023 18:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB

with Sarah Letourneau, Mary Hays, Louise Alcorn, and Bill Brauch Support the show

The Thanksgiving Story

November 23, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

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Trust

November 16, 2023 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

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Interdependance

November 07, 2023 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB

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What is Spiritual Growth?

November 02, 2023 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

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Not Such a Bad Species

October 26, 2023 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

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Justice vs. Mercy

October 19, 2023 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB

with Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show

Justice & Faith

October 12, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

With Bill Brauch, Heidi Levine, and Elliot Nassif Support the show

Justice

October 05, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

with Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show

What is Ethical Growth?

September 28, 2023 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB

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Being a People of Covenant

September 21, 2023 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MB

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Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss

September 14, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB

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Me, Running for Office?!

September 06, 2023 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

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Thy Kingdom Come

August 29, 2023 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.42 MB

with Dylan Cute Support the show

We Can't Always Get What We Want

August 24, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB

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Remembrances

August 17, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

 Bruce and Barb Martin have attended First Unitarian Church of Des Moines for 56 years. They will share stories of their other church experiences, how they ended up here, and what has kept them coming.  Part of the Sermon cut out due to internet issues! Sorry!!  Support the show

What We Dwell On is Who We Become

August 03, 2023 17:00 - 14 minutes - 9.93 MB

with Kathryn Sutton Support the show

Ora Et Labora

July 27, 2023 17:00 - 9 minutes - 6.61 MB

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The Road Home

July 20, 2023 17:00 - 10 minutes - 7.23 MB

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They. You. I. An Alternate Look at Pronouns

July 13, 2023 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

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A Bigger Heart

July 06, 2023 17:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

with Sally Boeckholt Support the show

Pagan/Pride

June 29, 2023 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MB

 with Gwen Hope & Ysandril Morrigan  Support the show

We Are Young On Our Journey

May 17, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

With Rev. Victoria Safford Support the show

Fear! (I Promise It Will Be Funny)

May 04, 2023 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

With Louis Alcorn Support the show

Proud Flesh

April 27, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MB

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Fragile and Strong

April 20, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

With Gavin and Rev. Victoria Safford Support the show

Be Careful What You Wish For

April 13, 2023 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

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What's Next? I'm Ready

April 06, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

With Sally Boeckholt Support the show

We Are Each Other's Magnitude & Bond

March 30, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB

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Recalculating

March 22, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

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Your Grief is Welcome Here

March 16, 2023 17:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MB

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Don't Go Back to Sleep

March 07, 2023 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

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Church Going

March 02, 2023 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

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So Great a Cloud of Witnesses

February 23, 2023 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MB

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