First U Think
156 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 12 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFirst 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 MBwith 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 MBwith 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 MBwith 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 MBwith 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 MBWhy 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 MBFrom 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 MBSome 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 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Liberty, Justice, and Sexual Ethics
February 01, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Queer Theory
January 25, 2024 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Seeing Race
January 17, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Opening to Pluralism
January 10, 2024 06:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Revising the Christmas Story
January 03, 2024 18:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBwith Reverend Meredith Garmon Support the show
Christmas is Love
December 21, 2023 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBwith Bill Brauch and Sally Boeckholt Support the show
Receptivity
December 14, 2023 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBwith Rev Meredith Garmon Support the show
What's Your Great Vow?
December 07, 2023 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
"In Meeting We Are Blessed"
November 30, 2023 18:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBwith Sarah Letourneau, Mary Hays, Louise Alcorn, and Bill Brauch Support the show
The Thanksgiving Story
November 23, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Interdependance
November 07, 2023 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
What is Spiritual Growth?
November 02, 2023 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Not Such a Bad Species
October 26, 2023 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBwith Rev Meredith Garmon Support the show
Justice vs. Mercy
October 19, 2023 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Justice & Faith
October 12, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBWith Bill Brauch, Heidi Levine, and Elliot Nassif Support the show
What is Ethical Growth?
September 28, 2023 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBWith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Being a People of Covenant
September 21, 2023 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
September 14, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBwith Rev. Meredith Garmon Support the show
Me, Running for Office?!
September 06, 2023 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBwith Mike Andreski Support the show
We Can't Always Get What We Want
August 24, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBWith Tim Wilson Support the show
Remembrances
August 17, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBBruce 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 MBwith Kathryn Sutton Support the show
They. You. I. An Alternate Look at Pronouns
July 13, 2023 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBWith Nancy Harris Support the show
Pagan/Pride
June 29, 2023 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBwith Gwen Hope & Ysandril Morrigan Support the show
We Are Young On Our Journey
May 17, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBWith Rev. Victoria Safford Support the show
Fear! (I Promise It Will Be Funny)
May 04, 2023 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBWith Louis Alcorn Support the show
Fragile and Strong
April 20, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWith Gavin and Rev. Victoria Safford Support the show
Be Careful What You Wish For
April 13, 2023 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBwith Rev. Victoria Safford Support the show
What's Next? I'm Ready
April 06, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBWith Sally Boeckholt Support the show
Your Grief is Welcome Here
March 16, 2023 17:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBWith Elliot Nassif Support the show