Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington's Podcast
256 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe weekly sermon podcast for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, KY.
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5/1 Nurturing Beauty
May 03, 2022 12:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBShort Reflections on "Nurturing Beauty". If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
4/25 Shake The Devil Off
April 25, 2022 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBFor many of us, we grew up believing the “Devil” to be an evil being, a fallen angel from grace, one who devours all that is good. At this month-end service, we will call the Devil by its real name: Fear. We will explore how fear can hold us back from our true callings, from being fully ourselves, from doing and being what we are called to and capable of. It’s time to shake the Devil (Fear) off! If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can fin...
4/10 Celebrating Our Earth
April 14, 2022 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIf you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
4/3 Your Final Footprint
April 05, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBOur guest preacher, Rev. Bill Gupton, is the president and founder of Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary in Cincinnati, Ohio. Heritage Acres is the area’s only fully dedicated natural (“green”) burial ground. It is also a nature preserve and arboretum. We often consider our “carbon footprint” when making lifestyle choices. But what about our “final footprint,” when making end-of-life choices? What will be the environmental impact of our death? Natural burial offers an option that is both ear...
3/27 Building Beloved Community
March 28, 2022 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB8th Principle Support the Show.
3/20 Caught in a Spider's Web
March 21, 2022 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB7th Principle If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
3/13 Without This, I Couldn't Be That
March 17, 2022 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBIf you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
3/13 Without This, I Couldn't Be That
March 17, 2022 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBIf you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the show
3/6 Time for a Revival?
March 07, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBIf you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the show
3/6 Time for a Revival?
March 07, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBIf you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
2/27 On the Basis of Nature
February 28, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBAfrican-American religious naturalism. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
2/20 On the Basis of Love
February 21, 2022 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBIf you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
2/13 Love: A Closer Look
February 14, 2022 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBHow might we engage the world with love if it is not exemplified in action? Let us look closely at three questions regarding love: What is love? Why are we to love? How are we to love? If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
2/6 Side With Love
February 08, 2022 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB"Side With Love" If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
1/30 Worthy of the Human Spirit
January 31, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThe 5th principle. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
1/23 What Kind of Game Are You Playing?
January 24, 2022 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBService auction sermon. Finite and infinite games. "What's your approach to life? How do make decisions? Day to day? Rooted in somethin deeper? How do we shift the way we live toward more intention, joy, and hope?" If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
1/23 What Kind of Game Are You Playing?
January 24, 2022 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBService auction sermon. Finite and infinite games. "What's your approach to life? How do make decisions? Day to day? Rooted in somethin deeper? How do we shift the way we live toward more intention, joy, and hope?" If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the show
1/16 And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
January 17, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBMLK Weekend, using the speech "Our God is Marching On!", story of Jericho from Joshua: "Another Martin Luther King Jr. Day is upon us. How is MLK speaking to us in this moment? What new dreams are coming alive in oppressed communities? We'll explore another lesser known speech from MLK and how we can live those values in our lives." If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You ...
1/16 And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
January 17, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBMLK Weekend, using the speech "Our God is Marching On!", story of Jericho from Joshua: "Another Martin Luther King Jr. Day is upon us. How is MLK speaking to us in this moment? What new dreams are coming alive in oppressed communities? We'll explore another lesser known speech from MLK and how we can live those values in our lives." If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You ...
12/24 There Is Always a Star to Follow
January 11, 2022 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBChristmas Eve. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
12/24 There Is Always a Star to Follow
January 11, 2022 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBChristmas Eve. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the show
1/9 This Present Age
January 10, 2022 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBInformation, updates, and news are available to us 24/7. Many people struggle with balancing all of that information in their lives. We might think this is a new problem for human beings, but it isn't. It's just different. We'll explore how we can manage the deluge as well as engage all of it with intention. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our ...
1/9 This Present Age
January 10, 2022 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBInformation, updates, and news are available to us 24/7. Many people struggle with balancing all of that information in their lives. We might think this is a new problem for human beings, but it isn't. It's just different. We'll explore how we can manage the deluge as well as engage all of it with intention. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our ...
12/19 In The Darkest Night
December 20, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBDarkness is not always something to be avoided. What can we learn by embracing darkness in our lives? What does that even look like? If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
12/19 In The Darkest Night
December 20, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBDarkness is not always something to be avoided. What can we learn by embracing darkness in our lives? What does that even look like? If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the show
12/12 Don't forget the Joy, Because...
December 13, 2021 16:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBWhat is the role of joy amidst everything the world is throwing at us? How do we intentionally seek out joy? If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
12/5 In This Time
December 06, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBWe are in a liminal space and it's exhausting. We're waiting, wondering, and grappling with more bad news. On top of it all, we're in a season that asks us to wait - both Hanukkah and Advent. Many of us are done waiting. What can we do? If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the S...
Yours, Mine, Ours
November 22, 2021 01:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBOur third principle asks us to encourage spiritual growth in our lives and in our community. How are we doing with that? What do we even mean by spiritual growth? And what is community spiritual growth? If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
11/14 The Imperfect Church
November 15, 2021 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBWhat does it mean to be an imperfect church? A place that wrestles with our imperfections? Will we discover in embracing imperfection we are a risk-taking people? If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual service offerings. Support the Show.
11/7 New Saints & Sinners & Everyone In-Between
November 08, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBWith several celebrations honoring saints and ancestors behind us, what does sainthood look like for a Unitarian Universalist? Is that even a concept worth exploring? We'll look at these questions against the backdrop of a new community in the United States that asks these very same things. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and le...
8/8 Starting All Over Again- Rev. Diana Hultgren
August 08, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBFor the next few Sundays Rev. Brian Chenowith will be out of town. For this week we have one of our wonderful community ministers, Rev. Diana Hultgren. Today's reading is "Begin" by Brendan Kennelly. In this week's sermon, Rev. Diana Hultgren covers a difficult topic on everyone's mind. Adapting to the changing world and renewing after over a year of unprecedented difficulties. There may also be a break in podcast availability in the coming weeks as someone new takes this role in our comm...
8/1 Time to Adapt
August 01, 2021 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB* A warning for this podcast. This particular sermon will touch on some subjects of existential dread, so if that isn't what you need right now, feel free to listen to something else. * This sermon covers the topic of the climate. The reading for today is “Characteristics of Life” by Camille T. Dungy. Yes, the climate is in a crisis. Yes it is real and it is scary. But what if there was also hope? If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can fi...
7/25 A Radically Progressive Theology
July 25, 2021 16:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBToday's reading is "Covenant" by Rev. Alice Blair Wesley. For today's service, Rev. Brian Chenowith looks deeply into this statement often uttered simply at the start of Unitarian Universalists services across the world- Ours Is A Radically Progressive Theology. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our eNews there and learn about our virtual servic...
7/18 Right in Place
July 18, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBApologies for the lack of episodes, our entire tech team took a greatly needed break for the first two weeks of July and our congregation paid visits to other churches in that time. The reading for today was What Kind of Times Are These? by Adrienne Rich. This week, Rev. Brian Chenowith remarks on the meaning of Place- where we happen to be at any moment but also particularly our church building. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can ...
6/27 Ordinary & Extraordinary
June 27, 2021 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBFor the end of June we have a service dedicated to the history of the celebration of Pride. This is also a landmark week for our socially distanced services as our Music Director and Minister were in the sanctuary together today for the first time in so many months. The reading for this week is Ordinary Time by Tim Dlugos. Rev. Brian Chenowith recounts the history of Pride celebrations and the reasons why we celebrate this month. History that is sometimes forgotten in the tide of face level ...
6/20 Justice Isn't Just About What's Wrong
June 20, 2021 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBFor this week we spent time recognizing and lifting up celebrations of Juneteenth. Our reading was taken from this video which I encourage you to watch (or listen to) as I will not be including it within the podcast. Free At Last, as written and narrated by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle. Rev. Brian Chenowith teaches us of the history of this holiday which marks the end of slavery- but emphasizes that this tradition did not begin with the recent acknowledgement as a federal holiday. If you woul...
6/13 Remembering Delight
June 13, 2021 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBFor this Sunday it is the time of year once again for the Flower Communion service. Our Reading is “The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee” by N. Scott Momaday. This week Rev. Brian Chenowith was elated to be bringing us the sermon from within the church building. We return to remember the story of the Flower Communion service and why it is that we celebrate this unique service each year. If you are joining us on this audio only journey, you might feel greater connection in having or observing some...
6/6 What Good is a Church? (part. II)
June 06, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBThis podcast begins with a reading from Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford entitled Every Third Thursday. For this week's podcast Rev. Brian Chenowith returns to the topic of two weeks prior, What Good is a Church? It's a big enough question to think about for a few weeks. This installment focuses on aspirations and goals of what our church could be. If you would like to learn more about us, please visit https://www.uucl.org/ where you can find information about our grounds, staff, and upcomin...
5/30 One Hundred Years
May 30, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBThis episode begins with a reading from Frank X. Walker entitled "Stormy Forecast". This week Rev. Brian Chenowith closely examins a horrible event in American History that is often overlooked. On May 31st in 1919 the Tulsa Race Massacre, also known as the Black Wall Street Massacre, or as the Greenwood Massacre began. The eyewitness accounts and many of the references used in this podcast come from the book: The Nation Must Awake by Mary E. Jones-Parrish. Support the Show.
What Good Is a Church? 5/23
May 23, 2021 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBThis week our Rev. Brian Chenowith tells us a story of a unique aspect of Ministry. That it isn't something that ends at the pulpit. Which begs the question of what a church actually is. Support the Show.
The Unsurpassed Way 5/16
May 16, 2021 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBThis week we honored our high schoolers who will be graduating in the following week. The reading is from Hakuin Ekaku, titled "Praise Song for Meditation". This week Rev. Brian Chenowith shines a light on a unique connection between Unitarian Universalism and a specific sect of Buddhism- RRK Buddhism. There was a slight technical error in the middle of the homily, but nothing was lost. I left in the point when Rev. Chenowith rejoined our zoom call because it is so thematically on brand for ...
So It Is Written
May 09, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBFor this week's service Rev. Brian Chenowith brings us an area of content that is contentious material for Unitarian Universalist sermons- the reading of the entire bible. But you don't have to take my word for it. The podcast opens with a reading from Brother Richard Rohr. Support the Show.
5/2 Appeal, Gratitude, Delight, Lament
May 02, 2021 18:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB(Or: Help, Thanks, Wow, This stinks) For this first weekend in May we are fortunate to have lovely musical visitors from Providence Rhode Island, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly. They regale us with all manner of stories and songs to celebrate and contemplate this time of year and the new world we are slowly traversing. Also speaking is our community minister Rev. Diana Hultgren. This is a more complete service than we normally upload, as a treat and to reflect the special nature of this ...
4/25 Love Yourself, Love the World
April 25, 2021 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBFor the last Sunday in April we have a special treat. A frequent Worship Associate and longtime member of our church Liz Caras volunteered to carry the brunt of delivering a homily so that our Rev. Brian Chenowith could take a day off. She shares with us a message of loving one's self and the hardships about taking that journey. The opening is a reading titled Love Yourself by Mark Nepo. Support the Show.
4/18 Rite in Nature
April 18, 2021 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBContinuing in our monthly theme of Nature, our service opens with a reading from Dr. Ursula Goodenough's book "The Sacred Depths of Nature". This reading, performed by Steve Conger, was "Credo of Continuation". Rev. Brian Chenowith's sermon reflects on this kind of nature focused appreciation and where it firts into the religious calendar of UUs. Support the Show.
4/11 Better Than a Thousand Months
April 11, 2021 16:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBIn recognition of Ramadan, Rev. Brian Chenowith regales us with a story of young theology students attempting to fast in solidarity with Muslim classmates. This tale then unfurls into a broader consideration of the value of fasting and the difficulty of similar religious practices. The beginning of this episode is a reading, Ramadan by Kazim Ali. Support the Show.
4/4/21- Emerging Transformed
April 04, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBFor this Easter Sunday, Rev. Brian Chenowith laments the content of Easter sermons and the sudden approach of this important holiday. The beginning of the podcast is Mary Oliver's Journey, read by Mya Wade-Harper. Support the Show.
3/28 Why It Matters- Rev. Brian Chenowith
March 28, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBThis week was a special kind of service, since Transgender Visibility day is on March 31st, where one of our members came out as Trans. Speaking to that, Rev. Brian Chenowith remarks on personal experiences in Seminary while also taking a moment to consider uncommon topics such as grammar and syntax. Trans Rights. In Unitarian Universalism, you are radically welcome. Support the Show.
3/21 Tulip in the Desert
March 21, 2021 21:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBAt the beginning of this homily Rev. Brian Chenowith repeats a few lines from the poem "The Beauty and the Love" by Allama Iqbal, which was the reading for this service. I highly encourage reading of the entire work. For the first day of spring, Rev. Chenowith points our attention to the celebration of Nowruz, the Iranian (Or Persian) New Year which begins on the spring equinox. Support the Show.
Stuck Together With God's Glue- Rev. Bruce Beisner
March 14, 2021 17:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBFor our service today we are happy to have Rev. Bruce Beisner visiting with us. Rev. Beisner can normally be found in Houston at the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church. Following a reading from Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, Rev. Beisner takes a moment to explore a common UU thread of interdependence, and a reminder that things are rarely "All about me". Support the Show.