Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun Sermons
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The Elephant in the Room
July 21, 2019 14:00 - 12 minutes - 8.7 MBIf we are each touching only a small part of a larger whole, how can we be sure of what we “know”? Reflections on two similar wisdom stories - “the Blind Men and the Elephant” and “the Princesses and the Kingshuk tree”. (7/21/2019)
The Farmer & The Horse - The Power of Perspective
July 14, 2019 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBWho knows what's good or bad? How does our perspective change our reaction to situations? Can we control this? Based on the Taoist story of the farmer and the horse. (7/14/2019)
The Lion and the Mouse…and the Little Slave
July 07, 2019 14:00 - 12 minutes - 8.32 MBAesop’s Fables, where little friends may become great friends, and the animals share great lessons they learned the hard way. (7/7/2019)
American Religion
June 30, 2019 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBMr. Stevenson is the co-founder and President of the Museum of American Religion. The museum is dedicated to educating the public about the history and salience of America’s religious liberty clauses. (6/30/2019)
What We Carry Forward: A Reparations Story for Today
June 23, 2019 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBDanita Rountree Green (Satiafa) is a Storyteller on a Mission, challenging the narratives on race and historical trauma. Currently she serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Richmond VA chapter of Coming To The Table, a national organization dedicated to racial equity and healing the wounds of enslavement. http://comingtothetable.org/ Author, playwright and Trauma Informed Care facilitator, Danita uses storytelling to help others move through difficult constructs, to find their path and...
Thank you for your service
May 26, 2019 14:00 - 18 minutes - 8.42 MBLet us remember not just warriors but all heroes that have sacrificed for our nation (5/26/2019)
To Who It May Concern
May 19, 2019 12:00 - 18 minutes - 8.71 MBExploring the worship of the written word and where it conjunts with deeds, creeds and covenant. (5/19/2019)
What Else Is a Heart For?
May 12, 2019 14:00 - 16 minutes - 7.4 MBHow do we sustain hope in our increasingly challenging, and often heart-breaking world? Author, activist, author, and ecologist Joanna Macy believes we are in a moment of revolution called “The Great Turning” in which we are transitioning to a life-sustaining society. (5/12/2019)
The Sum of our Parts
April 28, 2019 14:00 - 17 minutes - 7.91 MBOur past shapes us but does it also define us? Can we escape our past and change our ways? Is redemption possible? (4/28/2019)
Draw the Circle Wide
April 14, 2019 14:00 - 18 minutes - 8.28 MBThis month we explore what it means for each of us to experience wholeness, but what does wholeness look like for us as a congregation? (4/14/2019)
A Crack in Everything
April 07, 2019 14:00 - 11 minutes - 5.28 MBWhere beauty lies in brokenness. (4/7/2019)
Traveling the Crooked Path
March 31, 2019 14:00 - 17 minutes - 8.17 MBA life assessment about quality and quantity. (3/31/2019)
The Journey and the Destination
March 24, 2019 14:00 - 17 minutes - 7.92 MBThe Journey and the Destination - Which is more important? (3/24/2019)
Can you ever forgive me?
March 17, 2019 14:00 - 24 minutes - 11.5 MBWhy and how are we supposed to forgive? Are there steps? How do we know if we really have forgiven someone? Do we really have to learn to forgive or is forgetting good enough? (3/17/2019)
Random Acts of Kindness
February 17, 2019 15:00 - 14 minutes - 6.8 MBWe honor national Random Acts of Kindness Day by taking a deeper look at kindness. (2/17/2019)
The Edge of Doubt
February 03, 2019 15:00 - 17 minutes - 7.9 MBWhat does deep trust look like? (2/3/2019)
What is Wrong? What is Possible?
January 27, 2019 15:00 - 14 minutes - 6.56 MBWhat is Wrong? What is Possible? (1/27/2019)
Big Questions
December 09, 2018 15:00 - 13 minutes - 6.02 MBContinuing to explore this month's theme of mystery. (12/9/2018)
A UU Holiday
December 02, 2018 15:00 - 16 minutes - 7.68 MBA UU Holiday and the principles of our faith. (12/2/2018)
Working The Problem
November 25, 2018 15:00 - 22 minutes - 10.5 MBMaking progress towards your goal can take time and patience, even faith. (11/25/2018)
A Room Called Remember
November 04, 2018 14:00 - 15 minutes - 7.07 MBA remembrance service—honoring the past while being present. (11/4/2018)
Music in My Life
October 28, 2018 14:00 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBFor nearly his entire life Allan has been playing music. Today, Allan performs with the Loudoun Jazz Ensemble, the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, and various jazz groups. As a follow up to Saturday’s concert, Allan will be discussing aspects of jazz and will be playing his basses. Audience participation will be encouraged. (10/28/2018)
A Safe Harbor
October 21, 2018 14:00 - 11 minutes - 5.19 MBHow are we sanctuary for others? (10/21/2018)
Longing for Home
October 14, 2018 14:00 - 17 minutes - 8.21 MBWhat does it mean to be a people of sanctuary? What and where is "home?" (10/14/2018)
Mr. Jefferson's Wall
October 07, 2018 14:00 - 21 minutes - 9.83 MBThe "wall of separation" between church and state and the meaning of religious freedom. (10/7/2018)
Dwell in Possibility
September 30, 2018 14:00 - 14 minutes - 6.71 MBAs we go through our daily lives, we face many obstacles and challenges. What would happen if we saw each day as a possibility instead of a list of must dos? What difference would it make in our interactions with ourselves and others? (9/30/2018)
Kneel and Kiss the Ground
September 23, 2018 14:00 - 18 minutes - 8.29 MBLet the beauty we love be what we do writes poet Rumi. In these troubling days, beauty can be a blessing and a balm. (9/23/2018)
We Begin Again In Love
September 16, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 9.5 MBThe Jewish High Holy Days offer an opportunity to start over with a clean slate and to make amends.As we begin a new year, how might we honor these opportunities? (9/16/2018)
People, Planet, Profit
September 02, 2018 14:00 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBLabor Day is about much more than a three-day weekend symbolically marking the end of summer. The first Monday in September was set apart as a time to celebrate the labor movement’s role in securing worker’s rights. As one popular bumper sticker says, “From the People that Brought You the Weekend.” Indeed, extrapolating from the Labor Movement’s successes, in the late nineteenth century, many of our nation's best economists regularly predicted that, well before the twentieth century ended, a...
Is spirituality a steady state?
August 26, 2018 14:00 - 19 minutes - 8.98 MBSpiritual development involves opening ourselves to the complexities of life and the its inhabitants. (8/26/2018)
Do You Hear?
August 19, 2018 14:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBA love of language and a language of love. (8/19/2018)
Do You Hear?
August 19, 2018 14:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBA love of language and a language of love. (8/19/2018)
Unapologetically You
August 12, 2018 14:00 - 19 minutes - 8.82 MBBe Who You Are. A simple concept on the surface but a complicated and difficult idea in practice. This week’s service will talk about the idea of being unapologetically you in a world filled with labels that both unite AND divide us. No two of us are the same, we are all singing different parts in the choir of life. (8/12/2018)
Both Sides Now
August 05, 2018 14:00 - 15 minutes - 7.06 MBHow Life Experiences Affect Our Perspective and Use of Labels (8/5/2018)
There is No Them Here
July 29, 2018 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.4 MBWe build skyscraper forts out of the labels we use to characterize "others", and hurl epithets and worse at "them". Yet we are all members of the same species, live on the same planet, and have the same basic biological needs. How do we reconcile the immense barriers we've created between individual subsets of us and them with the basic facts of our earthly human existence? (7/29/2018)
Taking Advice From a Marionette
July 22, 2018 14:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBComputer software makes suggestions on what we might want to watch or buy, helps doctors make diagnoses, and judges issue sentencing, even helps vehicles on the road drive more safely. While the perception of computers is that they are making un-emotional, un-prejudiced assessments, they are based on data provided by humans, and so can hide and perpetuate bias we are unintentionally feeding them. (7/22/2018)
Religious Affiliations
July 15, 2018 14:00 - 17 minutes - 8.04 MBContinuing with our summer series, we will investigate labels of religious affiliations. What do we gain from these labels? What are the dangers that can come from these labels? How do our principles guide our actions when confronted by labels? (7/15/2018)
I Want to Taste All the Notes
July 08, 2018 14:00 - 21 minutes - 9.86 MBJust as in viniculture and musical culture, our own personal 'Terroir' nurtures and informs us, providing our lives with tastes of joy, sorrow and wonder with every sip. (7/8/2018)
Labels - Uniting or Dividing?
July 01, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 9.33 MBWe use labels to make sense of the world. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? This summer, our speakers will explore many of the labels we use, both for ourselves and others, and their impact on how we see and treat the world. (7/1/2018)
The Sum of Our Parts
June 24, 2018 14:00 - 15 minutes - 7.07 MBAfter five years as UUCL's Treasurer, Marco shares parting thoughts and the things he has learned along the way. More than just numbers, facts, and figures, how can we work together to truly be greater than the sum of our parts. (6/24/2018)
From "Bio" to "Theo"
June 10, 2018 14:00 - 17 minutes - 8.06 MBIn the book, Gardens of Democracy, authors Lui and Hanauer argue that western institutions are based a fundamental misunderstanding of Darwinism: only the strong survive, dog-eat-dog, survival of the fittest, etc. They argue that the growth models of our religious and social institutions have been based on competition and self-interest. And yet, observing the natural world, we see that the natural world is not, in fact, based on simple competition. The healthiest, most vibrant ecosystems are ...
The Inner (and Outer) Critic
May 20, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 9.51 MBHow defensiveness gets in the way of mission and in the way of creativity. (5/20/2018)
Love and the Wayward Sheep
May 13, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 9.62 MBConsiders the question of whether and how we love the unlovable. (5/13/2018)
Prayer Cloths
May 06, 2018 14:00 - 16 minutes - 7.74 MBIt has been said that we are co-creators with God. Theism aside, what does that look like? And what does it mean to be a creative people? (5/6/2018)
Pushing the River
April 29, 2018 14:00 - 20 minutes - 9.34 MBCan we make things happen? or do we let things unfold? Where is the balance in emergence, emergency and urgency? (4/29/2018)
I Think It's Gonna Rain Today
April 08, 2018 14:00 - 25 minutes - 12 MBRandy Newman's song helped define 1968, a year marked by sadness and irony. Now, 50 years later, what song will reflect 2018? (4/8/2018)
Easter
April 01, 2018 14:00 - 6 minutes - 3.11 MB"A celebration of the rebirths in our own lives with the Flower Communion--an annual ritual that celebrates beauty, human uniqueness, diversity, and community.Originally created in 1923 by Unitarian minister Norbert Capek of Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Flower Ceremony was introduced to the United States by Rev. Maya Capek, Norbert's widow. Please bring a flower to share. You'll take a different one home. It's beautiful." (4/1/2018)
Everyday Leadership
March 25, 2018 14:00 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBWhat does it mean to be a leader? In this time when we are craving positive leadership, perhaps we should redefine what it means to be a leader. (3/25/2018)