Latest Smuuf Podcast Episodes
July 2, 2017 “Toward a True Patriotism” Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - July 02, 2017 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLiberals and progressives have always been justifiably wary of an uncritical “my country right or wrong” kind of patriotism. But, could it be that our reluctance to “wave the flag” has actually contributed to the rise of the radical right? During these unsettled and unsettling times, it is more ...
June 25, 2017 “The Nature and Character of a Sacred Text” - Pastor Jaime Bouzard
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - June 25, 2017 15:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMost religious traditions have sacred texts or stories, ones held in reverence and transmitted through generations as normative for a tradition's life. The Torah holds that place in Judaism, the New Testament for Christians, the Vedas for Hinduism and so on. What makes a text sacred? Why are s...
June 18, 2017 "To Realize We Are Free: A Commemoration of Juneteenth" Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - June 18, 2017 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings"To Realize We Are Free: A Commemoration of Juneteenth" Although Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862 and Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that word reached any of the more than estimated 250,000 slaves in Texas that they had b...
June 11, 2017 “Seeing God in a Wild Old Dog: Toward an Uncertain Reverence” Andy Gerhart
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - June 11, 2017 15:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSan Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship June 11, 2017 What is it like for a mystical agnostic Unitarian Universalist to attend a Presbyterian seminary? Come hear how Austin/Nashville singer songwriter, Patty Griffin, inspires an uncertain reverence as Andy Gerhart, UU seminarian at Austi...
June 4, 2017 "It's Flower Communion All Over the World!" Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - June 04, 2017 20:12 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSan Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship June 4, 2017. Unitarian Universalist "Flower Communion" is a beloved annual tradition in ours and most other UU congregations. This year it is extra-special, as we join with UU churches all over the world to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the first...
May 28, 2017 “The Eight Worldly Concerns of Buddhism” Mary K. Isaacs
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - May 28, 2017 15:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings"May we not be oppressed by the eight worldly concerns," says the Buddhist blessing. What is it talking about?? The Eight Worldly Concerns are central to Buddhist philosophy, and pertain to our reactions to praise and blame, pleasure and pain, material gain and loss, and fame and disgrace--in ot...
May 21, 2017 “Radical Hospitality: It’s Not Just about the Cookies” Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - May 21, 2017 15:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBefore worship this Sunday, the wonderful Hospitality Teams who provide refreshments and clean-up for our Social Hours after Worship each week will meet. They deserve our heart-felt appreciation because food lovingly offered is a very important way to show hospitality. But it’s not all there is ...
May 14, 2017 "We Are All Mothers" Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - May 14, 2017 15:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMother's Day Service - People’s emotions on Mother’s Day are all over the map - from the sticky sweet sentimental to extreme sadness to anger. No matter what our relationships were or are with our own mothers or our own children, it’s important to acknowledge that we all owe something to those w...
May 7, 2017 “What Gifts Can We Bring?” Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - May 07, 2017 15:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOn this day when we celebrate the official end of our Stewardship Campaign (although financial stewardship is, of course, on-going), let us consider the many gifts needed to build the Beloved Community we call the San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. We’re all in this together, friends!
April 30, 2017 “What Kind Of Character Are You?” - Rev. Peter E. Bauer
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - April 30, 2017 15:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnitarian Universalism does not have a mandatory set of beliefs or a restrictive creed. Each member is free to seek religious and spiritual development according to the dictates of conscience and intellect. Join us each week as our fellowship explores spirituality.
April 16, 2017 “An Easter Sunday Alleluia!” Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - April 16, 2017 16:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnitarian Universalists often have a hard time with Easter. What meaning can this season possibly have for someone who does not take the biblical account of Jesus’ resurrection literally? Let’s ponder this question together on Easter Sunday morning.
SMUUF Stewardship Testimonial - Teresa Smetzer - April 9, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - April 10, 2017 22:41 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnitarian Universalism does not have a mandatory set of beliefs or a restrictive creed. Each member is free to seek religious and spiritual development according to the dictates of conscience and intellect. Join us each week as our fellowship explores spirituality.
"Side By Side" Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - April 10, 2017 22:38 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn our way of “doing church”, equal power and equal responsibility is vested in both the clergy and lay leadership. The minister can’t do it without you, and, although you can do it without the minister, I’d like to think you couldn’t do it quite as well. We’re all in this together, folks, and t...
SMUUF Stewardship Testimonials - Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson - April 2, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - April 02, 2017 22:03 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnitarian Universalism does not have a mandatory set of beliefs or a restrictive creed. Each member is free to seek religious and spiritual development according to the dictates of conscience and intellect. Join us each week as our fellowship explores spirituality.
SMUUF Stewardship Testimonial March 26, 2017 - Marissa, Ben, David & Harrison Fehler
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - March 26, 2017 15:30 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnitarian Universalism does not have a mandatory set of beliefs or a restrictive creed. Each member is free to seek religious and spiritual development according to the dictates of conscience and intellect. Join us each week as our fellowship explores spirituality.
"The Goodwill Principle" Rev. Matthew Tittle
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - March 26, 2017 15:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAt times, we naturally find ourselves at odds with another person. What can we do to offer and assume goodwill in all of our relationships and encounters? Can we truly love both our neighbors and enemies as ourselves? Rev. Dr. Matt Tittle is a retired UU minister. He has served congregations i...
SMUUF Stewardship Testimonial by Karen Muñoz March 19, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - March 19, 2017 19:08 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnitarian Universalism does not have a mandatory set of beliefs or a restrictive creed. Each member is free to seek religious and spiritual development according to the dictates of conscience and intellect. Join us each week as our fellowship explores spirituality.
"Fill Your Core, Strengthen Your Resolve" Rev. Chuck Freeman - March 19, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - March 19, 2017 19:05 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNow is not a time to be screaming and shrieking our faith and moral values. This is a time to be grounded in the richness of our souls. Wise teachings like the Tao anchor us in the deep wells of unmovable dignity for all beings. How do we become spiritual activists personally and collectively th...
SMUUF Stewardship Testimonial - Lee and Gary Bricker March 12, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - March 12, 2017 21:30 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnitarian Universalism does not have a mandatory set of beliefs or a restrictive creed. Each member is free to seek religious and spiritual development according to the dictates of conscience and intellect. Join us each week as our fellowship explores spirituality.
"Who Do You Think You Are?" Fr. Phil Mason - March 12, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - March 12, 2017 21:27 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA frequent and popular guest in the SMUUF pulpit, the Rev. Phil Mason is a native of Austin and a 1996 graduate of The Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest. He was ordained in the Diocese of Colorado and served there as priest and rector for 13 years. In 2002-2003, Father Phil studied...
“Generous Giving in a Time like This” Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson - March 5, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - March 05, 2017 21:38 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOur nation is in the midst of a time of tremendous social and political unrest. All around us urgent voices are asking us to spend our time, energy and money to combat the roll back of progress in the areas of minority rights, religious freedom, environmental protections, and much more. With suc...
“Getting Over Ourselves, For Good” Rev. Ron Robinson - February 26, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - February 27, 2017 14:25 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAs we approach Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and the Season of Lent, what can they teach us about the emerging needs of Unitarian Universalism and its congregations to become what we need at this time to meet the emerging needs of the world right where we are? Rev. Robinson will talk about a changin...
“All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir” Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson - February 19, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - February 19, 2017 22:29 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUnitarian Universalism is a religion open to everyone who shares the values expressed in the Seven UU Principles. As we often say in our welcome speech on Sundays, “Whoever you are, however you identify yourself, whomever you love, wherever you are on your own religious, spiritual, and personal ...
“The Gift and the Power of Unconditional Love” Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson - February 12, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - February 13, 2017 19:42 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe singular gift our Universalist ancestors gave the world was their firm belief in unconditional love - that no matter what unspeakably horrible acts we commit in this life, God will never sentence any of us to eternal damnation. This radical notion is the foundation of our first Unitarian Uni...
“Building Radical Hospitality" Rev. Aaron Stockwell - January 29, 2017
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - February 08, 2017 16:08 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAs SMUUF seeks to design and build a building, Rev. Aaron Stockwell wonders what is radical hospitality anyway? How do we build radical hospitality in our Unitarian Universalist congregations? Rev. Aaron Stockwell has served as the Developmental Minister at the UU Church of the Brazos Valley i...
"Where Do We Go From Here?" Erin Walter - December 11, 2016
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - December 11, 2016 16:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBy this Sunday, we will have had a month to exhale after the divisive presidential election. Where do we go from here? Are we ready for the sacred but difficult conversations across differences? Erin Walter, a seminarian and Intern Minister at Wildflower Church in South Austin, will explore both...
"All in the Family – Thoughts on the Ties that Bind” Steve Brooks - November 27, 2016
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - November 27, 2016 16:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBaby boomers and their parents grew up under a shadow, not just of nuclear war, but also of that ideally functional family, the Cleavers. Genesis and other ancient stories paint a different picture of family: as a dysfunctional nest of vipers. Somewhere in-between are the ones in which we’re rai...
“The Fifth Smooth Stone: This One for Thanksgiving” Rev. Scottie McIntyre Johnson - November 20, 2016
San Marcos Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - November 20, 2016 16:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsUU theologian, James Luther Adams’ fifth and final foundational principle of our liberal faith is that the resources for change we have available to us “justify an ultimate optimism.” Or, as the children’s version of the Five Smooth Stones says, “We always have hope.” That, to me seems to be a r...
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