First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin
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Weekly podcasts of sermons delivered at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin. At First UU Church of Austin, we gather in community to nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice. We are an inclusive liberal religious and spiritual community. We support each individual's search for meaning and purpose and join together to help create a world filled with compassion and love. All are welcome without the distinction of race, class, gender, sexual orientation or creed. Please visit us on the web at www.austinuu.org. A complete listing of over 450 archived sermons can be found by clicking the worship/sermons tab on our home page.
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CleanEverybody's got a Hungry Heart | Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on February 5, 2012. In the Christian scriptures is a story about Rabbi Jesus doing a miracle where 5,000 hungry people were fed. It began with a boy offering to share what he had. What kind of miracle was it? What is its message for us? | 2/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAfri-Kin | Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on January 29, 2012. The choir performs three of Kiya Heartwood's choral works and Meg Barnhouse collaborates with readings. Science is showing us that we are all related to an African woman we call Mitochondrial Eve, and we can trace each person's ancestry through their mother's mitochondrial DNA, from mother to mother, all the way back to one of 26 "daughters of Eve." | 1/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMary, Mary, Quite Revolutionary | Marisol Caballero's sermon delivered on January 22, 2012. Marisol Caballero reflects on the symbolism of the Virgin of Guadalupe as a feminine image of the Divine. How may this "goddess", native to the Americas, speak to us, as Unitarian Universalists, as well as unite diverse populations in compassion, perseverance, and justice? | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanInstallation Service of Rev. Meg Barnhouse | Installation Service at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin on January 15, 2012. Rev. Peter Morales, President of the UUA delivers the homily and a host of guest speakers give readings in the installation of Rev. Meg Barnhouse as First UU of Austin's new settled minister. | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanA Stone of Hope | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on January 15, 2012. How can we begin to dismantle racism in our hearts and minds? How can we dismantle it in the structures of our society? Are all humans racist when they are born? What transformations might we hope for? | 1/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Democratic Process | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on January 8, 2012. Our fifth principle talks about affirming and promoting the democratic process in our congregations. Does that mean every voice should be heard? How should it be heard? | 1/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBurning Bowl | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on January 1, 2012. She talks about letting go, about clearing out the old as we get ready for what's coming next. | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanChristmas Eve Lesson and Carols | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's Christmas Eve Candlelight Service delivered on December 24, 2011. Unitarian Universalist Lessons and Carols. The Christmas story as told in Luke, interspersed with poetry. | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHow to disagree passionately and peacefully | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on December 18, 2011. Conflict is part of a healthy system. We can't agree about everything all the time. How do we voice disagreement without being disrespectful or unkind? | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWisdom Tree | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on December 11, 2011. The fourth in a sermon series on the seven UU Principles. We agree to affirm and promote "a free and responsible search for truth and meaning." Some say that a search for truth is too private a focus for a person of faith, that the search needs instead to be for justice. Some say you can't articulate the Truth anyway, and maybe there is no capital "T" Truth anyway. | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanA Juicy Slice of Unitarian History | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on December 4, 2011. Why has Unitarianism always been such a shy denomination? Why do we define ourselves so easily with what we don't believe rather than what we do? What does Harvard have to do with our history? Who is William Ellery Channing? What is the Baltimore Sermon? | 12/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanA simple running stitch | Nell Newton's sermon delivered on November 27, 2011. Years ago the lamplight would shine on a woman's needle as she sewed a new dress or mended a worn sleeve. Now she might never know whose hands threaded up a needle and pulled together the pieces of cloth to make her clothes. Or, she might be the unseen hands who must make every seam perfect if she wants to be paid. In this season of thankfulness, we'll take time to reflect on missing buttons, three-cornered tears, safety pins, and sewing. | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe devil and Martha Stewart | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on November 20, 2011. Holidays crank up the expectations for food, decorations, family time, and perfectionism rears its ugly head. How do we deal with not having the perfect life, the perfect home, the perfect job, with Aunt Millie asking us again when we're going to be married..? | 11/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDigging a good, deep well | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on November 13, 2011. Conversation provides nourishment for our souls. Sometimes we can connect well on a Sunday morning or at a committee meeting or social gathering, but sometimes a deep and satisfying interaction needs a bit more structure. The Chalice Circles are one way to get that small group experience in a church. What is it like to be in one? | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThere is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on November 6, 2011. How do we forgive? Do we have to forgive and forget? Does it make us more vulnerable to be forgiving? | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHonoring the Ancestors | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on October 30, 2011. In this season we have the Celtic earth-based holy day of Samhain, Day of the Dead, and Halloween. We learn some chants, hear some drumming, and honor our ancestors. | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGrowing Out - Maturing as an Expanding Embrace | Rev. Mark Skrabacz's sermon delivered on October 23, 2011. Widening our circle of compassion, opening our hearts, embracing life, and living large... these are expressions of growing out, the theme of today's examination of maturing. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBe a stream, not a swamp | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on October 16, 2011. The third in the series on the seven UU Principles. We talk about acceptance, spiritual growth, encouraging one another. What is "spiritual" for Unitarian Universalists? | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWe are gay and straight together | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on October 9, 2011. She will talk about what it's like to be gay in the US. Did you know that GLBT teens are five times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers? This is one issue where the message of our faith can be literally life-saving. | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRepentance, Forgiveness, Reconciliation | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on October 2, 2011. During this time of shortening days, our Jewish brothers and sisters are celebrating the "Days of Awe," Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This is a good time for us to talk about a Unitarian Universalist understanding of guilt and repentance, making amends, turning to more "right action," forgiving ourselves and others. | 10/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFlying fish make me smile | Barbara Stoddard's sermon delivered on September 25, 2011. Show Up, Choose Your Attitude, Make Someone's Day and Play are the four principles of living from the World Famous Pike Place Fish Market. | 9/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAll the gossip from Concord | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on September 18, 2011. In the early days of Unitarianism, a group of friends formed what historians have called a genius cluster in Concord, Massachusetts. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, the Alcott family, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Margaret Fuller were giants in forming American culture and thought. How did this explosion of growth and influence take place? This is one of the stories of our heritage. | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWhere are the strong? Who are the trusted? | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on September 11, 2011. On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, we will respectfully remember those who died and talk about the second of our seven UU principles: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWater Communion | Rev. Meg Barnhouse leads a water communion sevice on September 4, 2011. A large bowl is set up at the front of the sanctuary. Singly or with their partners, spouses or families, people come with water in a small container and add it to the water in the bowl. Members of the congregation share a few words about the places that feed their souls. | 9/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanA Spiritual Stretch | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on August 28, 2011. The first in a series of sermons on the seven Unitarian Universalist Principles, this one is about affirming and promoting the inherent worth and dignity of each person. What does that entail, exactly? | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanKeeping our Eye on the Demolition Twins | Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on August 21, 2011. What are some of the ways we act when we're stressed by change? Who or what are the demolition twins? How do we go about living with them in the family, the workplace, the congregation? | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHenry David Thoreau and the Simple Life | Luther Elmore's sermon delivered on August 14, 2011. Henry David Thoreau's quest at Walden and at other times in his life reflect a search for meaning and simplicity that we can apply to our lives today. | 8/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSometime you just need a good exorcism | Marisol Caballero's sermon delivered on August 7, 2011. What lessons do different spiritual practices and rituals hold for Unitarian Universalists? | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSo Let it be written | Eric Hepburn's sermon delivered on July 31, 2011. Eric explores our relationship with the written word. | 7/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanLove and Fear | Gary Bennett's sermon delivered on July 24, 2011. Love and Fear. We will explore the impact of the two principles that run deep in our psychology and biology. | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAre First UU's Inside Traders? | Michael LeBurkien's sermon delivered on July 17, 2011. | 7/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanLife, Liberty and the Pursuit of What? | Brian Ferguson's sermon delivered on July 3, 2011. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of What? What is the liberal religious perspective on happiness and is it a worthy goal to pursue? | 7/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Importance of Ritual | June 26, 2011 sermon. Stephanie Canada Gill and Sandra Ries reflect on the importance of ritual. Ritual speaks to something deep in the human spirit. What are our rituals? How will they support and reflect our growth in the future? | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEndings and Beginnings | Sermon delivered on June 19, 2011. Nell Newton, Chris Jimmerson, Eric Hepburn, Brendan Sterne, and Susan Thomson pay tribute to Rev. Ed Brock as he completes his interim ministry at 1st UU Austin | 6/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe greatest final remarks at closure of interim ministry ever spoken | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on June 12, 2011 Coming of Age Ceremony for our youth. | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe greatest farewell speech in history | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on June 5, 2011 | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanIntergeneration Service and Flower Communion | Rev. Lena Breen and Rev. Ed Brock's intergenerational service delivered on May 29, 2011 | 5/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanLiberty, Healing, Good News | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on May 22, 2011 | 5/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWhere I come from is like this | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on May 15, 2011 | 5/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe value of persons | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on May 8, 2011 | 5/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanIs there a UU "faith"? | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on May 1, 2011 | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Symbol of Resurrection | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on April 24, 2011 | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOur Journey with Food part 2 | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on April 17, 2011 | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRunning on Empty | Rev. Kathleen Ellis' sermon delivered on April 10, 2011 | 4/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanIs UU Evangelism Worthy? | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on April 3, 2011 | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Moral Dimension of the Immigration Issue | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on March 27, 2011 | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanOur Journey with Food | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on March 20, 2011 | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Rapture in America | Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on May 4th, 2008 | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWhen we pray | Nell Newton's sermon delivered on March 13, 2011 | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe State Budget Crisis and Education: A Moral Perspective | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on March 6, 2011 | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanChange and Paradox | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on February 27, 2011 | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanExperience of the Holy | Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on February 20, 2011 | 2/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanStanding on the side of Love | Gen Virgil A Richard and Paul Scott's sermon delivered on February 13, 2011 | 2/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRadical Hospitality | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on February 6, 2011 | 2/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Art of Discernment | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on January 30, 2011 | 1/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBeyond Categorical Thinking | Rev. Keith Kron's sermon delivered on January 23, 2011 | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Art of Renewal | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on January 16, 2011 | 1/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Art of Letting Go | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on January 9, 2011 | 1/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanApologies for 2011 - Viva la Resolution | Rabbi Michael LeBurkien's sermon delivered on January 2, 2011 | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Work of Christmas Begins | Rev. Lena Breen's sermon delivered on December 26, 2010 | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe gifts of Earth Centered Spirituality | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on December 19, 2010 | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe gifts of Christianity | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on December 12, 2010 | 12/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe gifts of Judaism | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on December 5, 2010 | 12/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanA Unitarian Universalist view of prayer | Nell Newton's sermon delivered on November 28, 2010 | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWhat Thanksgiving means to me | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on November 21, 2010 | 11/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEight Characteristics of Vibrant and Flourishing Congregations | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on November 14, 2010 | 11/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPlaying above what you know | Rev. Lena Breen's sermon delivered on November 7, 2010 | 11/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanUnmasking Courage | Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on October 31, 2010 | 11/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanIslamophobia and Unitarian Universalism | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on October 24, 2010 | 10/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanJustice, Equity and Compassion in Relationships | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on October 17, 2010 | 10/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Joy of Giving | Nell Newton's sermon delivered on October 10, 2010 | 10/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Transformative Power of Loving Kindness | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon on the spiritual practices of loving kindness and compassion inspired by the church's values to treat ourselves and others with love and to pursue the growth that changes our lives and heals our world. | 9/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanExperiences that have shaped my ministry | Rev. Ed Brock's sermon delivered on September 5, 2010 | 9/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSalvation - A UU View | Rev. Mark Skrabacz's sermon delivered on August 29, 2010 | 8/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAbner Kneeland and Freedom of Religion | Luther Elmore's sermon delivered on August 22, 2010 | 8/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanForgiveness is for Giving | Rev. Mark Skrabacz's sermon delivered on August 15, 2010 | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBorn to Run | Eric Hepburn's sermon delivered on August 8, 2010. | 8/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSurrender as Spiritual Practice | Ron Phares' farewell sermon delivered on August 1, 2010. | 8/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWhat Fundamentalists Know | Gary Bennet's sermon delivered on July 25, 2010. What do fundamentalists know about religion that Unitarians have forgotten and need to relearn? | 7/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMission Possible | July 18, 2010 sermon. Church leaders present our new mission statement. "At First UU Austin we gather in community to nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice." | 7/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanTiger Woods and the Beer Cart Girl | Rev. Timothy Tutt's sermon delivered on July 11, 2010 | 7/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanA Government by the People | Rev. Mark Skrabacz's Independence Day sermon delivered on July 4, 2010 | 7/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBetween the Head and the Hands | The First UU Young Adults' Group explores the theme of Spiritual Practice and Ritual. The service envolved active participation by the congregation. Delivered June 27, 2010. | 6/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSalvation, American Style | Dr. Davidson Loehr's sermon delivered September 17, 2000 | 6/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe fire and the rose are one | Rev Janet Newman's final sermon at First UU Austin delivered June 20, 2010 | 6/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFounding Members Reminiscences | Members' anecdotes of early days at First UU Church of Austin | 6/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCourage, Commitment and Claiming Adulthood | Rev. Janet Newman's Bridging Ceremony on June 13, 2010 | 6/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanCloudburst | Rev Janet Newman's sermon delivered June 6, 2010 | 6/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe ABC's of Religion | Dr. Davidson Loehr's sermon delivered September 10, 2000 | 6/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMusic as Meaning for our Lives | Rev. Janet Newman's sermon delivered May 30, 2010 | 6/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanReligion for Atheists | Dr. Davidson Loehr's sermon delivered October 22, 2000 | 5/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPrayer-Its Place and Purpose in Our Lives | Jack Harris-Bonham's sermon delivered April 30, 2006 | 5/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanA Sacred Connection | Christian Schmidt's sermon delivered May 23, 2010 | 5/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanShould I? | Emily Tietz's sermon delivered June 29, 2008 | 5/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanLife Passed Through the Fire of Thought | Aaron White's sermon delivered June 22, 2008 | 5/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWhat the world needs from Liberal Religion | Rev. David Baumbaugh's Keynote Address at SWUU District Meeting on Apr 26, 2008 | 5/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMeasurement of Worth | The First UU Church Youth deliver the May 16, 2010 service. | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanIn honor of Mothers and Others | Rev. Janet Newman's Mothers Day Sermon delivered on May 9 2010 | 5/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe purpose of Freedom | Kristin Grassel's sermon delivered on May 2, 2010 | 5/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEnvironmentalism and a culture of caring | Rev. Mark Skrabacz's Earth Day sermon delivered on April 18, 2010 | 5/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 100 Episodes |
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