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Podcasting the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville sermons of the Rev. Gail Seavey, the Rev. Jason Shelton and others
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Spiritual Pathways Worn into Desert Sands | Spiritual Pathways Worn into Desert Sands | 8/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Forgiving Chaucer? | Forgiving Chaucer? | 8/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fear and Beauty | Fear and Beauty | 8/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Poetry as a Spiritual Journey | Poetry as a Spiritual Journey | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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You Can’t Get There from Here: The Liberating Paradox of the Spiritual Journey | Podcasting the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville sermons of the Rev. Gail Seavey, the Rev. Jason Shelton and others | 7/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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“I think I was in heaven”: Joss Whedon’s Atheist Faith | Podcasting the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville sermons of the Rev. Gail Seavey, the Rev. Jason Shelton and others | 7/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spiritual Journeys | We will continue with our summer theme of “Spiritual Journeys” by having four members of our congregation tell us their stories. Sarah Alder, Tony and Jeanette Jackson, and Jane Norris will talk about their personal spiritual journeys. | 7/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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To Heal the World | In the kickoff for our summer series on spiritual journeys, we’ll explore how telling the story of our journey—the story of our lives—can lead to healing for ourselves and for the world. | 7/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Power of Love and Nature | Podcasting the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville sermons of the Rev. Gail Seavey, the Rev. Jason Shelton and others | 5/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Race, Power and Privilege | Podcasting the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville sermons of the Rev. Gail Seavey, the Rev. Jason Shelton and others | 4/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Incarnations | Podcasting the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville sermons of the Rev. Gail Seavey, the Rev. Jason Shelton and others | 4/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Watching Whales Watching Us | Podcasting the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville sermons of the Rev. Gail Seavey, the Rev. Jason Shelton and others | 3/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Down to Earth with the Avatars | Podcasting the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville sermons of the Rev. Gail Seavey, the Rev. Jason Shelton and others | 3/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Onesimus in Ephesus: The Slaveboy Who Made Good | Onesimus in Ephesus: The Slaveboy Who Made Good. Guest Sermon by Paul Conkin | 2/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Prepare For Happiness | -- | 2/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beyond Male and Female | -- | 1/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beyond Heroism | -- | 1/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beyond Good and Evil | -- | 1/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Personal Unity/Communal Unity/Living in Unity/Ethical Mysticism | -- | 1/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Meditations on Madonna | Meditations on Madonna, guest sermon by Emily Green-Cain | 12/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Making Room for Difference | -- | 11/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Universalism: Past, Present and Powerful | Universalism: Past, Present and Powerful, guest sermon by Rev. Kalen Fristad | 11/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dancing with Covenant | -- | 10/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building the World We Dream About | -- | 10/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Can Liberal Churches Help Families and Relationships to Flourish? | Richard Ruach October 4, 2009 Readings: From William J. Doherty and Barbara Z. Carlson, Putting Family First (New York: Henry Holt, 2002). William Doherty, a UU who has been active with the UU churches in the twin cities of Minnesota for decades, is director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota. We wrote this book for two reasons: because we are alarmed about how the frantic pace of contemporary American family life is eroding family closeness and depriving our children of their childhood, and because we know something about how to take back family time and make good use of it. Today’s families, we believe, are sorely lacking time for spontaneous fun and enjoyment, for talking over the day’s events and experiences, for unhurried meals, for quiet bedtime talks, for working together on projects, for teaching and learning life skills such as cooking and gardening, for visiting extended family and friends, for attending religious services together, for participating together in community projects, and for exploring the beauty of nature. Not enough time, that is, to be a family with a rich internal and external life. [p. xiii] The effects of overbusy family life on child development are just beginning to be studied by academic researchers. But studies have shown the importance of regular family dinners, one of the chief casualties of hyperscheduling. A large national study of American teenagers found a strong link between regular family meals and a wide range of positive outcomes: academic success, psychological adjustment, and lower rates of alcohol use, drug use, early sexual behavior, and suicidal risk. On the flip side, not having regular family meals was associated with higher risks in all of those areas. [p. 5] This study defined a family meal as one in which the teenager ate with at least one parent. Given the documented decline in family dinners, it is not surprising that a national poll of teenagers, funded by the White House in spring 2000 [Clinton administration] found that over one-fifth of American teens rated ‘not having enough time with parents’ as their top concern, a percentage that tied for first (along with education) on their list of worries. [p. 5] The Question! How can liberal and progressive churches, such as First Unitarian Universalist Church, help families and relationships to flourish? The conservatives have their version, which really doesn’t work for us. Is this a question we want to engage? Do we want to be a place where we support, encourage – teach, even – families how to flourish, and help relationships to flourish. I think it’s a great question. I think you can make a good case that that’s something we would like to do. It would involve somewhat of a culture change, however. It’s interesting, if you look at the seven Principles and Purposes of the UUA, they all talk about individual development and growth and rights, and then jump right away to the community level and doing social justice and doing good things in the larger world. It’s surprising, but if you notice what’s missing – it’s hard to notice what’s missing sometimes – is the primary relationships – families. Individual, and jump to larger group. And if you look at our congregation’s vision statement, mission statement, covenant, and strategic plan strategy five points, all four of those documents are similar to the UUA Principles and Purposes: they go from individual development right away to community and the larger world. Now the levels that we do work with are good – they’re great! Our strengths are our commitment to individual development and to social justice in the larger world. But, I think a major piece is missing, and I think it’s missing systemically, since it’s missing in all those documents. In the twenty-some years that I’ve been directly involved with Unitarian Universalist churches, we tend to focus our programs and our | 10/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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