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Skagit Unitarian Universalist Podcast
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Jul 4, 2022
Jul 4, 2022
12 min
July 3, 2022 – 10:30 a.m.
George Rogers-Clark
The inherent worth and dignity of every person.
This is a noble root for our shared religious philosophy. In recent years, I have discovered that I cannot honor the worth and dignity of others without honoring them in myself.
Jun 20, 2022
Jun 20, 2022
36 min
June 19, 2022
Rev. Bruce Bode
This sermon will explore (at least) three things: 1) Why it’s so difficult to find common ground on the issue of abortion. 2) Is there more common ground in this debate than is commonly understood? 3) Criteria by which to determine when to grant legal rights to gestational human life.
Jun 11, 2022
Jun 11, 2022
24 min
June 5, 2022
Jonathan Prescott
Happiness! Doesn't that word sound good? We can water seeds that grow into happiness. We can trust happiness as an indicator that we’re on a good path. We can also distinguish happiness from joy. Join us today as we take a look at what happiness really means and how to get there.
May 30, 2022
May 30, 2022
19 min
May 29, 2022
Rev. Vincent Lachina
The reality of our world today tends to focus on events while experiences are absent of humor. Wars, pandemics, environmental crises, social conflicts, gun violence, and so much more seem to monopolize our media. Now more than ever we all need to find an outlet that allows up to smile or better yet, laugh. There seems to be a sense of relief from our stress when we find even a small bit of humor. In our message for the day, we will attempt to take the advice we might remember from our past when we were told to "lighten up."
May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022
25 min
May 8, 2022
Rev. Lena Breen
On this Mother's Day, I want to share my understanding of the most celebrated goddess in all of Asia. She is passionately engaged in bringing each of us closer to our own compassionate natures and the mothering we are all in need of. Kwan Yin is really a buddha within ourselves which can be a source of comfort and inspiration.
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
20 min
May 1, 2022
Rev. Barbara Gilday
Each of us comes to every situation with a different set of life experiences. Being able to “walk a mile in your moccasins” can make all the difference in how we interact when things get tough. Curiosity, compassion, goodwill, and the willingness to take risks. What happens when our perspective changes? How does the conversation change?
Apr 24, 2022
Apr 24, 2022
44 min
April 24, 2022
Imam Jamal Rahman
The most profound truth is sometimes best expressed by a teaching story or sacred verse that resonates in the heart and stimulates the mind. By reflecting deeply on the story or verse, subtle shifts can occur within and expand our consciousness.
Imam Jamal Rahman is co-founder and Muslim Sufi minister at Interfaith Community Sanctuary in Seattle, adjunct faculty at Seattle University, former host of Interfaith Talk Radio and a published author.
Apr 21, 2022
Apr 21, 2022
33 min
April 17, 2022
Speaker: Rev. Bruce Bode
For many religious liberals the joy and triumph of Easter is diminished – or even blocked completely – by past literalistic understandings. This sermon will – oh, so quickly – roll away the literalistic stone of obstruction to reveal five celebrations of Easter that may be universally embraced.
Apr 10, 2022
Apr 10, 2022
31 min
April 10, 2022
Clyde W. Ford
This week is a special joint presentation with Free Church Unitarian, Blaine. We welcome Clyde W. Ford, who won the Washington Center for the Book award in 2021 for his memoir, THINK BLACK, about his father, the first black software engineer in America. That book was a meditation on race, technology and social justice. Ford followed up THINK BLACK with OF BLOOD AND SWEAT: BLACK LIVES AND THE MAKING OF WHITE POWER AND WEALTH, which will be released by HarperCollins on April 5, 2022. Today, Ford speaks not only about what he learned from writing a memoir about his father but also about the historical role that black men and women have played in creating the fabric of America without benefiting in return.
Racial inequalities are not just among the “common man”, in our neighborhoods existed and still do... in our industries, our businesses, where fame and fortune abound. But where is the fame and fortune for the black men and women who have played an important role in our history?
Apr 3, 2022
Apr 3, 2022
17 min
April 3, 2022
Jonathan Prescott
What can peace look like? Perhaps external peace can only happen when we experience internal peace first. Please join Jonathan Prescott for some thoughts on how we can be the light of peace in the world.