The SUUF Podcast

White Supremacy — A community reflection

July 7, 2019 Service

Doris Brevoort

What is happening in our own community that speaks to inequity? How can SUUF reach in to learn about ourselves, and reach out to live our Principles? We will look at recent articles in the UU World, YES Magazine, and newspapers to frame the discussion.

Finding Hope in Hard Times

June 23, 2019 Service

Rev. Barbara Davenport

Many of us are discouraged about personal concerns, health issues, or national and world events. Can we find room for hope? What are the stories of hope? When I think of the meaning of hope at least two sources come to mind. One includes lines from a poem by Emily Dickinson likening hope to a bird. The second from Vaclav Havel, who proposes that hope, rather than a prognostication, is an “orientation of the spirit” and of the heart.

The Bashert Paradigm

June 16, 2019 Service

Rabbi Kalish Leviel

Bashert is a Yiddish word that means "destiny." It is often used in the context of one's divinely predestined spouse or soul-mate. Rabbi Kalish would like to share with you her thoughts on applying this word to the way we live - and think about - our life.

Would If I Could

Joseph Bednarik

June 9, 2019 Service

In her best-selling memoir, "Pastrix," Lutheran minister Nadia Bolz-Weber writes, “As much as I desperately wanted to be a Unitarian, I couldn’t, because what I needed was a specific divine source of reconciliation and wholeness, a source that is connected to me in love, but does not come from inside me.” This sermon imagines a vigorous conversation with Ms. Bolz-Weber and, after admiring her tattoos, getting very personal about the Divine.

Merger of Unitarians and Universalists in 1961

June 2, 2019 Service

Victoria Poling

The final sermon on our UU religious journey speaks about how two religions became one. The Universalist Church of America, started in 1793, and the American Unitarian Association, established in 1825, had both expanded beyond their original Christian liberal theology and a consolidation took place in 1961.

Patriotism, Politics and Our UU Principles

May 26, 2019 Service

Rev. Lena Breen

What is our task as Unitarian Universalist citizens this Memorial Day holiday? How does our religion offer us some possible ways to respond in this time of national political discomfort? Let's join together in fellowship as we remember those that have died while serving our country in the armed services.

Happiness

May 19, 2019 Service

Jonathan Prescott

We often think of happiness as something we receive when circumstances are perfect. But what if we could find happiness right now, in our lives as they are? Join Jonathan Prescott in an exploration of what happiness is, and how happiness can guide us on our spiritual path.

Choices for End-of-Life Planning

May 5, 2019 Service

Doris Brevoort

New ecological options are becoming available in Washington State, as discussed in the recently published book "Re-imagining Death." Your final decisions may be a personal "gift" to the loved ones you leave behind, as well as the Earth.

Clean Underwear

April 28, 2019 Service

Rev. Barbara Gilday

Remember what they used to say about wearing clean underwear? It got me to thinking about control: Who has it? Who controls you/me? Are you in control? Is there such a thing? Come and we’ll talk.

From our Sixth Source

April 14, 2019 Service

Rev. Amy Beltaine

Amy talks about spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature. For millennia, Paganism and Earth-based Spirituality has been practiced and refined by hunters, farmers, indigenous people, and those who live close to the land and the sea. This Sunday we will look at some of the rich theo/alogies, traditions, and histories that fall within the "Earth-Centered" label. Then we will explore some of the gifts of these paths for Unitarian Universalists.