The SUUF Podcast

God as Metaphor

November 30, 2025

Joseph Bednarik

Our congregation of theists and atheists, mystics and materialists explore the use of a powerful linguistic practice:
 
The creation of metaphors. Sharing the words and ideas of revolutionary astronomers, leaping philosophers, and visionary poets, we will focus attention on the miracle of our existence and wonder aloud whether God is Love.

Joseph Bednarik serves as the Co-Publisher of Copper Canyon Press, a nonprofit literary publisher dedicated to poetry. He studied philosophy at Haverford College and speaks regularly at Unitarian Universalist congregations in the Salish Sea region.

Supporting Homeless Families

November 23

Amber Lang of The Family Promise of Skagit Valley

This is a 4th Sunday Service — The mission: to come together as a community to support homeless families as they work to provide their children with loving homes. The vision: a nation in which every family has a home, a livelihood, and the chance to build a better future.

The One Family of Humanity

November 16

D’vorah Kost

The topic I plan to speak on is the recognition that all humanity is one family, albeit with different cultures, languages, religions and beliefs. Developing relationships with those who are different from us is key to a deeper understanding of what it is to be human and to learn to live in peace.

Joyful Participation in the Sorrows of the World

November 9

Rev. Bruce Bode

Joseph Campbell lived and taught a mighty “yea” to life, taking hold of life as it is – not what you think life should be, could be, might be, will be, but what it is. One of his favorite Buddhist sayings in this regard was the seemingly contradictory phrase “Joyful participation in the sorrows of the world.” This service will investigate both the nature of the “sorrows of the world” and what it means to participate in those sorrows with joy.

Choosing Love

November 2

Karen Molenaar Terrell

Karen is the author of  The Madcap Christian Scientist series, the Adventures with Dad series, and the Cosmic Celebrations series. Her stories have appeared in Newsweek, the Christian Science Monitor, and Pack and Paddle Magazine. She enjoys hiking, photography, and meeting new friends on her walks, and lives with her husband, Scott, in Bow. She has two grown sons, two amazing daughters-in-law, and a precious toddler granddaughter.

Food Insecurity & Food Waste in our Community

October 26, 2025

Morgan Curry, Skagit Gleaners Executive Director

Morgan is passionate about understanding food systems and policy-driven food insecurity. For the past six years, she has served as Skagit Gleaners' Executive Director and is an appointed member of the City of Mount Vernon Planning Commission. She holds a master's degree in Public Administration from Seattle University with a concentration in both non-profit and government policy and has completed graduate research projects titled Food Justice and Economic Sovereignty for Migrant Farmworkers and Factors that Influence Perceptions of Food Insecurity as a Government Sustained Public Health Issue. Morgan also holds a board position for Community Action of Skagit County and is an Executive Board Member for Skagit Valley Family YMCA.

Masks of God

October 12, 2025

Reverend Bruce Bode

As we approach Halloween, we will explore the role of masks in our lives through the work of scholar Joseph Campbell, author of a four-volume The Masks of God and known to the larger public through his lively interviews with Bill Moyers in the popular PBS series The Power of Myth.

So Now What?

September 14, 2025

Joseph Bednarik

In these early days of the new church year, we crack open Eckhart Tolle's book "Practicing the Power of Now" and discover—through the aid of a poet, a rabbi, a monk, and a bonging Grandmother clock—what shimmering wisdoms light up our hearts, calm our minds, and call us deeper into the present moment.

Redirecting Ourselves in Presence

August 31, 2025

Sunny Scheibe

This service is lead by our special member, Sunny Scheibe!

Meet the Moment

August 25, 2025

Jim Heard

The particle of time, the historical present, the meditative now. A look at some looming challenges from technical advances.