Past Sermons

War and Peace: A Soldier’s Conundrum

Categories: !Audio Sermon, Justice, Peace, Spirituality

August 20, 2017

In this reflective sermon, a retired military officer recounts his lifelong spiritual and ethical evolution through the lens of four societal upheavals: racism, the Vietnam War, women’s rights, and nuclear proliferation.

Jesus: Human or Divine

Speaker: Ricky Keech

August 13, 2017

We'll explore belief in Jesus Christ and how his teachings and life can impact our UU belief system.

What It Means to be Human

Speaker: Mel Harkrader Pine

August 6, 2017

What does it mean to be human? We're tempted to answer with platitudes, but neither the scientific answer nor the spiritual one is clear and without some troubling aspects. We'll explore the question from both angles, warts and all.

How do we account for evil?

Speaker: Allan Bentkofsky

Categories: !Audio Sermon, Evil, Interdependence, Reason

July 30, 2017

This sermon explores the philosophical and scientific ways humans account for the existence of evil.

Death & Birth

Speaker: Michelle Saville

Categories: !Audio Sermon, Death, Legacy, Mystery

July 23, 2017

Where do we come from and where are we going? Come explore the teachings of various world religions on death, birth, and what it means for each of us.