This sermon captures a meditative sermon delivered in response to the Baltimore riots following Freddie Gray’s death.
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Letting Go of What You Know
Speaker: Rev. David Pyle
April 19, 2015The sermon explores the concept of certainty and its relationship to doubt and humility, suggesting that declared uncertainty can foster positive traits.
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The Community Garden
Speaker: Rev. Robert Coats
April 12, 2015This sermon captures a speaker reflecting on their initial experiences with a Metropolitan Community Church, highlighting its unique, lay-led structure and the speaker’s cautious first visit.
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A Place of Dreams and Hopes
Speaker: Leslie Wright
March 29, 2015This sermon interweaves Langston Hughes’s poem “Freedom’s Plow” with a historical narrative centered on the founding of Mount Olive Methodist Episcopal Church by formerly enslaved people in Gleedsville.
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The Call of Selma
Speaker: Rev. John Manwell
March 8, 2015Reverend John Manwell’s sermon reflects on the experiences of Unitarian Universalist ministers who answered Dr. King’s call to Selma fifty years prior, drawing from Reverend Mark Morrison Reed’s book, The Selma Awakening
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Be the Bridge
Speaker: Ryan Petit
March 8, 2015The sermon contemplates the overwhelming nature of the modern world, marked by environmental destruction, governmental struggles, and religiously fueled suffering, which fosters fear and judgment.
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From Ignorance to Bliss
Speaker: Chris D'Arcy
February 22, 2015This sermon explores the idea that true happiness comes not from ignorance, but from moving from ignorance to a more engaged and connected existence.
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Fairy Tales for Grown-ups
Speaker: Rev. Betty Jo Middleton, UUCL Children's Choir
February 1, 2015This sermon presents a discussion centered on fairy tales and their significance, particularly for adults in midlife, referencing the story of “The Elves and the Shoemaker” as an example.
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Joy Comes in the Morning
Speaker: Rev. Phyllis Hubbell
January 25, 2015This sermon explores spirituality and the presence of the holy in everyday life, particularly during difficult times.
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Racial Justice 2015 – Letting Our Little Lights Shine
Speaker: Rev. Phyllis Hubbell
January 18, 2015This sermon is delivered on Martin Luther King Day in 2015, focusing on the history and persistence of racial injustice specifically within Loudoun County.