This sermon explores how human-constructed stories often distort reality and manipulate our behavior, acting as a shield that prevents us from experiencing life authentically.
Sermon Category: Truth
Legacy Healing
On how to hold on to, and how to let go of, the hard parts of UU and UUCL history.
Science vs. Religion
This sermon examines the enduring friction between scientific inquiry and religious or political dogma, using the historical persecution of Galileo as a foundational example.
Transformational Journey
This sermon originates from a presentation that contrasts scientific evidence with faith-based beliefs, highlighting how biology and evolution explain the human condition better than religious doctrine.
In an Age of Mendacity
This sermon explores the moral necessity of personal integrity and radical honesty during an era defined by widespread social and political deception.
The Elephant in the Room
If we are each touching only a small part of a larger whole, how can we be sure of what we “know”?
The Farmer & The Horse: The Power of Perspective
Who knows what’s good or bad? How does our perspective change our reaction to situations? Can we control this?
Amending Spiritual Precepts
Is it necessary to revisit the big questions every once in a while? Have you altered your views on theological issues as you have gone through life? Should you?
Truth, Reason, & Knowledge
In the first service of our summer series, John Stevens asks how UUs differ from other faiths by citing our own experiences and powers of reason as a source of wisdom.
Beyond Truthiness: UU & You!
How we might be “responsible” to dispute dogmatic pronouncements and beliefs in “alternative facts”?
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