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Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun Sermons — 414 episodes

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1

Another World is Possible - Rev. Alice King

2

Getting Out of the Box - Rev. David A. Miller

3

Earth Day Service - Natalie Pien, Tamar Datan, Andrew Dunham, Ann Marie Morreale, Linda McConnell, and Jeff Erikson

4

Possibilities of Community - Rev. Alice King

5

Not Just Fire Insurance - Rev. Christian Schmidt

6

All Flourishing is Mutual - Rev. Alice King

7

Silence Speaks - Ravi Balaram

8

The Sophia Century - Martha Mason

9

Paying Attention - Rev. Alice King

10

The Failure Resumé - Rev. Alice King

11

Whispering to the Broom: Embodying Resilience - Rev. Alice King

12

Joy and Community in Resistance - Jared Mummert

13

The Dream is a Living System: Communities of Resistance - Rev. Alice King

14

What We Resist - Rev. Alice King

15

Choosing Hope - Rev. Alice King

16

On Grief & Gratitude - Nicola Cook

17

Restorative Practices for Conflict Transformation: What does Restorative Justice have to do with my life? - Rev. Jessica James

18

For All That Is Our Life - Rev. Alice King

19

On Legacy - Rev. Alice King

20

Grace with Edges - Rev. Alice King

21

Honoring Indigenous People: More Than Acknowledgement - Rev. Alice King

22

Sacred Language-Sacred Translation - Rev. Alice King

23

Come Anyway! - Rev. Alice King

24

Can We Start Again, Please? - Jennifer Springsteen

25

We Are Stardust - Allan Bentkofsky

26

For Good - Michelle Saville

27

This Is Me - Martha Mason

28

Prayer Is... - Jenna Korff

29

No One Is Alone - Jared Mummert

30

Seasons of Love - Tamar Datan

31

She Used to Be Mine - Nicola Cook

32

Imagining the Future of Our Faith - Rev. Charlotte Lehmann

33

Mother of All: Earth, Spirit, and the Sacred Feminine - Rev. Alice King

34

Our Wondrous and Uncanny Bodies - Jennifer Springsteen

35

Nature's Lessons on Change - Jared Mummert

36

Collecting Joy as a Spiritual Practice - Ann Richards

37

Joy Comes Back - Rev. Alice King

38

In Whom Do We Trust? - Jeff Erikson

39

The Grandeur of Life - Eve German

40

Ecospiritual Prayer - Ursula Goodenough

41

Trusting the Dark - Martha Mason

42

Dwelling Together - Rev. Alice King

43

All Are Called - Rev. Alice King

44

Practices for Solidarity and Survival - Rev. Alice King, February 16, 2025

45

Strictly No Elephants: On Inclusion - Rev. Alice King, February 2, 2025

46

Sharing Our Stories - Rev. Charlotte Lehmann, January 26, 2025

47

Changing the Narrative - Rev. Alice King, January 19, 2025

48

The Stories We Tell - Michelle Saville, January 12, 2025

49

Presence as Compassion - Rev. Alice King, December 1, 2024

50

Fitted for This Day - Rev. Kimberley Debus, November 17, 2024

51

Λάρνακα 2030 Story Fest!

52

True Confessions: Why I Believe... - Tamar Datan, October 13, 2024

53

Love's Invitation - Rev. Alice King, September 15, 2024

54

The Challenge of Presence - Eve German, September 1, 2024

55

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56

When I Breathe, I Hope... - Rev. Alice King, August 25, 2024

57

Coaches on hot seats / #3 in Top 25 Aggies / Blake Anderson files lawsuit against USU - Aug. 21, 2024

58

Les balades à dos d'éléphant

59

From Comparison to Compassion - Martha Mason, August 18, 2024

60

Our Promise to Each Other - Allan Bentkofsky, August 11, 2024

61

Hope: A Weaving of Love and Gratitude - Wendy Testa, August 4, 2024

62

#13 - Aurore

63

Surprising Things I Learned from Romance Novels - Monica Sweidel, July 28, 2024

64

Hope and Change, to Coin a Phrase - Jeff Erikson, July 14, 2024

65

Lessons from the Date with Death Club - Jenna Korff, June 30, 2024

66

In Search of Hope - Michelle Saville, June 23, 2024

67

The Wonder of Parenthood, and Parenting - Frank Shipp, June 16, 2024

68

Pride Service: Everybody In - Jared Mummert, June 9, 2024

69

Youth Service & Bridging - The Youth Group, June 2, 2024

70

No Mud, No Lotus - Rev. Christin Green, May 26, 2024

71

Trust the Dawning Future - Rev. Alice King, May 19, 2024

72

Holding Change - Rev. Christin Green, May 12, 2024

73

Our Place at the Table - Rev. Alice King, May 5, 2024

74

Searching for Communion - Michelle Saville, April 28, 2024

75

Row by Row: Planting Seeds for a Healthier Planet - Earth Justice Team, April 21, 2024

76

Voices of Love - Rev. Christin Green, April 14, 2024

77

The Aardvark Service! - Wendy Testa, Eve German, Martha Baine, April 7, 2024

78

At the Beginning of the World - Rev. Byron Tyler Coles, March 17, 2024

79

The Alchemy of Compost - Rev. Alice King, March 3, 2024

80

The Quest for Truth - Rev. Alice King, March 3, 2024

81

Who Is My Neighbor? - Rev. Alice King, February 25, 2024

82

Who Do We Want to Be? - Rev. Alice King, February 4, 2024

83

Life is a Ballgame - Martha Baine, January 28, 2024

84

MLK Service - Michelle Saville, January 14, 2024

85

Personal Journey Stories - Colleen Kubont, Andrew Dunham, Monica Seidel, January 7, 2024

86

Whistling in the Dark - Rev. Alice King, December 17, 2023

87

Mystery, Magic, Miracles - Rev. Alice King, December 10, 2023

88

Lo and Behold - Rev. John Monroe, November 26, 2023

89

What Does It Mean To Be Generous? - Jeff Erikson, November 12, 2023

90

Groundedness: The Practice of Walking on the Earth - Rev. Alice King, October 23, 2023

91

The Enemy of the Good - Rev. Alice King, October 15, 2023

92

Hot Mess: Meaningful Living on a Scorched Planet - Martha Baine, Sandy Shihadeh, Natalie Pine, October 8, 2023

93

The Soul's Address - Rev. Alice King, October 1, 2023

94

Looking Twice - Rev. Alice King, September 24, 2023

95

X Marks the Spot - Rev. Alice King, September 17, 2023

96

Ingathering - Rev. Alice King, September 10, 2023

97

Unions, Strikes, and Child Labor - Lora Powell-Haney, MDiv, September 3, 2023

98

Spiritual Practices that Nurture and Heal - Michelle Saville, August 27, 2023

99

Imagine - Jeff Erikson, August 13, 2023

100

Oh, the places you’ll go! Burning Man Reflections - Bob German, August 6, 2023

101

Cops and Fast Cars: Nurturing and Healing Ourselves - Tamar Datan, July 30, 2023

102

Gentle, Angry People - Frank Shipp, July 23, 2023

103

What's Age Got To Do With It? - Brenda Davis, July 16, 2023

104

To Nurture and Heal Ourselves, Each Other, and Our World - Michelle Saville, July 9

105

Are We Free Yet? - Martha Baine, July 2, 2023

106

We Are Creatives - Wendy Testa, May 28, 2023

107

Together, With Courage: A MadLibs Sermon - Rev. Alice King & the Congregation, May 21, 2023

108

It Takes a Village - Rev. Alice King, May 14, 2023

109

Because We Have a Song - Rev. Alice King, May 7, 2023

110

Personal Journey Service - Sandy Shihadeh, Tom Solitario, Wendy Testa, April 30, 2023

111

Powering Our Future: Energy and the Elements That Create It - Earth Justice Team (Tamar Datan, Megan Perrin, Natalie Pien, Sandy Shihadeh), Sunday, April 23, 2023

112

R & D - Rev. Alice King, April 2, 2023

113

Burning Barn: Where is Your Refuge? - Frank Shipp, March 26, 2023

114

Love is the Spirit - Rev. Alice King, March 19, 2023

115

Ultimately Fragile - Rev. Alice King, March 5, 2023

116

Love Calls Us On - Rev. Alice King, February 26, 2023

117

The Path of Love and A God Who is Love - roddy bell-shelton biggs, February 19, 2023

118

From Ringo to Lizzo - Rev. Alice King, February 5, 2023

119

Frustrating but Essential - Rev. Alice King, January 29, 2023

120

Centering Our Values - Lora Powell-Haney, MDiv, January 22, 2023

121

A Year of Pilgrimage - Michelle Saville, January 15, 2023

122

Personal Journey Service - Lee Stone, Sally Tinkle, Louis Bergeron, January 8, 2023

123

Dancing Along in the Wonder - Rev. Alice King, December 4, 2022

124

Connection - Cara Fortner, November 27, 2022

125

Channels of Change: A Living Tradition - Rev. Alice King, November 20, 2022

126

Changed for Good - Jenna Korff, November 13, 2022

127

Honoring the Ancestors - Rev. Alice King, November 6, 2022

128

We Think We Have Time - Rev. Alice King, October 30, 2022

129

Connections, Community, Commitment - Rev. Alice King, October 23, 2022

130

The Thing Is... - Rev. Alice King, October 16, 2022

131

Patience is the Antidote - Martha Baine, October 9, 2022

132

We Are Held - Rev. Alice King, September 25, 2022

133

Break Not the Circle - Rev. Alice King, September 18, 2022

134

Adam and Eve and Manabozho - Lora Powell-Haney, September 4, 2022

135

Called into Community - Michelle Saville, August 28, 2022

136

The Power of Music to Nurture and Heal - Wendy Testa, August 14, 2022

137

Aging - A Side Effect of Living? - Frank Shipp, August 7, 2022

138

Children Under Fire: Gun Violence in America - Tamar Datan, July 31, 2022

139

Our Faith Saves Lives - Jeff Erikson, July 24, 2022

140

Life is a Practice - Martha Baine, July 10, 2022

141

We Hold These Truths to Be Self Evident - Rev. Rica Kaufel, July 3, 2022

142

Life Changing Moments - Brenda Davis, June 26, 2022

143

Living Our Mission - Michelle Saville, June 19, 2022

144

Be More Gay - Rev. Alice King, June 12, 2022

145

Expectations & Faith - Cara Fortner, May 29, 2022

146

Beauty & Belonging - Rev. Alice King, May 22, 2022

147

Alone with the Alone - Rev. John Manwell, May 15, 2022

148

The Role of the Artist - Lora Powell-Haney, May 8, 2022

149

Climate Justice - Tamar Datan, April 24, 2022

150

We Will Not Cancel Us - Rev. Alice King, April 10, 2022

151

Be Curious, Not Judgmental - Allan Bentkofsky, April 3, 2022

152

This is What Makes Us Worlds - Rev. Dr. Laura Solomon, March 27, 2022

153

So Much Easier with Jesus - Rev. Alice King, March 20, 2022

154

Share Your Light! - Rev. Alice King, March 13, 2022

155

Coming Back to Life - Rev. Alice King, February 27, 2022

156

Where Do We Go from Here? - Michelle Saville, February 20, 2022

157

The Golden Chain - Rev. Theresa Ninán Soto, February 13, 2022

158

Living Our UU Values in the Larger World - Rev. Justine Sullivan, February 6, 2022

159

Between Hell and Hallowed Ground - Rev. Alice King, January 30, 2022

160

Intentional Design - Rev. David Miller, January 23, 2022

161

The Drum Major Instinct - Rev. Alice King, January 16, 2022

162

Intention and Emergence - Rev. Alice King, January 9, 2022

163

Personal Journey Service - Ricky Keech, ft. Nicola Cook and Lisa Gasque-Kuhn, January 2, 2022

164

Opening to Joy - Rev. Alice King, December 5, 2021

165

What if We Put Whiteness On Trial? Rev. Edith A. Love, November 28, 2021

166

Legacy Healing - Rev. Alice King, November 14, 2021

167

Cultivating a New Relationship with Eve - Rev. Karen G. Johnston, October 24, 2021

168

Cultivating a New Relationship with Earth: Restoration and Reciprocity - Rev. Alice King, ft. Judith Heberling, Kelsey Hall, & Megan Perrin, October 17, 2021

169

Holy Relationships & Long Spoons - Rev. Alice King, October 10, 2021

170

Love and War - Chuck Harris, May 30, 2021

171

Whence We Come and How and Whither - Rev. Alice King, September 26, 2021

172

Heartbreak and Hope - Rev. Alice King, September 19, 2021

173

In Service of Our Common Humanity - Michelle Saville, September 5, 2021

174

Science vs. Religion - Frank Shipp, August 29, 2021

175

Polarization - Ricky Keech, August 22, 2021

176

Gaia - Glenda Parsons, August 8, 2021

177

The Mighty Amazon - Tamar Datan, August 1, 2021

178

Music Service - Dave Macklin, ft. Brenda Davis & Allan Bentkofsky, July 11, 2021

179

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Rev. Alice King, May 23, 2021

180

Living the Questions - Jenna Korff, May 16, 2021

181

A Miraculous Mess - Rev. Alice King, April 18, 2021

182

Return Anew To Love - Rev. Alice King, April 4, 2021

183

Commitment to Community: Be the Light! - Rev. Alice King, March 14, 2021

184

Let It Be - Jeff Erikson, ft. Alex Burns, July 18, 2021

185

Beloved Community

186

Jazz, Joy, and Justice

187

The Spiritual Imagination

188

Adventurousness

189

Stony the Road

190

Glaringly Obvious

191

The Ancestors Service

192

What's In A Name?

193

Transformational Journey

194

A Morning Ritual

195

Vacation From God

196

I Am Light

197

Transformational Journey

198

My Fathers Face

199

A Doubters Thoughts

200

From Wisdom Emerging

201

Leaps of Faith

202

Failure is Always an Option

203

The Case for Empathy

204

What are the Elves to do now?

205

Whose are we?

206

In the Age of Mendacity

207

Comfort and Joy in Turbulent Times

208

Massage Therapy: The spiritual nature of my life's passion

209

Do UU's Pray?

210

Turning our Attention Towards Welcome

211

Honoring Our Ancestors

212

Over there, beyond that mountan, in that valley...

213

Sentient Beings

214

No Time to Go it Alone

215

No Time for a Casual Faith

216

The Wisdom of Music

217

The Tiger and the Dragon

218

Where Was God This Day?

219

This Too Shall Pass

220

Alex Seton Personal Journey

221

The Hero's Journey

222

The Elephant in the Room

223

The Farmer & The Horse - The Power of Perspective

224

The Lion and the Mouse…and the Little Slave

225

American Religion

226

What We Carry Forward: A Reparations Story for Today

227

Thank you for your service

228

To Who It May Concern

229

What Else Is a Heart For?

230

The Sum of our Parts

231

Draw the Circle Wide

232

A Crack in Everything

233

Traveling the Crooked Path

234

The Journey and the Destination

235

Can you ever forgive me?

236

Random Acts of Kindness

237

Invisible Impacts

238

The Edge of Doubt

239

What is Wrong? What is Possible?

240

Big Questions

241

A UU Holiday

242

Working The Problem

243

A Room Called Remember

244

Music in My Life

245

A Safe Harbor

246

Longing for Home

247

Mr. Jefferson's Wall

248

Dwell in Possibility

249

Kneel and Kiss the Ground

250

We Begin Again In Love

251

People, Planet, Profit

252

Is spirituality a steady state?

253

Do You Hear?

254

Unapologetically You

255

Both Sides Now

256

There is No Them Here

257

Taking Advice From a Marionette

258

Religious Affiliations

259

I Want to Taste All the Notes

260

Labels - Uniting or Dividing?

261

The Sum of Our Parts

262

From "Bio" to "Theo"

263

Curiosity as a Virtue

264

The Inner (and Outer) Critic

265

Love and the Wayward Sheep

266

Prayer Cloths

267

Pushing the River

268

I Think It's Gonna Rain Today

269

Easter

270

Everyday Leadership

271

How (and Why) to Practice Gratitude

272

Perfection is the Enemy of the Good

273

Good Intentions

274

This I Believe: Jason and Christine

275

This I Believe: Ted

276

This I Believe: Leah

277

A Theology of Hope

278

Hope Rises

279

I Thought She Knew

280

Allegiance to Gratitude

281

The Bounty We Share

282

Time for a REAL Reformation!

283

Growing Up Unitarian Universalist

284

If I Only Had the Nerve

285

The Lyf So Short. The Crafte So Long to Lerne

286

Amending Spiritual Precepts

287

Welcoming the Stranger

288

One Little Corner of the Storm

289

Water Rites and Remembrances

290

War and Peace: A Soldier's Conundrum

291

How Do We Account for Evil?

292

Death & Birth

293

Redemption

294

Heaven and Hell: This Life or the Next?

295

Where Are All the Unitarian Universalists?

296

Truth, Reason, & Knowledge

297

Commence-ment: A Salutarian's Salute

298

25 Years at UUCL

299

Unitarian Christianity: Roots & Wings?

300

Mother's Day: Feminism & UU

301

'Interactions with Everyday White Supremacy: An Antiracist Tale'

302

'Facing a National Crisis With Truth and Integrity'

303

'Born Again: Confronting the Challenges of Change!'

304

'Passover: the Value of Community'

305

'Bianca Rey - Equality Virginia'

306

'Mystery: Where Do UU Come From?'

307

'TrUUmpism'

308

'Living The Questions'

309

'Dice throw gods, and other ludic reflections'

310

'Beyond Truthiness: UU & You!'

311

'The Wellspring of our Unitarian Universalist Faith'

312

'If Love is the Answer: What is the Question?'

313

'A Ship of Dreams'

314

'Speaking Truth to Power: Three Unitarian Dissidents- Burns, Paine, and West'

315

'Love Thy Neighbor, No Exceptions!'

316

Ken Kirk: Personal Journey

317

Michelle Lalumia: Personal Journey

318

Dan Wesley: Personal Journey

319

Reverend Dan King

320

Michelle Saville: Burning Bowl Ceremony

321

'O Ye of Little Faith: Living into a LARGER Mythos'

322

Reverend Dan King

323

Reverend Dan King

324

Reverend Betty Jo Middleton

325

Reverend King

326

Reverend Madelyn Campbell

327

Mel Harkrader Pine

328

Reverend Dan King

329

Reverend Dan King

330

Michelle Saville

331

Reverend King

332

Glenda Parsons

333

Brenda Davis

334

BrendaDavis

335

Graham Copp

336

Glenda Parsons

337

Allan Bentkofsky

338

Michael De Lalla

339

Mel Harkrader Pine

340

'Better Angels'

341

Reverend Manwell

342

Reverend Walker

343

Celebration of Mother Earth through song and story.

344

Sandy Shihadeh

345

"I Will Be With You Always"

346

"Have You Taken Your Placebo Today"

347

"religUUsity"

348

"Giving our Hearts, Sharing our Lives"

349

"Personal Journeys"

350

"Oh The Ravens and the Steelers Should be Friends"

351

"Even these things may seem pleasant"

352

"Changes"

353

"Labor in Loudoun"

354

"Words and Deeds"

355

"Religion"

356

"The Great Deception"

357

"On Assembling Your Personal Collection of Sacred Inspiration"

358

"Waiting on Wings"

359

"Investing in your beliefs"

360

Reaction to Baltimore Riots

361

Reverend David Pyle

362

2015-04-12 rev coats - compressed.mp3

363

A Place of Dreams and Hopes

364

Ryan Petit

365

The Call of Selma, by Reverend John Manwell

366

From Ignorance to Bliss

367

The Spirituality in Trees

368

UUCL Children's Choir: Mother Spirit, Father Spirit,

369

Reverend Betty Jo Middleton

370

Joy comes in the morning

371

'Racial Justice 2015 - Letting Our Little Lights Shine'

372

'We've Been Waiting for You'

373

'Build A Cradle'

374

'Keeping the Faith'

375

'An Attitude of Gratitude'

376

To Bless and to Be Blessed

377

We remember them

378

Of, By, and For All the People

379

Surprised by Joy

380

'Be Here Now, Together'

381

Only as Good as the Shoes on my Feet

382

The Upside Down Church

383

Community

384

Who we are, what we do

385

Worker's rights

386

Justice

387

Hospitality

388

Faith

389

Sin

390

Grace

391

Worship

392

Reverence

393

Come together

394

Ahead of the crowd

395

'My Trip to Africa'

396

'I've Got Good News!'

397

'Love All, Trust a Few, Do Wrong to None'

398

'That Arc Bends Toward Truth, Too'

399

'Prayer vs. Positive Thinking'

400

'On the Path to Social Justice'

401

'Becoming Ourselves'

402

'The 47%, the 1%, and Promoting Justice in the World'

403

'Blue Christmas'

404

'The Fifth Precept and the Twelve Steps'

405

'Another Side of Thanksgiving'

406

'What Tribe do You Belong To?'

407

'A Little Piece of Heaven'

408

'Fear and Belonging'

409

'Unitarian Universalism: A Faith based on Datebook Theology'

410

'Alone with the Alone'

411

'Come out, come out, wherever you are!'

412

Sentient beings

413

'Present Moment, Peaceful Moment'

414

'How Are The Children'