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Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun Sermons — 429 episodes

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1

Listening for the Life That Calls You - Jenna Korff

2

Gardens, Poetry, and Stanley Kunitz - Eve German

3

How To Be In Community - Nicola Cook

4

What Love Asks of Us - Michelle Saville

5

Mary Magdalene: Learning to Listen to the Voice of Love - Martha Mason

6

What Would Jesus Say? - Tamar Datan

7

Song for My Father - Allan Bentkofsky

8

The Center of the Universe - Jeff Erikson

9

The Art of Reflection: How Neil Peart Inspires Us to Seek Our Truths - Leigh Ann Macklin

10

Faith in Formation: John Murray, a Soldier of Soul Liberty - Ravi Balaram

11

Won't You Be My Neighbor? - Wendy Testa

12

Protecting What's Precious - Rev. Alice King

13

Flourishing Together - Rev. Alice King

14

AI Awakening - Ravi Balaram

15

Authenticity Actually: The Interdependent Web of Doritos and Grace - Leigh Ann Macklin

16

Another World is Possible - Rev. Alice King

17

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

18

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

19

Possibilities of Community - Rev. Alice King

20

Not Just Fire Insurance - Rev. Christian Schmidt

21

All Flourishing is Mutual - Rev. Alice King

22

Silence Speaks - Ravi Balaram

23

The Sophia Century - Martha Mason

24

Paying Attention - Rev. Alice King

25

The Failure Resumé - Rev. Alice King

26

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

27

Joy and Community in Resistance - Jared Mummert

28

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

29

What We Resist - Rev. Alice King

30

Choosing Hope - Rev. Alice King

31

On Grief & Gratitude - Nicola Cook

32

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

33

For All That Is Our Life - Rev. Alice King

34

On Legacy - Rev. Alice King

35

Grace with Edges - Rev. Alice King

36

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

37

Sacred Language-Sacred Translation - Rev. Alice King

38

Come Anyway! - Rev. Alice King

39

Can We Start Again, Please? - Jennifer Springsteen

40

We Are Stardust - Allan Bentkofsky

41

For Good - Michelle Saville

42

This Is Me - Martha Mason

43

Prayer Is... - Jenna Korff

44

No One Is Alone - Jared Mummert

45

Seasons of Love - Tamar Datan

46

She Used to Be Mine - Nicola Cook

47

Imagining the Future of Our Faith - Rev. Charlotte Lehmann

48

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

49

Our Wondrous and Uncanny Bodies - Jennifer Springsteen

50

Nature's Lessons on Change - Jared Mummert

51

Collecting Joy as a Spiritual Practice - Ann Richards

52

Joy Comes Back - Rev. Alice King

53

In Whom Do We Trust? - Jeff Erikson

54

The Grandeur of Life - Eve German

55

Ecospiritual Prayer - Ursula Goodenough

56

Trusting the Dark - Martha Mason

57

Dwelling Together - Rev. Alice King

58

All Are Called - Rev. Alice King

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

Searching for Communion - Michelle Saville, April 28, 2024

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

MLK Service - Michelle Saville, January 14, 2024

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

Ingathering - Rev. Alice King, September 10, 2023

107

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

108

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

109

Imagine - Jeff Erikson, August 13, 2023

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

We Are Creatives - Wendy Testa, May 28, 2023

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

Connection - Cara Fortner, November 27, 2022

135

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

136

Changed for Good - Jenna Korff, November 13, 2022

137

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

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

Called into Community - Michelle Saville, August 28, 2022

146

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

147

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

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

Life Changing Moments - Brenda Davis, June 26, 2022

153

Living Our Mission - Michelle Saville, June 19, 2022

154

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

155

Expectations & Faith - Cara Fortner, May 29, 2022

156

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

157

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

158

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

159

Climate Justice - Tamar Datan, April 24, 2022

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

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

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

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

176

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

177

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

178

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

179

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

180

Love and War - Chuck Harris, May 30, 2021

181

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

182

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

183

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

184

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

185

Polarization - Ricky Keech, August 22, 2021

186

Gaia - Glenda Parsons, August 8, 2021

187

The Mighty Amazon - Tamar Datan, August 1, 2021

188

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

189

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

190

Living the Questions - Jenna Korff, May 16, 2021

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

Beloved Community

196

Jazz, Joy, and Justice

197

The Spiritual Imagination

198

Adventurousness

199

Stony the Road

200

Glaringly Obvious

201

The Ancestors Service

202

What's In A Name?

203

Transformational Journey

204

A Morning Ritual

205

Vacation From God

206

I Am Light

207

Transformational Journey

208

My Fathers Face

209

A Doubters Thoughts

210

From Wisdom Emerging

211

Leaps of Faith

212

Failure is Always an Option

213

The Case for Empathy

214

What are the Elves to do now?

215

Whose are we?

216

In the Age of Mendacity

217

Comfort and Joy in Turbulent Times

218

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

219

Do UU's Pray?

220

Turning our Attention Towards Welcome

221

Honoring Our Ancestors

222

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

223

Sentient Beings

224

No Time to Go it Alone

225

No Time for a Casual Faith

226

The Wisdom of Music

227

The Tiger and the Dragon

228

Where Was God This Day?

229

This Too Shall Pass

230

Alex Seton Personal Journey

231

The Hero's Journey

232

The Elephant in the Room

233

The Farmer & The Horse - The Power of Perspective

234

The Lion and the Mouse…and the Little Slave

235

American Religion

236

What We Carry Forward: A Reparations Story for Today

237

Thank you for your service

238

To Who It May Concern

239

What Else Is a Heart For?

240

The Sum of our Parts

241

Draw the Circle Wide

242

A Crack in Everything

243

Traveling the Crooked Path

244

The Journey and the Destination

245

Can you ever forgive me?

246

Random Acts of Kindness

247

Invisible Impacts

248

The Edge of Doubt

249

What is Wrong? What is Possible?

250

Big Questions

251

A UU Holiday

252

Working The Problem

253

A Room Called Remember

254

Music in My Life

255

A Safe Harbor

256

Longing for Home

257

Mr. Jefferson's Wall

258

Dwell in Possibility

259

Kneel and Kiss the Ground

260

We Begin Again In Love

261

People, Planet, Profit

262

Is spirituality a steady state?

263

Do You Hear?

264

Unapologetically You

265

Both Sides Now

266

There is No Them Here

267

Taking Advice From a Marionette

268

Religious Affiliations

269

I Want to Taste All the Notes

270

Labels - Uniting or Dividing?

271

The Sum of Our Parts

272

From "Bio" to "Theo"

273

Curiosity as a Virtue

274

The Inner (and Outer) Critic

275

Love and the Wayward Sheep

276

Prayer Cloths

277

Pushing the River

278

I Think It's Gonna Rain Today

279

Easter

280

Everyday Leadership

281

How (and Why) to Practice Gratitude

282

Perfection is the Enemy of the Good

283

Good Intentions

284

This I Believe: Jason and Christine

285

This I Believe: Ted

286

This I Believe: Leah

287

A Theology of Hope

288

Hope Rises

289

I Thought She Knew

290

Allegiance to Gratitude

291

The Bounty We Share

292

Time for a REAL Reformation!

293

Growing Up Unitarian Universalist

294

If I Only Had the Nerve

295

The Lyf So Short. The Crafte So Long to Lerne

296

Amending Spiritual Precepts

297

Welcoming the Stranger

298

One Little Corner of the Storm

299

Water Rites and Remembrances

300

War and Peace: A Soldier's Conundrum

301

How Do We Account for Evil?

302

Death & Birth

303

Redemption

304

Heaven and Hell: This Life or the Next?

305

Where Are All the Unitarian Universalists?

306

Truth, Reason, & Knowledge

307

Commence-ment: A Salutarian's Salute

308

25 Years at UUCL

309

Unitarian Christianity: Roots & Wings?

310

Mother's Day: Feminism & UU

311

'Interactions with Everyday White Supremacy: An Antiracist Tale'

312

'Facing a National Crisis With Truth and Integrity'

313

'Born Again: Confronting the Challenges of Change!'

314

'Passover: the Value of Community'

315

'Bianca Rey - Equality Virginia'

316

'Mystery: Where Do UU Come From?'

317

'TrUUmpism'

318

'Living The Questions'

319

'Dice throw gods, and other ludic reflections'

320

'Beyond Truthiness: UU & You!'

321

'The Wellspring of our Unitarian Universalist Faith'

322

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

323

'A Ship of Dreams'

324

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

325

'Love Thy Neighbor, No Exceptions!'

326

Ken Kirk: Personal Journey

327

Michelle Lalumia: Personal Journey

328

Dan Wesley: Personal Journey

329

Reverend Dan King

330

Michelle Saville: Burning Bowl Ceremony

331

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

332

Reverend Dan King

333

Reverend Dan King

334

Reverend Betty Jo Middleton

335

Reverend King

336

Reverend Madelyn Campbell

337

Mel Harkrader Pine

338

Reverend Dan King

339

Reverend Dan King

340

Michelle Saville

341

Reverend King

342

Glenda Parsons

343

Brenda Davis

344

BrendaDavis

345

Graham Copp

346

Glenda Parsons

347

Allan Bentkofsky

348

Michael De Lalla

349

Mel Harkrader Pine

350

'Better Angels'

351

Reverend Manwell

352

Reverend Walker

353

Celebration of Mother Earth through song and story.

354

Sandy Shihadeh

355

"I Will Be With You Always"

356

"Have You Taken Your Placebo Today"

357

"religUUsity"

358

"Giving our Hearts, Sharing our Lives"

359

"Personal Journeys"

360

"With Conviction"

361

"Oh The Ravens and the Steelers Should be Friends"

362

"Even these things may seem pleasant"

363

"Changes"

364

"Black Lives Matter"

365

"Deep Calls Unto Deep"

366

"Labor in Loudoun"

367

"My Looseleaf Bible"

368

"Precepts, Commandments, Rules for Living"

369

"Words and Deeds"

370

"Religion"

371

"The Great Deception"

372

"On Assembling Your Personal Collection of Sacred Inspiration"

373

"Waiting on Wings"

374

"Investing in your beliefs"

375

Reaction to Baltimore Riots

376

Reverend David Pyle

377

2015-04-12 rev coats - compressed.mp3

378

A Place of Dreams and Hopes

379

Ryan Petit

380

The Call of Selma, by Reverend John Manwell

381

From Ignorance to Bliss

382

The Spirituality in Trees

383

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

384

Reverend Betty Jo Middleton

385

Joy comes in the morning

386

'Racial Justice 2015 - Letting Our Little Lights Shine'

387

'We've Been Waiting for You'

388

'Build A Cradle'

389

'Keeping the Faith'

390

'An Attitude of Gratitude'

391

To Bless and to Be Blessed

392

We remember them

393

Of, By, and For All the People

394

Surprised by Joy

395

'Be Here Now, Together'

396

Only as Good as the Shoes on my Feet

397

The Upside Down Church

398

Community

399

Who we are, what we do

400

Worker's rights

401

Justice

402

Hospitality

403

Faith

404

Sin

405

Grace

406

Worship

407

Reverence

408

Come together

409

Ahead of the crowd

410

'My Trip to Africa'

411

'I've Got Good News!'

412

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

413

'That Arc Bends Toward Truth, Too'

414

'Prayer vs. Positive Thinking'

415

'On the Path to Social Justice'

416

'Becoming Ourselves'

417

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

418

'Blue Christmas'

419

'The Fifth Precept and the Twelve Steps'

420

'Another Side of Thanksgiving'

421

'What Tribe do You Belong To?'

422

'A Little Piece of Heaven'

423

'Fear and Belonging'

424

'Unitarian Universalism: A Faith based on Datebook Theology'

425

'Alone with the Alone'

426

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

427

Sentient beings

428

'Present Moment, Peaceful Moment'

429

'How Are The Children'