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 Sermon: “Obama
Meets Menocchio”
This morning I was originally going to tell you a most unusual story about a
peasant who lived in the 16th Century. Then the election took place last
Tuesday and I not only saw a connection between the…
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 Sermon: “The
Guide”
And what will you do with this precious gift of life that you have been
given? Without asking, you were born—in places wide and far, in places near
and here in the Tri-Valley area of California....
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 Sermon:
“Building a Sanctuary”
What does it mean to build a sanctuary? First, let's
think about what a sanctuary is. The little picture on the cover of your
order of service is the sanctuary where the UU ministers in the Pacific
Central District gather twice a year to worship together. It's a small
space, it's all wood; there's no ostentatious painting, statues, icons...
Listen to this sermon from this page (25:27).
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 Sermon: “A
Long-Standing Commitment”
February is Black History Month. I want to hold that
up, but even more than that I want to pay attention to the questions put to
us around issues such as racism—some which have no clear answers. We
Unitarian Universalists tend to enjoy the questions more than we find
comfort in rock-solid answers. One that looms before us...
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 Sermon:
“Laughter at the Heart of Things”
The painting on the screen this morning ... is a
painting which was completed in 1560 by the painter Peter Bruegel the Elder;
it is called Young Folk at Play. There are 200 children in this
painting, playing outside in a 16th Century village. There are almost no
toys ...
Listen to this sermon from this page
(38:59):
 Sermon:
“A Unitarian Universalist Approach to Easter”
When Easter comes around, it is time once again to ask
ourselves, "How do we find meaning in traditions that we may not support
intellectually?" Disbelief, when it comes to things like a virgin birth or
the resurrection of the dead, does not free us from the task of seeking
meanings relevant to Unitarian Universalism —if indeed we are worthy of this
name. Our history is, after all, part of Christian history, even as
dissenters. . . .
Listen to this sermon from this page (40:19):
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