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Upcoming Sermons
Sunday, February 12 - Prayerful Reading - Rev. Eliza C. Galaher
A New York Times article reported back in 2009 that, "adults are exposed to screens - TVs, cellphones, even G.P.S. devices - for about 8.5 hours on any given day, according to a study released by the Council for Research Excellence." A 2010 BusinessWeek article noted, "The amount of time American children and teens spend watching TV, playing video games or surfing the Internet has increased dramatically to almost eight hours a day..." With such easy and alluring access to technology, how are our lives being affected? Amidst the maze of media options at our finger tips, what might we be neglecting, and how might we reclaim a slower, more reflective, perhaps more poetic pace to our lives?
Lay Leader: Helen Burnette. Service Coordinators: Jan Austin and Kelly Ramsey
Sunday, February 19 - Walking Together - Rev. Sam Schaal, Transition Minister, Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church
It's commonly known that Unitarian Universalists are non-creedal, that we walk together in our diversity. But what holds us together? Are we merely a tradition where we each have our private spiritualities? A look at our history shows us what is at the center of our tradition.
Rev. Galaher will be speaking at Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church this Sunday.
Lay Leader: Jan Austin. Service Coordinator: Janet Spencer.
Sunday, February 26 - Dust to Dust: Forever Saying Never Again - Rev. Eliza C. Galaher
As we enter the season of Lent, in which people in the Christian world abstain from particular indulgences in preparation for a return of the holy, Rev. Galaher will explore where we see humanity abstaining from violence and moving toward humanitarian action.
Lay Leader: Eva Andries. Service Coordinators: Allen Fisher and Kelly Ramsey
- Pews and Pockets: Feeling the Strain of a Growing Congregation--January 8, 2012
- And the People of the Earth Were Glad (homily)--December 18, 2011
- Drag Racing on William Cannon--December 4, 2011
- They'll See How Beautiful I Am: Exploring Race, Ethnicity, and Identity--November 13, 2011
- Choirs of Wailing Bells: A Veterans Day Service--September 6, 2011
- Where All of Me Is Ancestor--October 30, 2011
- Free Your Mind: The Courage to Imagine and Create Citizenry
- Whose Are We?--October 2, 2011
- Giving from the Side of Love--September 25, 2011
- In the Shadow of No Towers--September 11, 2011
- Bound by Covenant--August 14, 2011
- A Lotus for You, a Buddha to Be--August 7, 2011
- The Third Step--July 3, 2011
- Bless All Who Serve--May 29, 2011
- Fasting in Prayer (homily)--May 27, 2011
- One in Name, in Honor One--May 15, 2011
- Everything She Touches: A Mother's Day Sermon--May 8, 2011
- Thou Art with Me: An Easter Celebration (homily)--April 24, 2011
- Embarrassment--April 10, 2011
- A Teacher in Everyone I Meet--March 27, 2011
- Observing the Rachel Sabbath--March 6, 2011
- Human Salvation Is Not a Solo Act--February 27, 2011
- Anahata--Standing on the Side of Love--February 13, 2011
- Love Is the Spirit of this Church and Service Is Its Law--January 30, 2011
- Lift Every Voice and Sing (homily)--January 16, 2011
- More Flash Mobs, Less Fear--January 9, 2011
- Kindle the Taper Like the Steadfast Star (homily)
- Standing on the Side of Love--with Veterans--November 14, 2010
- Glorious the Sight of Rust Leaves Falling (or, Boo)--October 31, 2010
- Love, Love, Love--October 17, 2010
- A Marriage of Heart and Mind: The 1961 Unitarian Universalist Consolidation
- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: A Stewards' Celebration--September 26, 2010
- The Power to Forgive-the Power to Love--September 19, 2010
- All Is Flux--September 12, 2010
- Healing the Gulf (homily)--August 29, 2010
- Good vs. Good: Living in Paradox--August 15, 2010
- The Spirit Likes to Dress Up Like This--August 8, 2010
- That's How the Light Gets In--July 25, 2010
- Teach Your Children Well--June 6, 2010
- The Distant Strains of Triumph Burst Agonized and Clear--May 30,2010
- The Bright Feeling of Progression--May 16,2010
- Her Blue Body Everything We Know--May 9, 2010
- Unitarian Universalism's Relevance in the 21st Century--May 2, 2010
- Earth Rock Rain Sun--April 18, 2010
- Thus Do We Uphold this Covenant--April 11, 2010
- In the Name of Love--Rising Up Like Spring--April 4, 2010
- The Intricate Web of Life that Water Supports--March 21, 2010
- Arjuna and Krishna on the Battlefield--March 7, 2010
- Taking Refuge in Discipline and Diversity--February 21, 2010
- The Narrow Ridge: Martin Buber's Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning--February 7, 2010
- Not Ideas about the Thing but the Thing Itself--January 31, 2010
- City of Magnificent Distances, City of Magnificent Intentions--January 24, 2010
- The Religious Imperative of a Living Wage--January 10, 2010
- Grace, Courage, Wisdom: the Origins of the Sernity Prayer--December 6, 2009
- Now and Then a Furtive Half-Smile--November 8, 2009
- The Glory of God and Refreshment of the Soul: J.S. Bach's Aim and End in Music--November 1, 2009
- The Iron of Autumn--October 25, 2009
- Standing on the Side of Love--October 4, 2009
- Hashiveinu: Turn Us Toward You--September 27, 2009
- O Source of Peace, Lead Us to Peace--September 20, 2009
- Mission: Wildflower!--September 13, 2009
- Sunday Walking in a Stranger's Shoes--August 16, 2009
- Washing Feet: A Practice in Intellectual Humility--August 9, 2009
- Travels to the Holy Land--July 26, 2009
- We Were Young. We Died. Remember Us. May 24, 2009
- De todos bajo el gran sol, May 3, 2009
- Inclusive Excellence, April 19, 2009
- Together in the Wilderness, March 29, 2009
- We'll Buy, Build On, and/or Lease a Land, March 8, 2009
- What We Mean America to Be: Economy, Democracy, and Our Religious Principles February 22,2009
- Freedom to Love, Freedom to Marry, February 15, 2009
- Moses and the King, February 8, 2009
- Toward a Common Understanding--December 7, 2008
- The First Revolution Is Internal--November 16, 2008
- By the Bivouac's Fitful Flame--Veteran's Day Service November 9, 2008
- Leaves of Liminality--Living through Change--November 2, 2008
- Unitarian Universalist by Association--October 26, 2008
- Back to the Garden: Pledging Ourselves to Beloved Community
- We Begin Again in Love - September 14, 2008
- Devoted to the Vision--September 7, 2008
- Striving to Build Community--August 31, 2008
- My Soul Has Grown Deep Like the Rivers (Homily)-August 24, 2008
- The Legacy of Caring--August 17, 2008
- Falling Flowers Our Leaves Will Be--August 10, 2008
- Be Ours a Religion--July 27, 2008
Wildflower Member Sermons
- What Has Become of Us? - Lois Smith, November 27, 2011
- The Third Place: The 2011 Annual Amy Young Memorial Service Trip - June 12, 2011
- Coming To Home - Rose Schwab - February 20, 2011
- Birth, Love, Death service--Michelle Baker's homily--January 2, 2011
- Birth, Love, Death service--Katie and Kevin Landolt's homily, January 2, 2011
- Birth, Love, Death service--Matthew and Lucia Markert's homily--January 2, 2011
- This I Believe--Tom Bookout, Jennifer Caudle, and Robert Heil--September 5, 2010
- This I Believe - Marty Parker 9/6/2009
- Galveston Homilies--B. Dickens, K. Murphy, D. Groves, E. Falcon, E. Galaher 06/14/09
- Covenant Groups - Mike Wilkes 4/26/2009
- Detours: The Terror of Life's Plans Gone Awry - Sheila Rae 03/22/09
- Science As Divine Revelation - Gerry King 02/01/09
- Birth - A Homily by Renee Kingsland 01/04/09
- Love - A Homily by Sara Barker and Kathy Murphy 01/04/09
- Reflection: A Fashionable Hobby - Peter Knight 10/05/2008
- This I Believe - Mary Ragland 9/28/2008
- This I Believe - Maxine Barkan 9/28/2008
- This I Believe - Gay Phillips 9/28/2008
- Homilies on Birth, Marriage, & Death - S. Langert, A. & R. Ellington, & B. Dickens 01/06/2008
- There’ll Be One Child Born: Reflections on the Day of the Dead - Sheila Rae
- New Orleans - Steve Brooks
- Giving Life the Shape of Justice - Sheila Rae
- Heretical Heritage - Roger Stricklin
- This I Believe - Lynn Joselyn, E Marie Baker, Zachary Carter
- The Heart of Peacemaking - Judy Morgan
- JC and Me. - Steve Brooks
- This I Believe - Gerry King
- Is That All There Is? - Roger Stricklin
- Standing on Sacred Ground - Roger Stricklin
- Unholy Separation - Martin Bryant
- The Seven Not So Deadly Sins - Martin Bryant
- Beyond Belief—Martin Bryant
- Velveteen Person—Martin Bryant
- Restoring Safety—Martin Bryant
- Where are UU Going? - Martin Bryant
- After Midnight — Martin Bryant
- What I Believe — Mike Wilkes
- Evolution and the Intelligent Design Debate - Alice Sessions
Guest Speaker Sermons
- Mary, Mary, Quite Revolutionary - Marisol Caballero
- This New Thing Called Universalism - Marisol Caballero
- Universalism is Dead; Long Live Universalism? Brian Ferguson
- Sometimes You Just Need a Good Exorcism - Marisol Caballero
- Creating and Sustaining the Beloved Community - Scottie McIntyre Johnson
- Dominion - Martin Bryant
- War--What Is It Good For?--Brian Ferguson
- It Ain't Necessarily So! So What?" - Scotty McIntyre Johnson
- Third Principle - Scotty McIntyre Johnson
- Natural Law - Eric Hepburn
- Earth Day, Phoenix - George Wolfe
- Apocalypse - George Wolfe
- UU Wisdom from Middle Earth - Margaret Anderson
- Cupid's Conundrum - Rev. Paula Gable
- Demons of the Heart - Eric Hepburn
- Love makes you... - Jim Checkley
- You Might be a UU if... - Scottie McIntyre Johnson
- Baker Street and the Bible—David Owen
- The Prodigal Son—Davidson Loehr
- My God—Christine Robinson
- The Human Longing for Intimacy and Ultimacy—Nathan Stone
- “I’ve grown accustomed to her face”—Richard Gilbert
- Dancing with Dragons—Nell Newton
- Testimony of the Tow Truck Driver—Mary K Isaacs
- Fishing for Clouds—Kathleen Ellis
- The Virtues of Heresy—Davidson Loehr
- What is a Unitarian Universalist? - article
- The Serpent’s Choice—Jim Checkley
- Making Sense of Life’s Transitions—Marilyn Sewell
- Go Forth and Spread the Good News - Joanne F Crawford
- Voice in the Wilderness—Kathy Lansford
- Where Sheep may Safely Graze—Kathleen Ellis
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer-Jim Checkley
- Living-an alternative to writing poetry about dying-Jim Checkley
- Everytime I feel the Spirit — Kathleen Ellis
- Metaphors Be With You — Meg Riley
- A Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning — Angela Bridgman
- Consolation of the Season — Richard Austin Thompson
- Spirituality of Paradox — Hannah Wells
- Election 2004 Recovery Sermon — Hannah Wells
- Faith vs Reason — Hannah Wells
- When winning is the only thing - Jim Checkley
- The Kingdom of God - John Turner
- 2005 Sermon of the Living Tradition - Rev. Dr. Patrick T. O'Neill
- Friendship - Rev. Kathleen Ellis
- Faith as Development - Scottie McIntyre Johnson
- Finding Ourselves - Rev. Jack R. Harris-Bonham
- What is Required of Us? - Rev. Kathleen Ellis
