The topics of past sermons at our church this year are listed below. Sometimes talks are put on audio tapes that are available
in our library for loan and sometimes they are available in print form by
contacting the speaker directly.
2010 |
Title and Description |
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| Jan. 3 |
Living With (and In) Chaos. Though humanity has been wrestling with the uncontrollable, the upsetting and disorder since the beginning of time, it wasn’t until James Glieck’s book, Chaos, that science, everyday life and religion began to seriously look at their relationships. |
Rev. Howell Lind |
| Jan. 10 |
Religion, Environment, and Justice. What is the role of today’s environmental concerns in the religious philosophy and practice of UUs? |
Steve Todd, UUCB member |
| Jan. 17 |
Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On. Part 1 of a reflection on Unitarian Universalist ministry and vocation. |
Ministerial Intern Gretchen Haley |
| Jan. 24 |
The Strangeness of This Business. Part 2 of a reflection on Unitarian Universalist ministry and vocation. |
Rev. Howell Lind |
| Jan. 31 |
The Maybe Mission. An exploration of one way we can engage the concept of mission at UUCB. |
Richard Robledo, Executive Director of Progressive Radically Inclusive Student Ministry and United Ministries in Higher Education |
| Feb. 7 |
Open the Door and See All the People. An examination of the joys and responsibilites of being a member of a UU congregation. |
Rev. Howell Lind |
| Feb. 14 |
Love Will Guide Us. Multi-generational service to explore how we can let love guide us to do the right things. |
Dr. Bobbie Poole, Director of Lifespan Faith Development, and Ministerial Intern Gretchen Haley |
| Feb. 21 |
The Language and Vocabulary of Reverence. An examination of the words we use to describe and evoke our shared experience of the holy. |
Rev. Howell Lind |
| Feb. 28 |
Anything You Want in the World. What part do we actually have in creating our lives or in changing the world? Can we really work our way into what we want? |
Ministerial Intern Gretchen Haley |
| March 7 |
Original Blessings. An exploration of the Universalist focus on hope and promise. |
Rev. Howell Lind |
| March 14 |
When Way Closes. An examination of Parker Palmer's notion of "way closing,” and how we can religiously and helpfully re-frame and transform our experiences of rejection. |
Ministerial Intern Gretchen Haley |
| March 21 |
Searching for We Know Not What. Unitarian Universalism is a religious tradition that requires its members to be on their own while also undertaking a shared spiritual journey. |
Rev. Howell Lind |
| March 28 |
Spiritual Roots of Prophetic Journey Toward Justice. Over the past few years, a growing number of congregations and organizations, such as the UU Service Committee, has focused attention on issues of economic justice. |
Rev. Deborah Holder, program consultant to UUA's Mountain Desert Distric |
| April 4 |
Comfort Me. We are comforted in often small and surprising ways, and it is hard to predict exactly what will make the difference in our own or others’ lives. |
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| April 11 |
Sight Unseen. It is risky to place your faith in something without even having seen it for yourself. When is it worth the risk, and why? |
Rev. Howell Lind |
| April 18 |
On the Road to Somewhere. From cradle to grave, the imperative of our Unitarian Universalist faith is to live life as fully, and as well, as we can. |
Rev. Howell Lind |
| April 25 |
Honoring Mother Earth. A review of Earth Day activities over the past 30 years and how the UU faith ties into the environmental movement. |
Rev. Howell Lind |
| May 2 |
Only one you. Multigenerational Bridging Service celebrating milestones in the lives of our members that mark their transitions from one stage to another. |
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| May 9 |
The good life. Reflections on what it means to have a “good life.” |
Ministerial Intern Gretchen Haley |
| May 16 |
Seek not afar for beauty. A service of beautiful music and words inspired by the beauty that surrounds us. |
UUCB choir |
| May 23 |
Articulating our priorities. Revisiting the objectives that our congregation set for Rev. Lind's consulting ministry. |
Rev. Howell Lind |
| May 30 |
Beauty fills the soul. A reflection on gratitude for the beauty that nourishes and empowers us. |
Rev. Catharine Harris, minister emerita of the Boulder Valley UU Fellowship |
| June 6 |
Shalom, Chaverim. An exploration of the Jewish tradition of Shalom and its relevance for our lives today. |
Ministerial Intern Gretchen Haley |
| June 13 |
Men who run with bunnies. What does male liberation look like, as seen from a woman's perspective? |
Rev. Mo White, visiting UU minister |
| June 20 |
Our changing hymnal. A look at the many changes to the Unitarian Universalist hymnal during the past 75 years. |
Mimi Stevens, guest speaker |
