The following recorded sermons in MP3 format are posted as soon as practical, however, it is sometimes Wednesday or later before they can be posted. While most sermons are posted, some are not due to technical problems, length, format or other issues. If you have any questions or for older files not included in the list, please contact the office at office@hsuuc.org.
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- Beautiful Scars May 28, 2023
All Recorded Sermons by Year
2015
- Recognizing My White Privilege October 4, 2015
- Marking Our Beginnings and Our Endings December 20, 2015
- Room at the Inn December 24, 2015
- The Power of Books December 27, 2015
2016
- Starting with Sabbath January 3, 2016
- One Wild and Precious Life January 10, 2016
- Children of the Same God January 17, 2016
- A Personal Perspective on Islam January 24, 2016
- Stronger Together January 31, 2016
- Are You Ready for Revolutionary Love? February 7, 2016
- Everyday Affection February 14, 2016
- Saying Yes and Saying No February 28, 2016
- The Great Potluck March 6, 2016
- Opening the Mercy Door March 20, 2016
- Why Black Lives Matter April 3, 2016
- Perfectly Imperfect April 10, 2016
- Keep Your Hands Off My Myth(s)! April 24, 2016
- Walking Willing May 1, 2016
- More Alike Than Different May 15, 2016
- For the Beauty of the World May 22, 2016
- A UU Political Scientist Reflects on Faith and Politics May 29, 2016
- Do You Love Me? June 5, 2016
- The Real Crime June 12, 2016
- #WeAreOrlando June 19, 2016
- Grappling With Fear July 3, 2016
- High Street Reunion: Confessions of a UU Singer-Songwriter July 10, 2016
- This I Do July 17, 2016
- Listening for Five Minutes July 24, 2016
- Listening to the World July 31, 2016
- Listening as Peace-Making August 7, 2016
- An Unlikely Love Story August 18, 2016
- Intimacy and Ultimacy August 21, 2016
- Our Larger Faith … Reflections on GA August 28, 2016
- That Thread We Follow September 4, 2016
- Annual Water Communion: What Will You Bring to the Feast? September 15, 2016
- Puritan or Pirate September 18, 2016
- Journey Towards Forgiveness September 25, 2016
- Looking Beyond November 8th October 16, 2016
- A Simple Change of Heart October 23, 2016
- Day of the Dead Service October 30, 2016
- To Be In The Dark November 6, 2016
- Blessed Is The Match November 13, 2016
- An Anthropologist’s Journey to Unitarian Universalism December 4, 2016
- A Christmas Eve Homily December 24, 2016
2017
- Being the Wave January 8, 2017
- Why Do You March? January 15, 2017
- Transitioning January 22, 2017
- Joyful Noise January 29, 2017
- Our Good News February 5, 2017
- Shifting Identities February 12, 2017
- As a People of Faith February 19, 2017
- Zen and the Art of Community Maintenance February 26, 2017
- To Last the Ages March 5, 2017
- Are You Up to the Test? March 12, 2017
- Nurturing Your Inner Perennial: In It for the Long Haul March 19, 2017
- The Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Being March 26, 2017
- Holy and Prophetic Play April 2, 2017
- Justice is Tikkun Olam April 9, 2017
- Keeping Jesus Alive April 16, 2017
- God Still Speaks in Dreams April 23, 2017
- Songs of Resistance April 30, 2017
- Being With Hope May 7, 2017
- The Invisible String: Stories of Immigration and Migration May 14, 2017
- Revolutionary Hope May 21, 2017
- Tales From the Road May 28, 2017
- Mindful Beauty June 4, 2017
- Justice and Compassion in the UUA June 11, 2017
- Encouragement to Spiritual Growth June 25, 2017
- Thoreau’s Conscience July 9, 2017
- Why Not? July 16, 2017
- I Am Part of the Rainforest July 23, 2017
- The First U July 30, 2017
- Your Life Matters: Advocating for Incarcerated Persons August 6, 2017
- Why Charlottesville Matters August 20, 2017
- Present Moment Joy August 27, 2017
- Don’t Go to Bed Angry September 3, 2017
- Blessed Are the Killjoys September 10, 2017
- Notes from Nerdvana September 17, 2017
- Finding the Sacred in Nature September 24, 2017
- Not My God October 8, 2017
- The Courage to Be October 15, 2017
- Reasonable Courage October 22, 2017
- We Remember Them… October 29, 2017
- Unlikely Abundance November 5, 2017
- Perfect November 12, 2017
- Can I be “Spiritual” But Not “Religious?” November 26, 2017
- The Hope of Advent December 3, 2017
- Radical Hospitality December 31, 2017
2018
- Gifts of Strangers January 7, 2018
- Where Kindness Leads January 14, 2018
- Beloved Polarities January 21, 2018
- The Southern Fried Funeral January 28, 2018
- The Good Death February 4, 2018
- Seeking Peace in an Unjust World February 11, 2018
- Where Our Faith Leads February 18, 2018
- What Hurts One Hurts 17 and Hurts Us All March 4, 2018
- We Train Them Young March 18, 2018
- Thinking and Believing March 25, 2018
- Communal Uprising April 1, 2018
- Breaking into Wonder: An Unorthodox Buddhist Perspective April 8, 2018
- High Street’s Past / High Street’s Future April 15, 2018
- Roots Hold Us Close, Wings Set Us Free April 29, 2018
- Through You, But Not From You May 6, 2018
- The Mothering Congregation May 13, 2018
- The Promises We Make May 20, 2018
- Activism May 27, 2018
- The Blessing of Blessings June 3, 2018
- A UUA Love Story June 10, 2018
- Love is Something, If You Give It Away June 24, 2018
- The Psalms: A Meditation July 1, 2018
- Stand By This Faith: A Visit With Olympia Brown July 8, 2018
- Love of This World July 15, 2018
- Salvation By Membership July 22, 2018
- Listening to Counter Racism July 29, 2018
- A Religion for Humans and All Creatures of the Earth August 5, 2018
- We Would Be One August 12, 2018
- This Thread We Weave August 19, 2018
- Immigration Up Close and Personal August 26, 2018
- We Must See Clearly Now September 2, 2018
- So Our Light Shines Out September 9, 2018
- Our Eighth Principle September 16, 2018
- The Most Segregated Hour September 23, 2018
- The Joy in My Faith September 30, 2018
- A Blessing of the Animals October 7, 2018
- Living Sanctuary October 14, 2018
- Providing Refuge October 21, 2018
- Our Dead Are Still With Us October 28, 2018
- Reconciliation or Righteousness? November 4, 2018
- Those Without Memory Remind Us Well November 11, 2018
- Finding the Words…to Give Thanks November 18, 2018
- In the Way of Hope: Stories of Sexual Violence Victims November 25, 2018
- What Kind Of Silence? December 2, 2018
- Cultivating Compassion December 9, 2018
- Seeking Asylum December 23, 2018
- A Night For Healing … For Hope … For Hallelujahs December 24, 2018
- Adopted by God December 30, 2018
2019
- The Unfolding Seed January 6, 2019
- Hope for the Rest of Us January 13, 2019
- Audacious Dreamer January 20, 2019
- Preaching on Race: Breaking the Sound of Silence January 27, 2019
- Storytellers, Story-makers February 10, 2019
- Doorway to Radical Welcome February 17, 2019
- From Individualism to Interdependence February 24, 2019
- Spiritual AND Material Abundance March 3, 2019
- My Heart is Here March 10, 2019
- Love Multiplies March 17, 2019
- Beyond the Rainbow March 24, 2019
- Embracing Brokenness April 7, 2019
- The Church as a Place of Healing and Care April 28, 2019
- Listening to Desire May 5, 2019
- The Heartbreak of Desire May 12, 2019
- Freely Chosen May 19, 2019
- On Loving Enemies May 26, 2019
- Good-ish June 2, 2019
- What’s In a Name? June 9, 2019
- Looking for the Gifts of the Community June 23, 2019
- Circle for Release June 30, 2019
- Notes From The Border: Finding Holiness in a Bar of Soap July 7, 2019
- GA Gems July 14, 2019
- Beauty is What We Create Together July 21, 2019
- Wonderful Language, Wonderful Love August 4, 2019
- Mystical Experiences August 11, 2019
- Re-Parenting the Self August 18, 2019
- Where Do We Come From? August 25, 2019
- Putting the Dignity Back Into Work September 1, 2019
- Copy Cat September 22, 2019
- I Choose To … September 29, 2019
- The Love of a Martyr October 13, 2019
- Healing Ourselves, Healing Our World October 20, 2019
- How ‘Bout Dem Saints October 27, 2019
- Praising the World into Wholeness November 3, 2019
- Let’s Kvetch! November 10, 2019
- Many Names For God November 17, 2019
- Do You Believe in Miracles? December 8, 2019
- Miraculous Oil, Miraculous Signs December 22, 2019
- Liminal Time December 29, 2019
2020
- A Rock to Hold Onto January 5, 2020
- Unlikely Heros January 19, 2020
- Why Wait? January 26, 2020
- Abundant Faith February 2, 2020
- Embracing Fear, Saving the World February 16, 2020
- The Danger of Certainty February 23, 2020
- The Disabled God March 1, 2020
- Freedom By Association March 8, 2020
- The Strange Exile: Finding Spiritual Opportunity Amidst Chaos and Uncertainty March 15, 2020
- Brave Legacy of Bold Future March 22, 2020
- Generosity Rising March 29, 2020
- A Difficult Hope April 12, 2020
- Renewal of the Land; Renewal of the Spirit April 19, 2020
- Impatience as a Virtue April 26, 2020
- A Voice and a Vote May 3, 2020
- We Need One Another May 17, 2020
- Love of Neighbors May 31, 2020
- Imagine June 7, 2020
- The Good Goodbye July 12, 2020
- High Street’s Promise July 19, 2020
- From the Darkness July 26, 2020
- Proper Care and Feeding of a UU Minister August 2, 2020
- Being Patient with Patience (in times like these) August 9, 2020
- Planning the Garden: What Does it Mean to Discern Together? August 16, 2020
- Why Sunday? August 23, 2020
- Return Again… August 30, 2020
- Flourishing in Difficult Times September 6, 2020
- Water Communion: A Ritual for Healing September 13, 2020
- Awakening Authenticity: The Ram’s Horn and the Call to Wake Up September 20, 2020
- Cultivating Peace and Gratitude September 27, 2020
- Listening Ourselves Into Being October 11, 2020
- Protest As Prayer: Transformed by Courageous Love October 18, 2020
- Apology, Forgiveness, and Restoration: Listening to Transform Our Relationships October 25, 2020
- Day of Remembrance: Death and Dying with DIgnity…even in a Pandemic November 1, 2020
- Beyond Elections November 8, 2020
- From Liminality to Luminescence: Congregational Transitions and Transformations November 15, 2020
- Global Healing Comes From Global Learning November 22, 2020
- The Trust Initiative: Law Enforcement and Making Amends, a Groundbreaking Program November 29, 2020
- Everyday Unitarian Universalism: Chalica and the 8th Principle December 6, 2020
- Where is Jesus in the UU Tradition? December 13, 2020
- Mary, Mother of Mystery December 20, 2020
- Mystery and Wonder December 27, 2020
2021
- The Year of Action January 3, 2021
- Emergence January 10, 2021
- Reproductive Justice: Beyond Roe V. Wade January 17, 2021
- Igniting the Imagination January 24, 2021
- Imagining a Way Out January 31, 2021
- Covenant and Community: Building Resilience Together February 7, 2021
- DisAbility Justice: A Love Letter February 14, 2021
- Building a Culture of Gratitude February 28, 2021
- What is “#uulent?” March 7, 2021
- Ocmulgee Mounds Transition to National Park March 14, 2021
- The Universalism of Jesus: Becoming a Movement for Change April 4, 2021
- How Can We Help Others In Their Journey Of Becoming? April 11, 2021
- Becoming Embodied: Healing Trauma April 18, 2021
- Loved Into Being by HSUUC April 25, 2021
- Stories of High Street’s History May 2, 2021
- Caring for and Being Cared for: Stories of Nurturing May 9, 2021
- Desperately Seeking Joy June 6, 2021
- The Art of Play June 20, 2021
- A Theology of-by-for Cats … June 27, 2021
- The Joy and Risk of Rumi July 18, 2021
- The Future of Work September 5, 2021
- 21st Century Church: Dreaming the Possibilities September 26, 2021
- The Future of High Street: Part 1 of 3 October 3, 2021
- Torah Miracles December 12, 2021
- Christmas Eve Homily-Whats the Right Way to Celebrate Christmas December 24, 2021
2022
- A Practical Holiday Message January 2, 2022
- Living With Intention…Together: Setting Our Intentions for High Street January 9, 2022
- MLK Sunday “Who’s Afraid of Critical Race Theory?” January 16, 2022
- Living with Intention-Part II January 23, 2022
- Hope for The Planet January 30, 2022
- Widening the Circle of Concern: Embracing Change February 6, 2022
- Widening the Circle of Concern: Embracing New (and Different kinds of) Leaders February 20, 2022
- Widening the Circle of Concern: Blossoms of Faith February 27, 2022
- Greatest Hits March 6, 2022
- Renewing Faith and Embracing Emergence March 20, 2022
- Renewing Faith…Together! March 27, 2022
- Living Between Awakening and Surrender April 3, 2022
- Awakened by Mother Nature April 10, 2022
- Easter at High Street: Welcome Home! April 17, 2022
- Laughter to My Soul May 8, 2022
- Blessings and Beauty May 15, 2022
- On the Brink of War May 29, 2022
- Thoreau Went Home on Weekends June 5, 2022
- Blessings: Parenting and Mentoring LGBTQIA Youth June 12, 2022
- Do you hear your own song? June 26, 2022
- A History of High Street in Five (or more) Objects July 3, 2022
- FINDING YOURSELF BETWEEN THE CRACKS: VOCATION, FAITH, AND HAPPINESS July 17, 2022
- POLARIZATION July 24, 2022
- MACON MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS July 31, 2022
- How to Fight Christian Nationalism August 7, 2022
- Dreams and Impossible Things August 14, 2022
- Living with an Open Heart August 21, 2022
- The Proper Care and Feeding of a New Minister … and a New Ministry August 28, 2022
- We Don’t Eat Our Classmates and Other Lessons on Community September 4, 2022
- Expanding the Circle September 11, 2022
- At the Core: Exploring What Makes Your Heart Sing September 18, 2022
- Holding the Mirror September 25, 2022
- Learning How to Disagree 101: How the Artificial Constraints of a Great Books Seminar Can Help Us Become Better Humans October 2, 2022
- The Space Between the Trapeze October 9, 2022
- Just the Way You Are October 16, 2022
- Have a Little Faith October 23, 2022
- Reading As a Form of Social Protest November 6, 2022
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor November 13, 2022
- Ministry is … November 20, 2022
- Simple Pleasure: Finding Joy in the Everyday November 27, 2022
- Christmas in the Trenches December 11, 2022
2023
- Blessings of Heartbreak January 8, 2023
- Embrace Your Normal January 15, 2023
- The Hero’s History Forgot January 22, 2023
- Hello God, I Have Some Questions January 29, 2023
- We Already Have Everything We Need February 5, 2023
- What’s Love Got To Do With It: Article II and the Changing Face of Unitarian Universalism February 12, 2023
- In the Beginning February 19, 2023
- Conversation With a Whale February 26, 2023
- Restoring Faith: Making Peace with What We’ve Left Behind March 5, 2023
- The Sermon on the Amount March 12, 2023
- Here Comes the Sun March 19, 2023
- This Is Why We Are Here March 26, 2023
- Of course, it’s a good idea – God (April Fools Day Service) April 2, 2023
- Cracked : Everyday Miracles in an Imperfect World – Flower Communion April 9, 2023
- Artificial Intelligence Vs Human Intelligence April 16, 2023
- What’s Your Superpower? April 23, 2023
- Screaming at God and Screaming into the Void April 30, 2023
- The Call May 7, 2023
- Do Something New May 14, 2023
- Imagining the Future May 21, 2023
- Beautiful Scars May 28, 2023
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