Topic: History
What Makes a Unitarian? A heavenly discourse with Rev. Don McKinney
Give Them Not Hell – Sermon Text
A Time for All Ages John Murray and The Winds of Change by Christy Olson and Jessica York Sermon True or false: In April of 1775, Paul Revere rode through the streets from Boston to Lexington yelling “The British Are Coming”. True or false: The Declaration of Independence was signed by everyone on July 4, … Continue reading Give Them Not Hell – Sermon Text
July 31: “The Separation of Church and State”
Sunday, July 3: This Is My Country
Universalism
In Memory – Sermon Text
Sermon One of my co-ministers at the Church of the Larger Fellowship, Bob LaVallee, is a veteran who served in Afghanistan and is now a candidate for ministry. As we met this week to finalize the elements of CLF’s service for Memorial Day, he told us “in the Army, we call it Barbecue Day.” At … Continue reading In Memory – Sermon Text
For the Beauty of the Earth – Sermon Text
The year was 1970. Richard Nixon was in the White House, Simon and Garfunkel was on the radio, Archie Bunker was on the television, and I was in kindergarten… but let’s not fixate on that, shall we? The United States was embroiled – fighting over a controversial war, grappling with the effects of various human … Continue reading For the Beauty of the Earth – Sermon Text
Most Likely to Be a Girl Scout
In high school, the yearbook editors jokingly gave our guest speaker, Beth Peterson, that title, and there was nothing cool about that. Now, 30+ years later as a leader, Beth sees Girl Scouts doing pretty much the same things, yet somehow her neighbor is sending her emails with links to diatribes about how Girl Scouts … Continue reading Most Likely to Be a Girl Scout
What Is Remembered, Lives – Sermon Text
One of the English language’s most famous poems about loss is “Remember” by Christina Rosetti; the sonnet’s final couplet reads Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad. I for one would rather forget that my father died suddenly at age 60 and remember that try as … Continue reading What Is Remembered, Lives – Sermon Text