What in Earth do Unitarian Universalists have to say about demon possession? And what on Earth does the idea of demon possession have to teach Unitarian Universalists?

This week we gather for our annual Mother’s Day and Flower Communion service. This year we ask, how is it an act of resistance to cultivate beautiful plants?

With so many other delightful ways to spend a precious Sunday with your family, as a family, what do you find at the Church of the River that makes it worth your while to drive from Bartlett or Collierville on a Sunday morning to subject your kids to what these volunteers have to teach them? Tell them? Show them? If parents are their children’s primary religious educators, why do parents need COR? If we don’t tell our children what to believe, what do we have to teach them?

Unitarian Universalism is very much a product of the time and place in which it was created and developed. What does this teach us about our faith, and what does it mean for us as a community of faith as we move into the future?

Unitarian Universalists don't always talk about the resurrection of Jesus. But the story does have things to teach us. What do we Unitarian Universalists have to learn about love from the story of Jesus? What do we learn about love from his death, and what do we learn about love from his return?

A very special episode featuring two sermons delivered by members of Church of the River's own High School Youth Group during their annual youth service. This year's topic was Family.

We were pleased to have as our guest preacher, Rev. Beatrix Weil, who recently moved to Memphis to serve as Chaplain of Rhodes College. Enjoy her sermon.

A very special guest sermon by guest preacher Matt Ponak on the Exodus that can occur within our own spiritual lives. Matt Ponak is a teacher of Jewish mysticism and musician from Massachusetts.

This is the second sermon in a series on the writings of Thich Naht Hanh. What does is mean to fight? Is fighting ever a good thing? And is there a difference between fighting people and fighting ideas? WARNING: If you listen to this sermon, you may have to suffer through hearing Rev Sam sing

Rev Sam has given up Biblical preaching at The Church of the River for Lent. This is the first sermon in a three-part series he will be giving that will draw on the writings of the famed Buddhist monk, teacher, and activist Thich Naht Hanh. This week, how do we work hard towards lofty spiritual goals in an age of perfectionism and anxiety?