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Weekly podcasts of sermons delivered at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin. Together we nourish souls, transform lives, and do justice to build the Beloved Community. We are an inclusive li... more
FAQs about First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin:How many episodes does First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin have?The podcast currently has 789 episodes available.
February 06, 20242024 Animal Blessing ServiceRev Chris Jimmerson and Rev Michelle LaGrave's service delivered on February 4, 2024. We join together for an all ages service to bless the beloved animal companions in our lives....more26minPlay
January 29, 2024A Church for AllRev Michelle LaGrave's service delivered on January 28, 2024. How do we build an accessible church where more and more people will feel included and welcome? We'll share some stories of what it means to live a disabled life and how we can begin to dismantle ableism within ourselves and our community....more36minPlay
January 23, 2024Universal LoveRev Chris Jimmerson's service delivered on January 21, 2024. Our Universalist heritage professed that God is love and would save everyone - "universal salvation". No one would be condemned to hell. We have come to think of this as a universal love that calls us to "love the hell out of this!world" (thank you, Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford). Universal love calls us to create universal salvation in this world and in this time....more36minPlay
January 16, 2024Love in the Hard PlacesRev Michelle LaGrave and Rev Chris Jimmerson's service delivered on January 14, 2024. Sometimes love feels easy, like when we think about our love for a beloved pet or family member. Other times, love feels hard, like when we encounter someone who feels difficult to love or when we are loving someone through a hard place. What happens when we lay sentimentality to the side and think about Love theologically or as a spiritual value?...more35minPlay
January 09, 2024Are you a Player?Rev Michelle LaGrave's service delivered on January 7, 2024. Play and playfulness are easily overlooked aspects of faith, development, and spirituality. Join us for a playful New Year's service filled with Robert Fulghum readings....more46minPlay
January 03, 2024Burning Bowl 2023Bis Thorton's service delivered on December 31, 2023. We hold our annual New Year's burning bowl service. We contemplate what we would like to let go so that we may more easily find our center. Then we whisper that which we would like to let go into pieces of flash paper, toss them into a fire and watch them burn away....more33minPlay
December 29, 20232023 Lessons and CarolsRev Michelle LaGrave and Rev Chris Jimmerson's service delivered on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023. On this night of anticipation, we raise our voices in story and song to greet Christmas. May the lessons of compassion, trust, and generosity alight within us and lead us into the new day, renewed....more49minPlay
December 18, 20232023 Christmas PageantRev Michelle LaGrave, Rev Chris Jimmerson and Kelly Stoke's service delivered on December 17, 2023. We join together for this annual tradition of song and holiday merriment....more40minPlay
December 11, 2023Let the Mystery BeRev Michelle LaGrave's sermon delivered on December 10, 2023. Mystery abounds during this season of telling the old stories and celebrating the unknown. How does mystery feed our spirits or nourish our souls? How does embracing the unknown help us to grow?...more36minPlay
December 05, 2023Oh, Holy NightRev Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on December 3, 2023. The winter solstice has been observed through a variety of rituals, celebrations, and spiritual beliefs across multiple cultures and throughout the ages. We will explore some of these traditions, many of which still manifest within our current practices. The winter solstice has often been associated with the return of the light. Might it just strongly transport us into an embrace of the "divine darkness"?...more35minPlay
FAQs about First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin:How many episodes does First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin have?The podcast currently has 789 episodes available.