Assistant Minister Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on August 10, 2014. Unitarian Universalism is a religion without creed. We do not have a prescribed set of beliefs with which we must all express agreement. So how is it that we are bound together?

Assistant Minister Marisol Caballero's sermon delivered on August 3, 2014. We celebrate the closing of another Camp UU year by looking to Harry Potter and the lot from Hogwarts to teach us life lessons. We explore how the seventh principle might be understood to one of J.K. Rowling's witches or wizards!

Assistant Minister Marisol Caballero's sermon delivered on July 27, 2014. When Theodore Parker said, "I do not pretend to understand the moral universe... but from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice," he never could have imagined the current landscape of dialogue around gender equality.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on July 20, 2014. What is prayer for Unitarian Universalists? What good does it do? To whom do we pray? In what ways might we pray? Is it all magical thinking? Why do so many of us keep practicing things our mind doesn't quite support?

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on July 13, 2014. They say "Thou Shalt Not Kill," but we kill all the time: plants, animals, and other humans. What does our biology tell us? What do our ethics tell us?

Guest speaker Eric Hepburn's sermon delivered on July 6, 2014. Let's talk about some of the many things about which we are justifiably proud. Let's talk about the quality of our A-game and when (and how) we bring it. How can we bring our A-game more often, more consistently, more reliably? What's the shame in our game? We're gonna talk about that, too.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on June 29, 2014. Spiritual growth: this is more important for First UU than numerical growth. What might that look like for UUs? How do we know if it's happening?

Assistant Minister Marisol Caballero's sermon delivered on June 22, 2014. A recent article in the UU World magazine by Doug Muder, entitled, "I Don't 'Believe in' the Seven Principles," brought up the difference between a belief and a vision. This assertion has the potential to change the way we as UUs respond to the often-asked question, "What do Unitarian Universalists believe?" What about some of the other terms that we use casually to talk about our faith? What might they truly mean to us?

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on June 15, 2014. The Fifth Commandment talks about honoring our parents. What does that mean? We reflect on the things we were taught that we should hold fast, and the things we were taught that we should let go.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on June 8, 2014. This week we learn about justice and politics in the nineteenth century. Did you know that the man who was chief of the Cherokee during the Trail of Tears was a Harvard graduate? Did you know there were missionaries living in Georgia amongst the Cherokee who vigorously protested their removal?