First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Podcast

First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Podcast

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First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Podcast episodes

  • "Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery" – Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen
    This year marks the two hundredth anniversary of the Supreme Court case Johnson v. McIntosh. The court's decision in the case used Catholic theological doctrine to form the basis for much of US property law. In 2012, the UUA repudiated the doctrine at its General Assembly. In this service, we'll reflect on what it means to live in a supposedly secular country where some of the central laws are of a theological nature. Can we imagine a different world?
    34 min
  • "Divine Pathos: Abraham Joshua Heschel" – Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen
    The civil rights activist and Jewish theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel understood God as pathos, a divine personality who had compassion for humanity. In this second sermon in our series "Lives of the Spirit," we will explore Heschel's belief that religious piety and social justice activism, which he named the prophetic, were inextricably linked. His life and teaching might offer us an answer to the question: What does it mean to lead a good life?
    36 min
  • "How To Form a Union" – Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen

    We celebrated Labor Day with a service devoted to the importance of labor unions. Included is a lovely performance of "Rich Men Earning North of a Million", words and music by Billy Bragg and performed by Charlie Burrus. There is also some important information on something that you should have learned about in school but probably didn't, how to form a labor union!

    36 min
  • "Seeds of Change" – Rev. D. Scott Cooper
    The Latin word limen means "threshold." Liminal space is an inner state and sometimes an outer situation where we can begin to think and act in new ways. We find ourselves at the threshold of a new church year, and for some, a new school year. How can we make the most of our time in a liminal space?
    28 min
  • "Unapologetically UU" – Carrie Holley-Hurt
    "It's been said that Unitarian Universalist is the best-kept secret, but why? When the world is on fire we can offer people a safe, healing, and loving space. Let's explore what it means to be Unapologetically UU and why it matters so much right now."
    21 min
  • "Rest As Resistance" – Carol Burrus
    The Founder of The Nap Ministry, Tricia Hersey, urges us to spend more time resting, imagining the world we want, a world where we could rest more, be less tied to capitalism's goals, reclaim our bodies and minds as our own. Carol Burrus honors rest and calls us to resist the work ethic that causes us to feel unworthy of our own existence without constant activity to prove ourselves.
    26 min
  • "Being, Becoming" – Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen

    Universalists historical believed that God loved and saved everyone without exception. Unitarians, in contrast, understood salvation to be a process of continual moral improvement where people worked to uncover the divine light within. In this sermon, Dr. Bossen will reflect on the tensions between these two doctrines and how they inform our life together today.

    33 min
  • "Question Box" – Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen, & D. Scott Cooper

    This week's service gave us an opportunity to learn more about Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen with our "Question Box" service. Members of the congregation and staff submitted questions that he answered instead of delivering a sermon. Some are fun, some are thought provoking, all are interesting.

    32 min

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