Lighting the Chalice: Sermons from the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County

“Courage doesn't always roar,” says Mary Anne Radmacher. “Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.” This week we discuss stories of hidden courage, humility, and fearless living. 

Read the full text here: http://www.uuberks.org/sermon/quiet-voice-courage

Explore the complexity -- and restorative quality -- of forgiveness, atonement, and repentence with Rev. Fees.“When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where the winds of forgiveness can blow it away. But when someone is kind, we must carve the kindness in our hearts forever."

Full text is available here: http://www.uuberks.org/sermon/welcoming-repair

Even in this moment in history, when it is sadly too easy to point to the perils and find ourselves absorbed in grief, dread, anger, and fear, there is also this truth that there is a growing collective awareness and a growing movement of people deeply committed to the survival of the earth and all her creatures. Learn more -- and open yourself fully -- with Rev. Fees. Full text is available here: http://www.uuberks.org/sermon/widening-circle

Explore the three themes of notable UU Henry David Thoreau's wild, prophetic life celebrating his 200th birthday.

Rev. Fees explores the theology of feminism, the acknowledgement of women's experiences, and its unity in diversity. Read the transcript here: http://www.uuberks.org/sermon/feminist-theology-not-just-women