Unitarian Universalist Sermons and Conversations from First Unitarian Church of Dallas
Tune in each week to hear Unitarian Universalist sermons and conversations from First Unitarian Church of Dallas, a liberal religious presence in Dallas since 1899. Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter, Rev. T. J. Fitzgerald, and Rev. Beth Dana will inspire you with messages that are rationally spiritual and joyfully deep. No matter where you are in the world, you are invited to bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, and your open heart.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 497
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
05.15.22 Homily: "Lessons I Might have Learned" ~ Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
Coming of Age and Senior Graduation Sunday give us a chance to reflect on life lessons.
00:18:13 |
Mon 16 May 2022
05.08.22 SERMON: "The Wisdom of Trees" - Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
On this Mother’s Day Sunday, we’ll look at the nature and nurturing of trees, how they mother one another and us.
00:18:37 |
Mon 09 May 2022
05.01.22 SERMON: "What We Cherish" - Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
Revisiting the theme year as we look to ground our lives in gratitude.
00:22:19 |
Tue 03 May 2022
04.24.22 Youth Sunday Homily - Karter Stanton
Karter talks about her spiritual journey, and how much her church community has meant to her along the way.
00:08:14 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
04.17.22 SERMON: "Love Prevails" - Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
Easter Worship is a celebration of hope’s victory over despair. Lets do that!
00:19:18 |
Mon 18 Apr 2022
04.10.22 SERMON: "Triumphant and Disheartened" - Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
What is triumph and how does it look to those who know some stories end badly. Let's look at Palm Sunday together as we enter ‘Jerusalem’ with triumph on our hearts.
00:24:35 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
04.03.22 SERMON: "Everybody Cryin’ Mercy" - Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
Moss Allison in his famous song writes: “Everybody’s crying mercy when they don’t know the meaning of the word.” Today we explore the meaning of mercy and the openings it creates.
00:24:16 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
03.27.22 SERMON: "Surprising Grace" - Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
Reclaiming the concept of grace is a difficult task for us. But thinking of it as “surprising goodness,” makes it easier to defy the idea of “cheap grace,” a term coined by German pastor and theologi…
00:24:12 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
03.20.22 SERMON: What Is Saving Your Life? - Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
In many Christian traditions, repentance has come to mean confession of our sins, admitting how far we’ve wandered off the path and promising to do better next time. But what if repent means somethin…
00:22:09 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
03.06.22 SERMON: "Building Spiritual Cairns" ~ Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
What markers on our spiritual journeys do we need to claim and reclaim. We start our Lenten series on reclaiming theological terms that are foundations of our faith.
00:20:12 |
Mon 07 Mar 2022
02 27 22 SERMON: Surprised by Joy - Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
As we celebrate Mardi Gras, we enter the realm of joy and ask, Is joy appropriate when there is so much sadness in the world? What are the limits of language and spiritual life in describing somethin…
00:19:38 |
Sat 05 Mar 2022
02.20.22 "Wade in the Water: An Invitation" - Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
This is an invitation to wade in the water of racial equity, and worth and dignity for all. The waters of this life’s work are transformational, loving, challenging, and imperative.
00:09:58 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
02.13.22 SERMON: "Love is the Thing" - Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
Love is a central value and theological faith claim of Unitarian Universalism. Love is more than a feeling. Our Universalist ancestors proclaimed “God’s nature is love” Or put another way, the source…
00:22:44 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
2 06 22 SERMON: “Dignity and Worth” - Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
This core concept makes our faith come to life. Lets explore it.
00:18:32 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
01.30.22 SERMON: “Why Should We Hope?” - Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
Building beloved community seems daunting, lets talk about how we do it one day at a time.
00:20:23 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
01.23.22 SERMON: "Non-Negotiables” - Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
During WWII, Unitarian Universalist theologian and scholar, John Luther Adams traveled to Germany and watched one liberal church after another fold against the tide of fascism. As we continue to expl…
00:22:38 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
01.16.22 SERMON: “Abundance in Solidarity” - Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
adrienne maree brown writes: “We currently live in a reality of scarce justice, scarce attention, scarce liberation. It makes us believe that we must pit ourselves against each other with our harm…” …
00:19:55 |
Mon 17 Jan 2022
01.09.22 SERMON: “Truth and Integrity” - Rev. Dr. aniel Kanter
How do we pursue them and why?
00:19:25 |
Tue 11 Jan 2022
01.02.22 "Burning Service Homily" - Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
Our annual Burning Service where we have the opportunity in ritual to burn the things we no longer wish to carry into the new year.
00:12:46 |
Tue 11 Jan 2022
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