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
03.31.19 SERMON: "Risking the Unknown" ~ Rev. Aaron White
– Every great adventure and so many meaningful decisions in our lives have uncertain outcomes. This week we look at how to navigate uncertainty as a spiritual practice.
00:21:51 |
Mon 01 Apr 2019
03.24.17 SERMON: "Does Risk Choose Us?" ~ Rev. Dr Daniel Kanter
Does risk choose us or do we choose risk?
00:17:48 |
Mon 25 Mar 2019
03.17.19 SERMON: "The Risk of Commitment" ~ Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
–The risk of commitment and all I learned in India this month.
00:23:04 |
Tue 19 Mar 2019
03.10.19 SERMON: "Risking a Meaningful Life" ~ Rev. Beth Dana
As we enter the season of Lent, we reflect on the courage and risk it takes to make a meaningful life while knowing that we are mortal. From dust we come and to dust we shall return. This is the firs…
00:17:15 |
Mon 11 Mar 2019
03.03.19 SERMON: "Orthodoxy and the Liberal Church" ~ Rev. Aaron Whit
- Are there non-negotiables even in a creedless church? Why would it matter to you?
00:21:45 |
Mon 04 Mar 2019
02.24.19 SERMON: "Controlled Burn" ~ Rev. Aaron White
- What in your life would need to die so that the right things could live?
00:17:42 |
Tue 26 Feb 2019
02.17.19 SERMON: "Seeing the Forest for the Trees" ~ Rev.Beth Dana
As a mother of toddlers, I’m reading up on how to nurture their growth and development. One of these books discusses the difference between people who ask “how?” and people who ask “why?” Which are y…
00:17:03 |
Thu 21 Feb 2019
02.10.19 SERMON: "Saying I Love You" ~ Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
Why does it matter?
00:20:57 |
Mon 11 Feb 2019
02.03.19 SERMON: "Being an Outsider" ~ Rev. Aaron White
– In a world full of fake and phony, being yourself is a great thing. But what about when that becomes a challenge?
00:18:38 |
Mon 04 Feb 2019
01.27.19 SERMON: "Fearless Hearts Can Say No!" ~ Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
– What is the courage to say no and why?
00:19:52 |
Mon 28 Jan 2019
01.20.19 SERMON: "Saying Yes to the Call" ~ Rev. Aaron White
– Sometimes, saying yes is hard, even when you know what’s right. We explore MLK’s legacy and our own, when we say yes.
00:19:39 |
Tue 22 Jan 2019
01.13.19 SERMON: "I'm Sorry" ~ Rev. Beth Dana
We say “I’m sorry” all the time, not always reflecting on what we mean and what the words require of us. Join us as we explore how saying “I’m sorry,” and really meaning it, is an everyday act of cou…
00:14:57 |
Mon 14 Jan 2019
01.06.19 SERMON: "Soul Food" ~ Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
Letting go for a new year. In our annual burning ceremony, we symbolically burn off the things we want to leave behind.
00:11:30 |
Mon 07 Jan 2019
12.30.18 SERMON: "Here and Now" ~ D. Scott Cooper
Another holiday season is winding down. A new year is racing toward us. But how do we as UUs make the most of the here and now?
00:20:49 |
Mon 07 Jan 2019
12.23.18 SERMON: "The Christmas Blues" ~ Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
– Season got you down? Got the blues? We got a solution! Let’s do the blues together.
00:11:54 |
Mon 07 Jan 2019
12.16.18 "Christmas Pageant Homily" ~ Rev. Beth Dana
Children lead us in worship as they bring the Christmas story alive in our sanctuary and in the world.
00:06:46 |
Mon 07 Jan 2019
12.09.18 SERMON: "Joy and Chaos" ~ Rev. Aaron White
How do you cultivate joy in hectic times?
00:16:20 |
Mon 10 Dec 2018
12.02.18 SERMON: "Look East!" ~ Rev. Dr. Daniel Kanter
– Signs and symbols beckon us on to what? Advent asks us what star in the east we will follow.
00:17:54 |
Wed 05 Dec 2018
11.25.18 SERMON DIALOGUE: "Fear and Courage in Conversation" ~ Rev. Aaron White
Rev. White is joined in dialogue by two First Unitarian high school students, Van Hamilton and Olivia Thompson.
00:19:49 |
Mon 26 Nov 2018
11.18.18 SERMON: "Simple Gifts" ~ Rev. Beth Dana
The Shaker song says “‘tis a gift to come down where we ought to be, and when we find ourselves in the place just right, ‘twill be in the valley of love and delight.” In this week of Thanksgiving, le…
00:13:40 |
Mon 19 Nov 2018
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