Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation's Podcast
Sermons by resident and guest ministers on themes like Curiosity, Trust, Mystery, Sanctuary and so much more.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 897
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
Choosing Abundance
Sermon delivered by Intern Minister Kellie C. Kelly on November 26, 2017. Despite what society teaches us, we can create abundance when we give ourselves the gift of gratitude.
The theme for November…
A Little Bit and a Little Bit More
Reflection delivered by Minister of Faith Development Rev. Emily Gage on November 19, 2017. 20th century Unitarian Universalist theologian James Luther Adams used to say that “Church is a place where…
Living Into Abundance
Sermon delivered by Senior Minister Rev. Alan Taylor on November 12, 2017. Reflecting on the inspiring story Jose Antonio Vargas, Rev. Alan Taylor shares explores the implications of living with the …
Let's Change the World
Sermon delivered by Rev. Nathan Hollister on November 5, 2017. Rev. Hollister, board member of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), speaks to why he, as a lifelong proponent of cultur…
The Courage to Remember
Sermon delivered by Senior Minister Rev. Alan Taylor on October 29, 2017. Rev. Taylor shares poignant stories of delayed grief, immediate grief, the significance of grief, and the maturity that comes…
Abolition Democracy
Sermon delivered by Rev. Colin Bossen on October 22, 2017. W. E. B. DuBois posited that the United States faced a choice between abolition democracy and white supremacy. As part of the UUA-wide teach…
We Were Made for These Times
Sermon delivered by Rev. Scott Aaseng on October 15, 2017. The times we live in are difficult, distracting, troubling. Yet our faith is grounded in deep roots which enable us to not only withstand th…
The Courage of Generosity
Sermon delivered by Senior Minister Rev. Alan Taylor on October 8, 2017. Rev. Taylor explores what it means to be a people of courage and connects it to how we are called to give of ourselves generou…
The Call of Our Faith
Sermon delivered by Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray on October 1, 2017. Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, the newly elected first woman president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), shares her vision…
The Gates of Repentance Are Welcoming Us
Sermon delivered by Senior Minister Rev. Alan Taylor on September 24, 2017. Exploring the wisdom of the Jewish High Holy Days, Rev. Taylor acknowledges how easy it is to forget who we really are and …
Open Minds, Loving Hearts
Sermon delivered by Minister of Faith Development ev. Emily Gage on September 17, 2017. "It makes me think of each of us, walking through the door here, sometimes bearing gifts or our lesson plans or…
Would You Harbor Me? Would I Harbor You?
Sermon delivered by Senior Minister Rev. Alan Taylor on September 10, 2017. In this time of hurricane relief and the loss of security for DACA residents, Rev. Taylor reflects on the sacred call of sh…
Gratitude for Our Ancestors' Work
Sermon delivered by Intern Minister Kellie C. Kelly on September 3, 2017. On this Labor Day holiday, Kellie shares the stories of 3 Unitarians whose hard work made our religious movement more welcomi…
Homecoming Sunday
These reflections were given by Senior Minister Rev. Alan Taylor on August 27, 2017, the official first Sunday of the 2017-18 church year. In a worship for all ages celebrating Homecoming Sunday, Rev…
Beloved Conversations
During the '16-'17 program year, our congregation was part of a program entitled Beloved Conversations: Meditations on Race and Ethnicity. In this podcast from the August 20, 2017 service, some of th…
MyHAT: Replacing the Stigma with Compassion
Reflections offered by congregant David Llull and Intern Minister Kellie Kelly on August 13, 2017. As part of the Unity Temple Mental Health Awareness Team service (MyHAT), David and Kellie both shar…
Work in Progress
Sermon delivered by Rev. Brian Chenowith on August 6, 2017. Brian is a lifelong Chicagoan with roots in the South Side. His spiritual upbringing was Catholic and Anglican though he came to Unitarian …
Freeing the Cycles of Forgiveness: Prisons in Our Modern Age
Sermon delivered by Rev. Karen Mooney on July 30, 2017. Forgiveness, redemption, and atonement are concepts we wrestle with in our everyday lives. When someone is imprisoned, this cycle is truncated…
Consider the Octopus
Sermon delivered by Rev. Clare Butterfield on July 23, 2017, in which an octopus goes for a walk with Daniel Kahneman and Shylock.
Clare Butterfield is the Program Director for the Illinois Science a…
Leading with Authenticity and Vulnerability
Sermon delivered by Intern Minister Kellie C. Kelly on July 16, 2017. One of the greatest myths in American culture is that vulnerability is a weakness. Kellie shares three teachers who have helped h…