Rev. Jonalu Johnstone reflects on the wider circle of spirituality. Muslims begin their celebration of Ramadan tonight in the U.S. While Ramadan is a big deal for Muslims, requiring a fast during daylight hours, many of us don’t understand the holiday. Ramadan commemorates the receiving of the Qur’an by Muhammad. We’ll explore the central text … Continue reading Audio Archive, June 5 – What Ramadan Has to Teach Us
Memorial Day marks far more than the beginning of summer. Our celebration of Memorial Day considers how we as UUs give meaning to losses inevitable in armed conflict. Honoring lives lost has implications for how we prevent the loss of life and how we defend our freedom. What are the consequences of war and how … Continue reading Audio Archive, May 29 – That the Dead May Be Honored
Our program this morning includes contributions from Diane Barker, Rev. Jonalu Johnstone, Sandy Nelson, Sue Pray, and Jessica Sievers. Our music helper is Dick Beeman and our convener is Jessica Sievers. https://uufm.net/mp3s/sunday_2016-05-22.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:12:19 — 24.8MB)Subscribe: RSS
On this day, Christians celebrate Pentecost and Jews celebrate Shavuot. Both festivals focus on the movement of spirit. Spirit can be a hard word to pin down. Often, the images awakened are of movement, such as of wind and water. As UUs, we may have leftover negative interpretations of spirit, fearing being carried away by … Continue reading Audio Archive, May 15 – The Movement of the Spirit
Fellowship members Marisa Larson, Aimee Fowler, Susan Adamchak, and Brice Hobrock speak on the complex and nuanced understandings of motherhood. Mothers’ Day stirs a variety of emotions and reactions depending on our particular experiences of being a child or a parent. Whatever your own personal experience, we hope to place it in a broader and … Continue reading Audio Archive, May 8 – Reflections on Motherhood
This year, our oldest youth have been visiting other religious communities and talking with individuals of many faiths. We use the UU seven principles, UUFM Vision Statement, and virtue ethics we studied last year to articulate what we have learned so far. Through this process, our teens are identifying their own moral standards and practicing … Continue reading Audio Archive, May 1 – Neighboring Faiths
The celebration of Passover brings Seders and matzo. The message of Passover, though, runs much deeper, providing inspiration for movements as diverse as the English Civil War, abolition, the civil rights movement, and liberation theology. From South Africa to South America, Exodus has symbolized freedom from oppression. What is this story and why does it … Continue reading Audio Archive, April 24 – Following Moses
Jayme Morris-Hardeman is the Coach for Circles Manhattan, where she helps individuals and families move out of poverty. She spent 17 years as the director of the Sunflower CASA Project, advocating for victims of child abuse and neglect. A former City Commissioner, Jayme volunteers her time at her daughter’s school and as a Court Appointed Special … Continue reading Audio Archive, April 17 – Building a Community Where We All Can Thrive
Building on our Kansas Pulpit Exchange theme of “Connecting with Community to Create Change,” Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan of the UU Fellowship of Topeka considers the effectiveness of non-violent resistance and non-violent communication, and the wide range of creative strategies employed with an invitation for folks to begin to think about how they are willing to engage … Continue reading Audio Archive, April 10 – The Will to Mutuality
Most UUs — both atheists and theists — identify as humanist, that is, they focus on the worth and priorities of human beings and value reason over dogma. A thoroughly positive message. What, though, does humanism mean? Where did it come from? What are the various ways it’s been used through the ages? And, what … Continue reading Audio Archive, April 3 – Humanism: Shades and Shadows
