Environmental advocate, organic gardener, horticulturist, free apirit and adventuress Madonna Stallmann describes a new way of transforming the anonymity, expense and stress of making travel accommodations into a chance to forge new friendships and create a more generous and welcoming world through “couch-surving”. Diane Barker is this morning’s convener. https://uufm.net/mp3s/sunday_2015-08-02.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: … Continue reading Audio Archive, Aug. 2 – Spirituality of Couch-Surfing

Jordinn Nelson Long asks, “What happens when ‘illusory superiority’ happens on a societal scale?” Perhaps the words of the Rogers and Hammerstein song Carefully Taught offer a clue — to our individual biases, and to our current national conversation around race in America. This morning, we consider our role as people of liberal faith in … Continue reading Audio Archive, July 26 – We Could Be Wrong: The Urgency of Implicit Bias

Dave Colburn, School Board member for the Manhattan-Ogden District, speaks to the values of a well-educated public and current threats to this model. His comments range from the philosophical to the detail necessary in developing an annual budget for the district. Dave Lambert is this morning’s convener. Marisa Larson provided substantial assistance with music selections. https://uufm.net/mp3s/sunday_2015-07-19.mp3Podcast: … Continue reading Audio Archive, July 19 – What’s the Matter with Kansas Public Education?

Fellowship member Lindsay Smith speaks about his exploration of, and the meaning he finds in, geometric abstraction, illustrated with images of his drawings and mixed media work. Dick Beeman is this morning’s convener. https://uufm.net/mp3s/sunday_2015-07-12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:15:23 — 25.9MB)Subscribe: RSS

Teresa Tempero Schmidt, art professor at Kansas State University, shares her deep understanding of art. Schmidt’s art practice includes drawings in many media, which are shown in galleries and museums around the world. Katie Kingery-Page is this morning’s convener. https://uufm.net/mp3s/sunday_2015-07-05.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:52 — 20.2MB)Subscribe: RSS

We’re joined by brothers Joseph and John DeMasi. Joseph and John are contemporary folk singers, songwriters, and recording artists whose songs are imbued with their Unitarian Universalist beliefs of love, inclusion, tolerance, understanding, and the worth and dignity of all. https://uufm.net/mp3s/sunday_2015-06-28.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:08:55 — 23.7MB)Subscribe: RSS

Jordinn Nelson Long reflects, “Each of us has probably considered how to offer forgiveness when we have been wronged. What does it mean to know that we might be wrong? How can we say no to oppression and injustice, and stand on the side of love … in the knowledge that we will make mistakes, … Continue reading Audio Archive, June 21 – You Could Be Wrong

Rev. Sarah Oglesby-Dunegan reflects, “UUism is a covenantal faith; we agree to be in relationship and recommit to promises to one another when we fall short. In the wider culture, transactional relationships are the norm; we expect people to fulfill a transaction (or not) and move on … developing our gratitude and generosity is central to … Continue reading Audio Archive, June 14 – Beloved Community Begins Here

Each person leaves with a flower different from the one they brought, signifying acknowledgement of our individuality. Presenters include Sylvia Beeman, Harriette Janke, Iris Kingery, Anne Marchin, Katie Kingery-Page, Diane Barker, Christopher Renner, and Monte Manney. Sylvia Beeman is this morning’s convener. https://uufm.net/mp3s/sunday_2015-06-07.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:14:18 — 25.5MB)Subscribe: RSS

Are you fair? Loyal? Humble? Courageous? An ancient philosophy and the life of modern-day teenagers collided beautifully this spring! The UUA curriculum on Virtue Ethics offered us an engaging platform and we’re ready to share it with the wider Fellowship. We define eleven virtues, with time to reflect on ethical dilemmas and personal values. Who decides … Continue reading Audio Archive, May 31 – Virtue Ethics