An audio archive of sermons presented at the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship http://boiseuu.org/audio/ en-us Copyright 2011 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 MDT Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 MDT webmaster at boiseuu.org http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110612.mp3 Kirtan is the ancient Hindu practice of call and response chanting. While I will talk briefly, the service will be more concerned with being surrounded by the voices of the people around us, and then experiencing the silence that follows. Podcasts Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110605.mp3 On this first-Sunday-of-summer-schedule, we have a briefer-than-usual service, starring Flower Communion: everyone brings a flower to put in the community vases, then, at a certain point in the service, we each take a flower back. If you forget your flower, well, Providence always steps in, in the form of other people. Podcasts Sun, 5 Jun 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110529.mp3 Aging is really a new experience and something of a surprise for anyone who reaches retirement age so it's is no wonder that so much foolishness is written about its "prevention." There are physical and mental manifestations we could all do without, but a sense of humor helps tremendously, and there are preparations one can set in motion earlier in adulthood. The saddest of both young and senior citizens are those who have no sense of wonder or enthusiasm. Podcasts Sun, 29 May 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110522.mp3 Come celebrate our children on this first annual Religious Exploration Celebration ! Find out what our children & youth have explored this year in their classes. Love, home, and family have been the over-arching themes this year, so join us for discoveries galore for all ages! Podcasts Sun, 22 May 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110515.mp3 Each year, on the of the Annual Meeting, Elizabeth muses on the "state of the Fellowship." How have we been with each other? Have we nurtured souls? Helped heal the world? Practiced generosity? Podcasts Sun, 15 May 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110508-2.mp3 Our Coming of Age youth will share their statements of faith that they have developed over the years and through the journey of discovery that has been our Coming of Age program for the last nine months. Join in on this celebration of youth and share in the journey with these incredible young people! Podcasts Sun, 8 May 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110508-1.mp3 Our Coming of Age youth will share their statements of faith that they have developed over the years and through the journey of discovery that has been our Coming of Age program for the last nine months. Join in on this celebration of youth and share in the journey with these incredible young people! Podcasts Sun, 8 May 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110501.mp3 Do you need an infusion of hope for the future and to know that the world will be in good hands after we're gone? Our graduating seniors will share their journeys and visions for their futures and ours. Come celebrate their bridging from youth to young adulthood! Podcasts Sun, 1 May 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110424.mp3 It's Easter, when our hearts stray toward the miracles of new life, rebirth--even resurrection! This year, e.e. cummings provides our text. Podcasts Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110417.mp3 The worship service will feature readings and personal reflections by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and musical accompaniment by the Common Ground Community Chorus. Podcasts Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110410.mp3 Rev. Keith Kron is the UUA's Transitions Director. Keith was Director of the UUA's Office for Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Concerns for over 14 years, and is a valued friend of our minister. We are delighted to welcome him this morning, as he speaks to us about the importance to each of us of telling our story. Podcasts Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110403.mp3 Several members of Jeanette Ross' BUUF Memoir class will share selections from writings out of their own lives. Podcasts Sun, 3 Apr 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110327.mp3 Treasures hiding in plain sight are easy to miss. The profound dynamic threaded through our seven UU principles is one of them. It's a truth too rarely perceived, though it's vital to life itself. Podcasts Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110320.mp3 What does it mean to be loyal? Is there truth in that old statement "loyal to a fault"? This is an old-fashioned virtue--do we value it? Podcasts Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110313.mp3 Hinduism is the oldest living religion in the world, and it embraces many paths to the holy from polytheism to monotheism to atheism. This presentation will explore various aspects of the religion that make this diversity possible. UUs will detect strong resonances with some of our seven principles. Podcasts Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110306.mp3 If we are socially aware, wishing to respect other cultures and worldviews, is there ever a time when our respect runs into conflict with our sense of justice? If that happens, what do we do? Podcasts Sun, 6 Mar 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110227.mp3 Today, we kick off our Annual Stewardship Drive, focusing for a bit on the material that underlies our vision of love and justice. What song echoes in our hearts, uniting us in joy and connection? Podcasts Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110220.mp3 As a UU minister, Jackie Kelly serves as the Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor at St. Luke's. Join Jackie as she reflects on how talking with hospital patients, family, staff and CPE students about their relationships with God has influenced her thinking about how Unitarian Universalists might also need a personal relationship with God. Podcasts Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110213.mp3 What sorts of secrets do we keep? What effect do secrets have on our lives and relationships? There is still time to type your secret, seal it and get it to Elizabeth! Podcasts Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110206.mp3 With Valentine's Day coming, remember what Clint Black said, "Love isn't something that you feel, it's something that you do." Podcasts Sun, 6 Feb 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110130.mp3 Creativity consists of looking at the familiar with new eyes. This sermon reflects on what might happen if we were to look at our principles in a new way and read them starting with the seventh and ending with the first. Rev. Marriner graduated from Harvard Divinity School where she won the Billings Prize for preaching in 1995. She has served congregations in Massachusetts and Texas and is currently the consulting minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth, Minnesota. Podcasts Sun, 30 Jan 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110123.mp3 Each time BUUF members visit with our partners in Mészkõ, our relationship is discovered in a new way. Alan and Mary Schwartzman, and Ed and Irene Rush traveled to Mészkõ last summer. For Mary, it was her fourth trip. Alan, Irene, and Ed were there for their first visit. Come learn how the visit affected each traveler. Podcasts Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110116.mp3 Janine Larsen, our Pacific Northwest District Executive, will speak with us about our vision, as we move into the final year's of Elizabeth's ministry. Podcasts Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110109.mp3 Margaret Fuller was an amazing 19th-century woman, whose life and thought can inspire us. Elizabeth & Elton will present her words & some reflection. Podcasts Sun, 9 Jan 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20110102.mp3 Nancy will explore why we believe whatever it is we believe. And what does it mean to be Unitarian. She will talk about the metamorphosis of her own beliefs. Podcasts Sun, 2 Jan 2011 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101219.mp3 The ancient chant "O magnum mysterium" ("Oh great mystery") invites us to contemplate Divine mystery in the birth of a child. Join with the choir and BUUF musicians as we sing and celebrate the mysteries of the holiday season. Podcasts Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101212.mp3 This is a dark, reflective time of the year, with the shortest day approaching very soon. What does it mean to be in the wintry darkness, and what does the light bring? Podcasts Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101205.mp3 It's time again for our annual tradition of Deck the Halls Sunday! Our children and youth will share their discoveries of the wonders of our "Blue Boat Home." Join us for a celebration of traditions from around the world and right under our feet. Plays, singing, parades, and cookies abound! Podcasts Sun, 5 Dec 2010 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101128.mp3 Now that Thanksgiving is over, how can we remember to live in a state of gratefulness and learn to remain grateful not only for what we perceive as the blessings in our lives, but also for the difficult times? Podcasts Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101121.mp3 A special Sunday, featuring woodblock slides and words from a wonderful book about our ancestors, the Puritans. Elizabeth will reflect on this heritage, and we will all enjoy the book (with permission from Annie Bissett, author and artist). Podcasts Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101114.mp3 Stories have been central to humanity for as long as people have been speaking to each other. How else do we really learn what other people's lives are like, feel what they feel, and belong together in community? Podcasts Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101107.mp3 Elizabeth and Mark are self-confessed "mystic" and "naturalist," respectively. They both practice devotional disciplines. Are they more alike or different? Podcasts Sun, 7 Nov 2010 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101031.mp3 On this day, when the veil between this world and the next is said to be thinnest, Elizabeth will reflect on witch hunts and generosity of spirit. Podcasts Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101024.mp3 Our Seventh Principle states that we affirm and support the interdependent web of all existence. Is that mysticism, science, or something else? Podcasts Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101017.mp3 Despite the best efforts of many dedicated people, humanity continues to damage the planet and use up non-renewable resources at an ever accelerating rate. What are the chances of creating enough political will to turn things around? If the chances aren't good, what does that mean for us personally and for our families? What specifically should we do at this point in time? I'll give my answers to these questions which will hopefully generate a productive discussion, followed by useful action. Podcasts Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:00:00 MST http://boiseuu.org/audio/BUUF-sermon-20101010.mp3 The Congregational Care Committee brings love and care to the congregation. Our denomination is also involved in Standing on the Side of Love. How do they mesh? Podcasts Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:00:00 MST