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Sermons 2008

The Birthday of the Sun
Celebration of the sacred circle of life goes back even further than the first modern humans.

  The Seventh Principle
We UU's have what we call the 7th Principle: “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” My subject this morning includes some suggestions on what you can do to convert this lofty principle into everyday behavior.

The Wisdom Traditions, Islam
If we examine Islam with an open mind, we can find something of what inspired millions of Seventh Century Jews, Christians, Arabs and Pagans to convert to this religion of submission to the will of Allah.

Ain't Gonna Study War No More
I was going through my own political awakening at this time. The events of those days and the values that I formed have left an imprint that remains to this day, 40 years later.

Introduction to the Wisdom Traditions
The living tradition which we share draws from many sources. And the third one down is Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.

The Measure of Thought
Most of the time in our daily lives, we simply experience what is happening: we recognize sensory impressions received from the organs of sight, hearing, and so forth. 

Religion in the Military
I’d like to ask the question “is this need to sell Christianity, that some Christians have, detrimental to your military over time.” I say that it is. It is if it drives out of the military those people who do not use Christianity. It is if it causes non-religious people and people of minority religions to take off the uniform earlier than they would have if they didn’t feel alienated because of religion.  

April 27
Ilona Forgeng

The Secret of the Fox
What is essential is invisible to the eye.

Power and Preference
You have to see for yourself the ways you convert desires into “oughts” or “shoulds.”  And there’s a real simple way to discover this.  Every time you say “should” or “ought,” try substituting “I wish” instead.  So when I might have said, “John, we ought to do something about the hum in the sound system,” instead I could say, “John, I wish we’d do something about the sound system.”

April 8
Bruce Arnold

From Insurance to Theater
No matter what happens, choose life.