by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Feb 22, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Sarah York, Guest Minister Coining her title with a variation on the lyrics of a 1970 popular song, Sarah draws from Buddhist wisdom and reflects on how we live in our imperfect bodies and make the most of imperfect circumstances
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Feb 15, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. DiAnna Ritola, Guest Minister “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” -Howard Thurman Desire and passion often get relegated to the back burner when it comes to...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Feb 1, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister The writers of the HBO series “Mad Men” had their fingers on the pulse of American culture in the late 1960s last spring when they began the first installment of that show’s final season with that old Peggy Lee hit, “Is That All There...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 19, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister Cornell West argues that the prophetic message of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been tamed and softened over time, so that we tend to overlook the truly radical nature of his ministry. Today we’ll explore the theme of resistance...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Jan 11, 2016 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister The chalice flame we light each week had its origin in our movement as a symbol of hope and resistance. We’ll visit that history today and what it calls us to now. Reading from Teaching a Stone to Talk by Annie Dillard “This...
by UUAvl-WebAdmin | Dec 14, 2015 | Sermons
Rev. Mark Ward, Lead Minister It’s not long after a child is old enough to be up on her or his feet and running around that we adults discover that we possess the most powerful curative known to humankind. We call it, “the boo-boo kiss.” Right? You know how it is: up...
