ChUUrch Talk

White Hunky Jesus: ChUUrch Talk May 2024

Amanda and Rev. Gray discuss: we have a new minister!; the two-year rule; church is life with training wheels; the most loaded topic in UUism; muscular Christianity; process theology; no Birkenstock erasure; signing off! Referenced in this episode: Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes by Charles Hartshorne: https://sunypress.edu/Books/O/Omnipotence-and-other-Theological-Mistakes Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights by Robert P. Moses and Charles E. Cobb Jr: https://www.abebooks.com/9780807031261/Radical-Equations-Math-Literacy-Civil-0807031267/plp Sermons written by: Rev. Laurel Gray Theme music: Antidepresseur by Patchworker | https://soundcloud.com/patchworker Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

[Sermon] The "G" Word, 5.19.24

What does the word “God” even mean? So often, when people say they do or don’t believe in God, they’re reacting to one particular definition or image. This morning we’ll explore lots of different definitions of what one might call God. Written by: Rev. Laurel Gray Music by: Kala Farnham Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

[Sermon] The Plurality of Family, 5.12.24

In honor of Mother’s Day, this morning we’re focusing on all the ways to be a family. Sometimes we experience a deep sense of belonging in our families of origin, and sometimes we don’t. Come celebrate all the ways we find our people and our way home. Written by: Rev. Laurel Gray Music by: Kala Farnham Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

We Do Not Worship Despair: ChUUrch Talk April 2024

Amanda and Rev. Gray discuss: 3 months’ notice; despair doesn’t have the final say; etymology nerds sound off; operationalizing covenant; the need for collective catharsis; let’s talk about The Thing; encampments on campuses; the potency of knowing where you’re rooted; stories of rupture Sermons written by: Rev. Laurel Gray Theme music: Antidepresseur by Patchworker | https://soundcloud.com/patchworker Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall

[Sermon] Passover: We Go Together, 4.21.24

Today we’ll tell the ancient Passover story and reflect on what it means to seek a new way, away from abuses of power, and towards a more just world. We know that what we do affect each other and transformation is something we can only ever achieve together. Referenced in this sermon: Rabbi Botzum's essay can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kNhiqgFP5NB3CCJaPn9VgArCJ8X5vM_T/view?ref=lifeisasacredtext.com Freedom for All Seder Haggadah: https://www.freedomforallseder.com/haggadah/resources More Seder Sources and Resources from Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg: https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/socialist-haggadah/ Written by: Rev. Laurel Gray Music by: Kala Farnham Hosted and Edited by: Amanda Hall