Podcasts by East Shore Unitarian Sermons (Bellevue, WA)
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Further podcasts by East Shore Unitarian Church, Bellevue WA
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It Happens Every Spring from 2022-04-17T17:30
Join us as we celebrate Easter. What does it mean to celebrate Easter as a Unitarian Universalist?
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Listening to Water’s Wisdom from 2022-04-10T17:30
In the face of ecological heartache, how do we hold both grief and love together in a way that connects us to nature’s wisdom? Join us for our Earth Day service as we explore this question through ...
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Ecclesiastical Update from 2022-04-03T17:30
What’s the situation at ESUC and how to make everything copacetic.
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Trans Visibility from 2022-03-27T17:30
Join us as we celebrate our trans siblings in spirit! Stephanie Dykes will be speaking on the subject of Trans Visibility in advance of International Trans Day of Visibility on March 31. Join Steph...
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Climate Change/ Personal Change from 2022-03-13T17:30
Reverend Furrer preaching on the need for radical measures in each of our personal lives if we are to faithfully succeed in arresting and healing global warming.
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Fat Tuesday’s Lure&Kicker from 2022-03-06T18:30
Mardi Gras precedes Lent as a splurging overindulgence in preparation for repentance and purgation. We all enjoy both, often unconsciously. How to reconcile our natural inclination to extravagant d...
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The Gift Must Always Move from 2022-02-20T18:30
Lessons from our Coast Salish neighbors on how to think of our upcoming Annual Mission Fund Drive—and how to make it both successful and remarkably FUN! Reverend D. Furrer preaching on the soulful ...
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The Kissing Bandit from 2022-02-13T18:30
A sermon and pean to the power and beauty of romantic love. The day before St. Valentine’s Day is a fitting moment to the consideration of the values and virtues exemplified by amour.
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Varieties of Atheism from 2022-02-06T18:30
Just as there are many varieties of religious experience, there are many varieties atheism—from the Buddha to Robert Ingersol to Madalyn Murray O’Hair.
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Abruptly Changing Plans from 2022-01-23T18:30
This morning we hoped for RITUAL RE/OPENING of our on-site worship services, but thanks to the Omicron Variant scare, it has led to a total redesign. Instead of the choir heralding our warm collect...
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Beloved Conversations Among from 2022-01-16T18:30
The Beloved Conversations Among team leads a worship service about the current program many ESUC lay leaders and staff have been participating in and finding very energizing. Hands on transformation!
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Epiphany/epiphany from 2022-01-09T18:30
January sixth is celebrated among orthodox Christians as Epiphany. Lower case “e”piphany is kind of an ah-ha experience or moment. How to cultivate such moments and celebrate them when they come.
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Th-That’s All Folks from 2022-01-02T18:30
Reverend Furrer preaching on living in and through apocalyptic times. Are they End Times? Prophets have long predicted a coming day when our shared temporal experience is interrupted and radically ...
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Good King Wenceslas from 2021-12-19T18:30
Good King Wenceslas has long been my favorite Christmas Carol, partly because it includes a verse with my name in it, but far more because of its poignant social outreach message in a medieval cont...
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St. Nicholas and His Many Devotees from 2021-12-05T18:30
Rev Furrer, preaching on the evolution of the mythic figure we all know as Santa Claus.
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What Could the 9th Principle Be? from 2021-11-28T18:30
Many congregations are adopting an 8th Principle of Unitarian Universalism, which calls us to anti-racism, the beloved community, and accountability. What if there was a 9th Principle? What still n...
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Thankful for What from 2021-11-21T18:30
Les McCann and Roberta Fleck’s hit protest song/single “Compared to What” was subsequently recorded by more than 270 artists, including Ray Charles and Brian Auger. Rev Furrer will use that platfor...
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Democracy Up for Grabs from 2021-11-07T18:30
Rev. Furrer, preaching on the perilous state of democratic society in the current age, how we can defend it, and what are our prospects of success?
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On Cheating And How Not To from 2021-10-24T17:30
Rev Furrer. on resisting the temptation to cut corners, fake results, or fudge data. And what one gains in the process.
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A Thousand Names for Joy from 2021-10-17T17:30
“A Thousand Names for Joy” is a book commended to me by church member Lassie Jordan. Lassie also made the top bid at last year’s auction, gave me a copy, and asked me to preach on author Byron Kati...
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Love and Death from 2021-10-10T17:30
Let me begin this year by reminding everyone that it will be my last among you and that Carol and I will be leaving come June. Which is a good thing. New wine is not to be poured into old wineskins...
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Beyond Boxes from 2021-10-03T17:30
Bias is an inescapable part of the human experience, but what we do with, and how we react to our biases is very much in our control. While our natural instinct may be to put things into categorie...
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Water Communion from 2021-09-12T17:30
Reverend Furrer will lead this traditional service... virtually! Bring some water so you can visualize pouring it into the communal bowl.
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Faith in What? The Journey of an East Shore Kid from 2021-08-29T17:30
In sermons and newsletters we often see references to our Unitarian Universalist "faith tradition” and some UU’s end their letters and emails with the words “In faith.” But faith in what? This se...
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Justice as a Spiritual Practice from 2021-08-22T17:30
As Unitarian Universalists, we see our justice work as living out our values into the world. We covenant that "service is our prayer." What might it look like to create a justice spiritual practice?
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The Dream Remains Worthy from 2021-08-15T17:30
I started out in Unitarian Universalist Ministry believing that the groundwork for justice had been done. I believed that Dr King and the civil rights legislation of the 1960’s had secured the fut...
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The Work of Reconnecting from 2021-08-08T17:30
Molleen Dominguez is a writer, teacher, and minister living in California. She holds a Master’s of Divinity and Certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara ...
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We’ve Only Just Begun from 2021-08-01T17:30
What do we do when a win feels like a loss? - Finding the strength to build power after winning the race.
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Khasi Hills Unitarians: Centering Our Partners from 2021-07-25T17:30
Together with our Khasi Unitarians partners in NE India, we at East Shore strive to achieve a strong partnership based on mutual understanding -- one that is grounded in love and thoughtful listeni...
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Code 377: Against the Order of Nature from 2021-07-18T17:30
Swapnesh Dubey is a gay activist, content curator, performer and television show host living in Mumbai. He was one of the youngest news anchors in India for three years. When he was asked to read a...
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Virtual GA 2021 from 2021-07-11T17:30
The ESUC delegates and others who attended this years General Assembly will report on what they found most exciting and creative there.
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Centering for a Revolution from 2021-07-04T17:30
Reverend Furrer will draw a connection between the religious centering process and political revolution. Fasten your seatbelts!
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I Remember Papa from 2021-06-20T17:30
The celebration of Fathers Day, with one woman’s memories and a tribute to her famous father.
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By What Authority? from 2021-06-13T17:30
As the Congregation pauses to elect a Search Committee, Rev. Furrer asks, by what authority do ministers make their truth claims? What gives them the right to speak authoritatively?
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Children, Youth&Other Living Things from 2021-06-06T17:30
Celebrate our children and youth and the programs that support and nourish them at the congregation. We’ll hold our annual high school senior bridging, volunteer recognition, and the Flower Communi...
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The Power of Interweaving Community from 2021-05-30T17:30
Vocal activist Melanie DeMore has traveled the world, was a founding member of the Grammy -nominated vocal ensemble Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir, and is constantly amazed by her li...
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Our Chains Fell Off from 2021-05-23T17:30
How do we reckon with a history of racial injustice in a way that invites us to imagine a more hopeful, just and equitable future? This question sparked a personal journey for Khari Wendell McClell...
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Memories of Mother from 2021-05-09T17:30
Rev. Furrer preaching on the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone to illustrate some of the attributes good motherhood calls for, and calls out of all parents. With a few memories of his late mom.
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Passover: Breaking Through to Freedom from 2021-03-28T17:30
The story of Passover is one of having the chutzpa to allow for grace. Rev. Furrer on Moses, courage, and the path to liberation, then and now.
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Parables of Zen from 2021-03-21T17:30
Unitarian Universalism’s Third Source reads “Wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.” Reverend Furrer will consider what the simplicity and directness...
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What is Leadership? from 2021-03-14T17:30
As ESUC begins its nearly two years of search for your next Minister, It will be good to consider styles of leadership and what style you think will fit most comfortably and serve most ably among y...
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Reading the Seasons as Sacred Script: How Nature Wisdom Guides Our Becoming and Belonging from 2021-03-07T18:30
The modern Western worldview has forgotten how to read the calendar of the wild Earth as both sacred text and a guide for our own soul formation. Yet, this inherent rhythm is our heritage as we are...
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A Ground as Broad as Space from 2021-02-28T18:30
Let's honor the 250th anniversary of Universalism in the United States by remembering one of its most colorful characters! The Rev. Abner Kneeland's unusual ideas and bold writing landed him in hot...
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Blessing of the Animals from 2021-02-21T18:30
Enjoy a light-hearted morning celebrating the sentient creatures we hold dear and near to us. The traditional blessing of the animals this year also includes an animal altar and a mid-winter break ...
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The Proper Use of Law from 2021-02-14T18:30
Inauguration Day was a truly moving and spectacular expression of America working together! Yes, I got a little moist at points throughout the day. Now we enter into a critical time that will make ...
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The Map Is Not the Territory from 2021-02-07T18:30
The title of this sermon is attributed to Polish-American scientist and philosopher Alfred Korzybski and became a premise in Korzybski's General Semantics and in neuro-linguistic programming. For m...
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Reincarnation from 2021-01-31T18:30
Did you know that Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Tolstoy, Thoreau, Emerson, Whitman, George Patton, William Butler Yates, Jack London, and J.D. Salinger and countless other well known and highly respect...
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We Don’t Need Another Hero from 2021-01-24T18:30
The “heroic attitude is ingrained in our culture, and it shapes how most of us approach activism. But we are in the throes of a major cultural shift that is redefining how power is handled, and tha...
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Beloved Conversations from 2021-01-17T18:30
Hear from East Shore community member Rhonda Brown, who works extensively on the Beloved Conversations programs, will discuss the long arc of justice and the role we each play in weaving together a...
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Learn to Grow Backwards from 2021-01-03T18:30
Join us for a virtual gathering to reflect on the past year and to stand together to create positive energy to carry us into the new year with hope and love. This is a family friendly service. All ...
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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service from 2020-12-25T03:00
Join us on Christmas Eve as we celebrate in a whole new way! This more traditional service will be held on Zoom with music from Eric Lane Barnes, stories for children of all ages from Amanda Uluhan...
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Blue Christmas from 2020-12-13T18:30
This year, the holidays are tougher than ever! Join us as we take a moment to stop and breathe together and take a break from the sometimes hard-to-handle holiday cheer.
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Let There Be Light from 2020-12-06T18:30
The story behind Hanukkah, which runs from December 10-18, 2020, and some of its meanings.
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Ring in Advent from 2020-11-29T18:30
Help ring in the Advent with Pastor Terry Kyllo, Executive Director of Paths to Understanding. We’ll deepen our own understanding of this Christian tradition while engaging more in a multi-faith pe...
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Receptivity from 2020-11-22T18:30
Unitarian Universalists pride themselves in being activists, doers, makers and shakers. But on the cusp of Thanksgiving, Rev. Furrer is preaching on the value to be found in receiving. A focus on s...
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At the Crossroads from 2020-11-01T18:30
Traditions around the world remind us that the mortal veil separating life from death is delicate, and that at this time of year, we can journey deep within the inner worlds of prayer and dream. We...
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The Goal of World Community from 2020-10-25T17:30
October 24 marks the 75th anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the United Nations Charter: a fitting occasion for Rev. Furrer to complete his seven-part series on the UU Principles. Numbe...
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‘Twas the 18th of October from 2020-10-18T17:30
On October 18, 1968 Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Track and Field medal winners at the Mexico City Olympics held their arms aloft on the award stand in support of those compatriots who were being v...
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We Need One Another from 2020-09-27T17:30
Covenant Circles have been a meaningful part of East Shore for nearly 20 years. These small groups provide a context for support and friendship, personal and spiritual growth, connections and belon...
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Wednesday Wind Down Service from 2020-09-17T01:00
Grab your PJ’s or tune in in the background while you’re making dinner at home for some extra loving company. Somatic practices and guided meditation restore our nerves and a read aloud from The Li...
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Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day from 2020-04-19T16:00
This Sunday join in a Golden Anniversary Celebration of Earth Day. From 1970 to 2020 awareness of ecology and its concerns has grown exponentially—as have the crises it has helped to make clear.
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