WSUU Sermon Podcast

Humanism and Transcendence

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:10:14 PST

Rev. Peg Morgan

November 15, 2009

We humans have been trying to figure out who or what to rely on for the 200,000 years we have existed. We’ve been looking outside ourselves and looking inside. What have we decided? On what can we rely? Where shall we set our gaze as we seek knowledge…as we wonder how independent we are or how closely connected we might be to something bigger…WHO ARE WE? WHY ARE WE?

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Buddhist Wisdom for Coping with Life's Stresses

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:56:33 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

October 25, 2009

Freshly returned from my Buddhist retreat, I will share thoughts about getting through each day by utilizing a lens of Buddhist wisdom. Today we will have a special musical guest "Ellis" who is currently on tour. As a UU and a Buddhist, she will sing and play songs that reflect Buddhist wisdom.

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Spiritual Lessons from Caring for Your Parents

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:59:16 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

October 11, 2009

Sooner or later most of us find ourselves caring for our parents, needing to be involved in difficult decisions either nearby or from afar, and perhaps helping with details of day to day life. Today we’ll ponder what we might gain if we are mindful.

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Covenant, not Catechism

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:42:45 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

September 13, 2009

Our faith tradition is based NOT on shared belief and doctrinal orthodoxy, but on a covenant and common core values and purpose. Today we will explore that covenant for its obvious and not so obvious implications, and how being in our faith community is a spiritual practice.

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The Prodigal Son Revisited

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:45:20 PDT

Bill Graves

July 19, 2009

Virtually every minister tries her or his hand at a sermon based on the parable of the Prodigal Son found in the book of Luke, ch. 15. It is a story of three archetypes that virtually everyone can relate to. Let us see what meaning we can derive from it for our lives and even for our nation at these perilous but hopeful times.

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From a Distance

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:51:16 PDT

Lisa Reitzes

August 23, 2009

In the interdependent web of things and beings, it does matter where we stand. Changing our vantage point can be exhilarating, illuminating, and unsettling. Lisa Reitzes will share her belief that empathetic imagination is vital for creating and sustaining relationships, and for making peace. Heidi Hoelting, pianist.

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Scripts We Live By

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:04:11 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

August 16, 2009

This summer the stories in the news have been full of predictable scripts played out by predictable players. Today we take a look at the scripts and metaphors played out in Supreme Court nomination hearings and the congressional health care forums, as well as those scripts within our own lives—to uncover the spiritual values at play.

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Spiritual Practice: from Twitter to Prayer

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:01:35 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

August 2, 2009

From Passage Meditation to running, from Twitter and Facebook to prayer, there is a spiritual practice that fits every one of us. Today we'll explore what spiritual practice is and why traditional as well as modern practices lead us to our deepest selves.

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Nomadic Ethics

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:15:33 PDT

Keo Capestany

July 12, 2009

The super emphasis on reproductive morality and patriarchy are directly connected to the ancestral influence of a tribe of desert nomads. Patriarchy, the inequality of women and homophobia result from the nomadic sexual ethics that still influences us. By separating sex from reproduction modern science will gradually liberate us from that trilogy. The sermon contrasts ancient prejudices with our passionate UU morality of individual responsibility.

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Excellence & Equity

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:46:43 PDT

Lauren Ramers

July 5, 2009

How do our UU values and beliefs align with local educational initiatives? Lauren Ramers has been working on behalf of students in the academic middle from at-risk backgrounds, who are the first in their family to go to college. She will address the inequities of the current system and share her experience with AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), a non-profit educational organization, that is changing the demographic of who goes to college in America today.

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Poetry Service

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:54:48 PDT

Phoenix Raine, service leader

June 28, 2009

“The poem can gather reveries, and assemble dreams, songs, and memories.” (Gaston Bachelard, in The Poetics of Reverie.) Today’s service will feature the creative writing of our members and/or their favorite poem. You are invited to bring a poem to share with the congregation. Tell us what moves you, inspires you, and/or dedicate a poem to someone.

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Collective Memory

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:59:41 PDT

Phoenix Raine

May 17, 2009

Anticipating Memorial Day, Phoenix will share what she has learned about our human needs to keep memories alive.

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The Essence of Family

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:47:36 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

May 10, 2009

Most of us grew up in a family; Today, Mother's Day, I'll reflect on important principles of family life, regardless of whether family includes a single parent, a dad and a mom, two moms, two dads, grandparent. Who the leaders in the family are is not the essence of family; it's what they bring to relationship that is important.

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How Good Do You Have to Be?

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:03:37 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

May 24, 2009

None of us are perfect, or are we? How do we process our feelings when we feel we have missed the mark? This sermon acknowledges our humanity, and encourages you to see yours.

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Eastering

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:12:42 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

April 12, 2009

On this Easter morning I invite you to wear an Easter bonnet or dapper hat! Come as we reflect on Easter, not as a mythic story, but as a verb that works in our real lives. Come and partake in our Chocolate Communion.

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Spiritual Issues of Our Economic Crisis

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:36:55 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

March 8th, 2009

What are some of the deeper issues of our economic crisis, relating to our whole approach to living and consuming? How are we all doing so far? How might we care for each other while we experience the loss of resources? Some reflections will draw from David Korten's newest book published this month: "Agenda for a New Economy."

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Building Your Life as a Work of Art

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:43:52 PST

Rev. Peg Morgan

February 15, 2009

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Deepening the American Dream

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:58:27 PST

Rev. Peg Morgan

January 11, 2009

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Universalism: A Very Big Word

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:25:51 PST

Rev. Peg Morgan

December 7, 2008

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Beauty

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:55:58 PST

Rev. Peg Morgan

November 16, 2008

Today, Rev. Peg reflects on what beauty is, and how we define it.

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The Five Remembrances

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:42:51 PDT

Rev. Bob Schaibly

October 26, 2008

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Squeezing Toothpaste

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:21:29 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

October 12, 2008

Today we explore the deeper meaning of life long commitment. This evening as a complementary program we will have the opportunity to watch the film “Inlaws and Outlaws.” See Common Quest brochure for details.

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HIV/AIDS: A Physician's Perspective

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:27:48 PDT

Christian Ramers

July 27, 2008

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Imagination and Human Possibility: The Theology of John O'Donohue

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:59:10 PDT

Rev. Peg Morgan

August 10, 2008

Today we will go deep into our lives through the life and poems of John O'Donohue. John died this past January, unexpectedly. But he remains through his volumes of poetry and the results of his activism. As David Whyte, our own northwest poet, said of him: "He was a rare form of human possibility, a razor sharp intellect married to a far-traveling, Irish articulation and a bird-of-paradise vocabulary that made the listener realize that until then they had never listened at all." Come acquaint yourself with him, even if for the first time, and in the process discover yourself.

http://www.wsuu.org/podcasts/wsuu_25_08_08_10.mp3

Feeling Vulnerable, Finding Sustenance

wsuupodcasts@gmail.com (The West Seattle UUs) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:41:47 PDT

In remembrance of the shooting at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.

http://www.wsuu.org/podcasts/wsuu_24_08_08_03.mp3