Sermons

What's Enough?, 4/11/2010. You try things out, some of them don’t work at all, some of them sort of work but they need a lot of tinkering, and just when you’re wondering if you’ll ever find a good fit, you do find it.
fourthuu.org/sermons/WhatsEnough.pdf

Nature Is Everything There Is, 3/21/2010. Last May along one of the many hiking trails in the foothills of the city of Santa Barbara, California, a couple of guys were clearing brush with a chain saw and a spark from the saw started a fire.
fourthuu.org/sermons/NatureIsEverything.pdf

Just War, 1/17/2010. I was at the diner the other night having dinner with my husband, Paul, and we were seated right up against another table where a couple was entertaining a group of young girls—I think there were six of them and they may have been nine years old or ten. The kids were excited and all talking at once, and they were making such a racket Paul and I couldn’t hear ourselves. So finally I went over and asked if they could keep it down.
fourthuu.org/sermons/JustWar.pdf

BothAnd, 1/3/2010. Erin McKean is a lexicographer and the author of a column in the December New York Times Magazine about how the internet is going to change the way we define words.
fourthuu.org/sermons/BothAnd.pdf

Mercy, Hope, Freedom, Power: The Green Haven Story, 9/27/2009. The prison complex is set up on
a little rise surrounded by grassy fields. It looks like a giant concrete bunker or a primitive castle under siege: all you can see from the road is a huge brown stucco wall with guard towers at intervals along the face, no windows.
fourthuu.org/sermons/Mercy_Hope_Freedom_Power_StoryofGreenHaven2009.pdf

The Story of the Flaming Chalice: The Cup and the Flame, 9/13/2009. In 1941, almost seventy years ago—before many of you were born, before I was born—World War II was beginning in Europe.
fourthuu.org/sermons/The_Story_of_the_Flaming_Chalice.pdf

Faiths of Our Founding Fathers, 2/15/2009. Takes a look at the religious beliefs of six of our founding fathers, how their faith influenced their politics, and what it means to say that the US is or was founded as a Christian nation.
fourthuu.org/sermons/Faiths_of_the_Founding_Fathers.pdf

A Discourse on Miracles, 2/1/2009. What is a miracle anyway?
fourthuu.org/sermons/A_Discourse_on_Miracles.pdf

The Audacity of Hope, 1/18/2009. As President Obama takes office, how can we support and encourage him?
fourthuu.org/sermons/The_Audacity_of_Hope.pdf

A Reflection on Obama’s Election, 11/9/2008. Last Tuesday was a milestone event for this nation as we elected our first African-American president.
fourthuu.org/sermons/Obama_Election.pdf

Credo I, 10/19/2008: What Do UU's Believe? In addition to the Seven Principles, this congregation also has its own affirmation and mission statement, together with a strong tradition of respect and curiosity about the individual beliefs of its members.
fourthuu.org/sermons/Credo_I.pdf

How to Survive the Next Thirty Days, 10/5/2008, When the market settles and the election is over, the fellowship will still be here.
fourthuu.org/sermons/How_to_Survive_the_Next_Thirty_Days.pdf

In Praise of Tolerance, 9/21/2008, asks how we can be true to our most passionate convictions and still be faithful to our Unitarian Universalist principles of reason and tolerance.
fourthuu.org/sermons/Tolerance.pdf

Homecoming, 9/7/2008, celebrates the beginning of the congregational year with a review of our three-part mission statement, a meditation to identify our gifts, and a ritual involving building blocks.
fourthuu.org/sermons/Homecoming.pdf

Getting Liberated at Green Haven Prison, 10/1/2006, describes Rev. Sangrey's prison ministry, what she teaches and what she learns, and explores the link between social justice activism and the lives of those who are marginalized and oppressed.
fourthuu.org/sermons/Getting_Liberated_at_Green_Haven_Prison.pdf

An outburst of Christian evangelicalism contributed to our
development as a nation in the period before the American
Revolution.
fourthuu.org/sermons/The_Great_Awakening.pdf

Easter Reflection: Life Wins
fourthuu.org/sermons/Life_Wins.pdf

Reflections on the Congregation's Mission/Vision Work
fourthuu.org/sermons/Lie_Back_and_the_Sea_Will_Hold_You.pdf

Next Steps: Embracing 51 and Beyond
fourthuu.org/sermons/One_Strong_Body.pdf

Dancing in the Streets: Why We Need More Joy and Where to Find It
fourthuu.org/sermons/Dancing_in_the_Streets.pdf

Passionate Intensity: Where Has Our Passion for Justice Gone?
fourthuu.org/sermons/Passionate_Intensity_revised.pdf

The Colonizers of Dreams: Theodore Parker and the Transcendentalists
fourthuu.org/sermons/The_Colonizers_of_Dreams.pdf

Baby with the Bath Water: Religious Language in UU Congregations
fourthuu.org/sermons/Baby_With_the_Bath_Water.pdf

What Can We Do? Actions for a Kinder and More Just World
fourthuu.org/sermons/What_Can_We_Do.pdf

U101: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism
fourthuu.org/sermons/UU_101.pdf