What Does it Mean to Serve in the Armed Forces?
Memorial Day lifts up service, but curiosity pushes us to define it. This sermon expands the idea of service beyond the military to include caregiving, justice work, and community-building.
Speaker: Rev. Latifah Griffin
Imagination Begins With a Question?
Curiosity fuels imagination, and imagination fuels change. This sermon connects curiosity to justice, asking how new questions can lead to new possibilities for our communities.
More Than One Way to Be a Mother
From aunties to mentors to community elders, this sermon celebrates expansive definitions of motherhood. Rooted in UU pluralism, it invites us to recognize sacred care wherever it shows up, even outside traditional roles.
Meeting the Moment
Love Outlives the Empire
Rome believed it had silenced a troublemaker. History tells another story. This sermon explores the resurrection as resistance and how love survives systems designed to crush it.
Pride Parade Service
What does it mean to be UU in Florida?
Membership here carries particular weight. In a politically charged climate, being UU may mean public courage, advocacy, and standing with those at risk. Or staying to tend the flame. This sermon invites new members into faith that shows up.
Attention Fatigue and Sacred Rest
We cannot pay attention to everything. This sermon names the limits of human capacity and explores how Sabbath, boundaries, and spiritual rest allow us to return to justice work with clarity rather than depletion.
Blessing of the Animals
A special service to acknowledge our animal companions and their meaning in our lives.
Practicing Resilience Together
As a community, how do we move forward together using concrete congregational practices? Let’s explore together!