Harmony UU Podcast: Recent Episodes
Harmony UU Podcast
Answering Love’s Call: Engaging in UU Social Justice By Laurie Dunham and Susan Wenner Jackson Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai dedicated her life to environmental and human rights, proving that one person can spark meaningful change. In this short animated film, she shares the fable of a hummingbird facing a wildfire—a story that reflects […]
For thousands of years, religions and philosophy have proposed what a perfect existence might be. Steve Cook examines some of their ideas and what it can mean to us to imagine heaven.
AI, data, emotional hacking, oh my! Let's examine how technology will disrupt the structures of how western society functions.
Rob Rogan discusses various components of what builds an ideal life including happiness, meaning, and psychological richness.
Rob Rogan offers his take on why you should give a sermon at Harmony and what makes a great sermon.
In this sermon, Harmony member Julie Gebhart explores the history of the “ideal female form” and how this ideal has been used to maintain power over women throughout recent history. Diet culture will be examined from a historical and personal lens, while listeners are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences with diet culture.
Three years ago, Karen Gottschall talked about the many traditions of spring that parallel Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This time, Sally talks about what Unitarians and non-Christians see in the story of the Resurrection or, if you will, in its message of Resilience as we seek to live meaningful lives. […]
Fighting the oppression of organized religion, or just too lazy to get up early on Sundays? On Sunday, March 21st Harmony member Dale Bodmer helps you think through questions of spirituality and religion. This sermon is also available on Harmony’s YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/TAQEmdlSWaM
Did you know that Sunday, March 7, 2021 is Girl Scout Sunday? In this sermon, Briella Chambers (she/her/hers) along with her parent Kim Chambers, share how the Girl Scout Promise and Law reflects UU Principles. This is the final requirement for the UUA’s Religion In Life Program for Younger Girl Scouts, an award Briella has […]
Alexx Cook shares her personal experience with secondary infertility and miscarriage, and how it changed her perspective on connection, grief, and mental health. This sermon is also available on Harmony’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/6IL7DIvTMyg
Do you sometimes feel as though your social media platforms have completely overtaken your life, or the lives of your family? That is no accident. In this revealing sermon, Harmony members Emily and Jon King discuss the social media landscape and the deliberate design choices behind them that drive addiction, extremism, and polarization in our […]
To help start 2021 off on a positive note, Paul Smith will share 21 insights from Steven Pinker’s new book Enlightenment Now showing how life, health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge, and happiness are on the rise, not just in the West, but worldwide. Join us for a time of positive reflection following one of the most tumultuous […]
Sometimes you just need to get away, and be you. In this first service of the new year in 2021, Harmony member Susan Jackson discusses her decision to take a personal retreat for herself, and how it can help. This sermon is also available on Harmony’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/QgNQHxBEC5c