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Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington's Podcast
The weekly sermon podcast for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, KY.
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So It Is Written
For this week's service Rev. Brian Chenowith brings us an area of content that is contentious material for Unitarian Universalist sermons- the reading of the…
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5/2 Appeal, Gratitude, Delight, Lament
(Or: Help, Thanks, Wow, This stinks) For this first weekend in May we are fortunate to have lovely musical visitors from Providence Rhode Island, Aubrey…
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4/25 Love Yourself, Love the World
For the last Sunday in April we have a special treat. A frequent Worship Associate and longtime member of our church Liz Caras volunteered to carry the brunt…
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4/18 Rite in Nature
Continuing in our monthly theme of Nature, our service opens with a reading from Dr. Ursula Goodenough's book "The Sacred Depths of Nature". This reading…
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4/11 Better Than a Thousand Months
In recognition of Ramadan, Rev. Brian Chenowith regales us with a story of young theology students attempting to fast in solidarity with Muslim classmates…
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4/4/21- Emerging Transformed
For this Easter Sunday, Rev. Brian Chenowith laments the content of Easter sermons and the sudden approach of this important holiday. The beginning of the…
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3/28 Why It Matters- Rev. Brian Chenowith
This week was a special kind of service, since Transgender Visibility day is on March 31st, where one of our members came out as Trans. Speaking to that, Rev…
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3/21 Tulip in the Desert
At the beginning of this homily Rev. Brian Chenowith repeats a few lines from the poem "The Beauty and the Love" by Allama Iqbal, which was the reading for…
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Stuck Together With God's Glue- Rev. Bruce Beisner
For our service today we are happy to have Rev. Bruce Beisner visiting with us. Rev. Beisner can normally be found in Houston at the Bay Area Unitarian…
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At the Heart of Protest- Rev. Esther Hurlburt
This week is a special service from one of our community ministers, Rev. Esther Hurlburt. Also featured are two people who are active in our larger community…
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Masquerade! or The Time is Right
This week's podcast was recorded directly from our weekly Zoom service. For this weekend we are lifting up and acknowledging the celebration of Purim from this…
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Hearts on Fire 2/21
For our third service in February Rev. Brian Chenowith brings the attention to familiar territory for UUs, Transcendentalists. Support the show
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The Taste of Rain
Continuing in a February theme, Rev. Brian Chenowith brings us a sermon on haiku, and a variety of haiku authors. Poets to visit and read are Santoka Taneda…
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Behind the Scenes
It's the first Sunday of Black History Month, a topic that is brought up often in February, but where people erroneously only speak to some of the larger and…
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Keep on Imagining
For the final service in January, Rev. Brian Chenowith delivers a message on something which is often underappreciated and under utilized by adults…
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Faith With Accountability
This Week's sermon was recorded live during our Zoom service. We had visitors from several congregations around Kentucky. Rev. Brian Chenowith reminds all of…
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Forward Together
For Martin Luther King day weekend, a day that would normally be punctuated at the end by many of us meeting in person to march downtown. This year we will not…
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Did We Expect Times Such As These?
It has been a strange week, like so many of those before it. For this week our minister Rev. Brian Chenowith delivers a sermon live to Zoom, rather than a more…
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Into the Well
For the first service of 2021, Rev. Brian Chenowith brings a story that might be familiar. But the message it carries bears repeating. Support the show
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A Matter of Faith- Nathaniel Hocker
For our final church service of December, and 2020, we have a guest from our congregation to speak. Nathaniel Hocker has been a member of UUCL since 2019, and…
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Now In The Winter Twilight
There was no podcast last week as that service was the Surprise Holiday Pageant reading and would not have translated well to audio. This week, part in…
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Wonder & Resilience
This weeks beginning of December service brings us to a strange and under celebrated creature in our local climate, the humble American opossum. Rev. Brian…
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And So Begins the Season
For the final week of November, Rev. Brian Chenowith brings us a message of gratitude. In line with a widely recognized American holiday tradition, we turn to…
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Keeping Company With Eight Wise Teachers
This week's sermon addresses a misconception about Unitarian Universalism as a whole. Rev. Brian Chenowith speaks to what the principles mean to us, and how…
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Difficult Yoke, Heavy Burden
For this week's sermon, Rev. Brian Chenowith celebrates his fifth year of ordination by sharing with us more information about how the process is traditionally…
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Hold Fast That Which is Good
For our service this week, our minister Rev. Brian Chenowith speaks on allowing ourselves to celebrate. The news of the president elect is a good thing, but…
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Only a Horizon
This week is the first week that our Rev. Brian Chenowith has returned from his small but much needed break. For this service he discusses what it was that he…
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Good Grief- Lisa Jensen
For the month of October, our minister Rev. Brian Chenowith has been on a mini-sabbatical. This week we are joined by Lisa Jensen, who is a writer from…
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Thank You, Mister Rogers. - Rev. Dr. Leah Schade
For the month of October, our minister Rev. Brian Chenowith is on a short break. Joining us this week is a guest minister, the Rev. Dr. Leah Schade. She has…
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Honeycomb from Our Failures- Rev. Diana Hultgren
For the month of October, our minister Rev. Brian Chenowith is taking a mini-sabbatical. This week we are joined by Rev. Diana Hultgren, one of our community…
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Blessing of the Animals
Starting off our October we have another special and favorite service for many UUs: the blessing of the animals. Our beloved Rev. Brian Chenowith is taking a…
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Always Redemption. Always Renewal
We begin this week's podcast with an acknowledgement of Yom Kippur. Featured is a performance by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, the Senior Rabbi of Central Synagogue…
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Viewers (and Listeners) Like You
This week marks the beginning of our Stewardship season, where our church asks members to contribute in ways that they feel comfortable. Rev. Brian Chenowith…
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Marvelous Error!
This week is a special service that Unitarian Universalists celebrate all over the country, the Water Communion. Rev. Brian Chenowith brings us an anecdote…
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Question Sunday, 9-6-20
Question Sunday is a popular semi-annual appearance in many UU churches, where the Minister freely accepts questions from the congregation and answers them…
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8/30 Listen. Open. Serve. Connect.
In this week's episode of the sermon podcast, Rev. Brian Chenowith brings us a call to action, to expand the scope of our virtual service body and the work…
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From Harm to Healing 8/16
In this podcast, from the Sunday service on August 16th, we have a special service, with three voices from our community, Mya Wade-Harper, Eric Huffer, and…
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Mostly Fine. And Then the World. 8/24
In this sermon podcast, from our Sunday service on August 24th, Rev. Brian Chenowith asks how we are coping with all of the complications of life at this point…
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How Shall We Gather?
For this week's podcast, as we near a time of year traditionally associated with the beginning of earnest semesters of normal church service, Rev. Brian…
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To Build the Common Good
For this week's service we are joined by Nancy Combs-Morgan, a Congregational Life Consultant for the MidAmerica UUA region, and Mya Wade-Harper. Reflecting on…
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A Responsibility to Awe
For our final Sunday service of the month of July, Rev. Brian Chenowith calls for us to find awe in small moments, especially in the hard times we find…
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Secular Salvation- Rev. Dr. Gordon Gibson
For this week's podcast we have a very special guest with us, Rev. Dr. Gordon Gibson, who was directly involved with the voting rights campaign in Selma, only…
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Down Into the Marrow
This week, Rev. Brian Chenowith shares with us a story from his time on study leave, a particular depth of Zen practice that may be helpful for these strange…
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Talkin' About a Revolution
This week's sermon is a reflection over the Independence Day holiday, as Rev. Brian Chenowith dismantles the typical or traditional attitude towards this…
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What is a Prophet's Reward?
This week as our minister Rev. Brian Chenowith remains on study leave, we are very happy to have been joined by Rev. Dr. Leah Schade. Dr. Schade among many…
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Digging in the Dirt
This week, as Rev. Brian Chenowith is on study leave, one of our community ministers Rev. Diana Hultgren gives us our homily. She speaks of digging, and the…
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As the Stars That Shine
This week would normally be an oft-celebrated departure from normal UU services as we celebrate the Flower Communion holiday. Considering our unusual…
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Say Their Names
For this weeks podcast, as a UU church that affirms the need for an eighth principle which speaks to the intentional dismantling of systemic racism, Rev. Brian…
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Remembering Sunlight
This has been a tumultuous week, and this week's sermon reflects that. In a rumination that starts with a memorable Ray Bradbury short story, Rev. Brian…
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Co-Creation: Equity in Desgin
Today, in a very special episode, we are featuring two members of our congregation to speak on equity and intersectionality. They decided that the best way to…
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One Day at a Time
This week's episode of the podcast gives us a glance into the personal struggles of Rev. Brian Chenowith and addresses many people's general concerns for the…
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The Great Restart
Rev. Brian Chenowith brings us a message of hope in uncertain times, in acknowledging the next part of the path that stands before us all. This "Great Restart"…
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The Great Pause- Liz Caras
This week's podcast is a special episode of our Zoom service meetings, this week Rev. Brian Chenowith took a well deserved week off. The reason he was able to…
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O Life That Maketh All Things New
This week is a historic episode of our podcast, and of our Zoom services, where the subject matter was taken from the oldest possible order of service in our…
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Hope in Waiting
For this Easter Sunday, Rev. Brian Chenowith brings to us a different story of Easter, focusing on our Unitarian historical roots. Support the show
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Sabbath in the Diaspora 4/3
For this week's Zoom meeting, because our Jewish brothers and sisters will be recognizing Passover this Wednesday, Rev. Brian Chenowith offers a reflection on…
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Is There a Right Choice? 3/29
For our Zoom service this week, Rev. Brian Chenowith focused on a particularly difficult topic. One of the lots at our (usually) annual service auction which…
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To Live in Ceremony 3/22
This is the first episode of the our podcast since we have switched to a Zoom format for our services. Rev. Brian Chenowith reflects on the guiding principles…
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"Unfinished Business" Rev. Diana Hultgren
This week's service opens with a PSA about the Novel Corona Virus, COVID-19. The reading is "Unfinished Business" by A. Solovy. One of our community ministers…
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Into the Wilderness- Rev. Brian Chenowith
Following a reading from J. Harjo, Rev. Brian Chenowith opens our monthly theme of Wisdom with an exploration of Wilderness, and why humans need it. Support…