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2012 Sermons

Date
Topic
February 5 PRACTICE MAKES BETTER
January 29 THE JOURNEY WE SHARE
January 22 ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL
the value of spiritual equality
January 15 SEEKING THE WIDE VIEW
the value of broad-mindedness

2011 Sermons

Date
Topic
December 18 IN THE DARK PLACES OF LIFE
November 27 YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT -
Ethical Eating
November 20 AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER
November 13 FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION THAT
November 6 IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL:
Thinking About Using World Religions As One of Our Sources
October 30 FREEDOM IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR . . .
October 16 I’M RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT
October 2 WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
September 25 CONFUSION AND CERTAINTY IN THE MYSTERY OF FAITH
September 18 WE DID IT, AND WE’RE GLAD
September 11 YES YOU CAN!!! - the spirit of capability
August 28 CROSSING BOUNDARIES, MAKING CONNECTIONS
August 21 BEING ABLE TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR
August 14 TRUTH’S INNER TEST
August 7 THE VALUES OF LIFE -
How We Get Where We Want to Go
July 31 HEARING WITH DIFFERENT EYES, SEEING WITH DIFFERENT EARS
March 13 THE CORE OF EXISTENCE IN EVERY BEING
The Indigo Chakra of Our Principles
February 27 DEMOCRACY IN THE CITY SQUARE
. . . in Cairo and Madison
February 20 LIVING IN A LARGER WEB THAN SELF
The Blue Chakra of Our Principles
January 16 WHY WE CAN'T WAIT
A Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Sermon

During the 2010-2011 program year, Dr. Becker offered a series of services to honor the many elements of Unitarian Universalism that we inherit from other religious traditions.

2010 Sermons

Date
Topic
December 19 SEASONS OF THE HEART:
Justice, equity and compassion
The Green Chakra of Our Principles
November 21 FREE YET RESPONSIBLE
The Yellow Chakra of Our Principles
November 14 RETHINKING A CREATOR
film portion
commentary portion
October 31 THE MASKS WE WEAR
October 17 ACCEPTANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
The Larger Spiritual Task
The Orange Chakra of Our Principles
September 19 SEEING RED WHEN OUR VOICE IS UNHEEDED
September 12 THE LOST ART OF PONDERING
August 29 WHAT MAKES WRITING INTO SCRIPTURE?
August 15 OUR EARTH COMPANIONS
August 8 AS IF FOR THE FIRST TIME
June 20 THE IMPORTANCE OF FATHERING
June 13 NOSTALGIC FOR A FUTURE
April 25 TRYING TOO HARD TO BE OURSELVES
April 18 THE FUTURE IS IN OUR HANDS
AND OUR FRONT YARDS
an Earthday Sermon
April 4 SUSPENDING DISBELIEF
an Easter Sermon
March 21 SPRING HOPES ETERNAL
March 14 TIPTOE THROUGH THE DOGMA
February 14 EVEN THE DOORS ARE CHANGING
A Darwin Sunday Sermon
January 24 RELIGION AS PROCESS, NOT CONTENT
January 17 A DRUM MAJOR FOR RIGHTS
Dr. Martin Luther King Commemoration
January 10 CAN NATIONS UNITED FULFILL THE GOALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS?

During the 2009-2010 program year, Dr. Becker offered a ten-part re-evaluation of the "Ten Commandments" of the Abrahamic traditions. From placing the original texts in their socio-religio-cultural settings to analysis of the central concepts in each of the commandments to a restatement in liberal religious terms for the 21st century, these sermons are spiritually evocative:

2009 Sermons

Date
Topic
December 20 BRING A TORCH, JEANETTE, ISABELLA
December 13 GOING THE DISTANCE FOR YOUR FAITH
November 22 SETTING A REAL WELCOME TABLE
November 15 THE BISHOP IS NOT RETIRING:
Bishop John Shelby Spong
November 8 THE ABYSS OF EDEN
October 27 THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS
preached at the Interfaith Ministerial Alliance Annual Revival
October 25 MORE THAN "ALL SOULS"
October 18 WHY CAN'T WE JUST GET ALONG?
September 27 PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL
August 23 PUTTING PEACE ON THE AGENDA
August 16 INFORMATION OR FACT?
April 12 A SEDER WITH JESUS
March 29 SOMEWHERE IN THE STILLNESS
March 22 A STORY WORTH TELLING
preached at Waterman Village Retirement Community, Mt. Dora, Florida
March 22 THE ETERNAL SPRING OF POSSIBILITY
preached at Lake County Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Eustis, Florida
March 1 A FAITH FOR TOMORROW
February 15 HIGH TEA WITH DARWIN
February 8 THE MESSAGE -
preached at the UU Congregation of Fort Lauderdale
February 1 THE LEAST AMONG US
January 18 BREAKFAST with Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING
January 11 GOURMET SPIRITUALITY
January 4 MACARONI and CHEESE SPIRITUALITY

2008 Sermons

Date
Topic
December 28 A NEW START - The Eternal Promise
December 24 CHRISTMAS EVE HOMILY
December 21 STOP THE WORLD - I Want To Stay On!
a December Solstice Sermon
December 7 A DATE THAT SHALL LIVE IN INFAMY
November 23 SETTING THE WELCOME TABLE
November 16 A BEER WITH NIETZSCHE
November 2 RevRANDY's ELECTION SERMON
October 26 ATHEISM - The Faith That Dares Not Speak Its Name
October 5 A LITTLE NOSH WITH RABBI HILLEL
September 14 FASTING WITH A MESSENGER OF MOHAMMED
September 7 DARING, NOT RISKY
August 31 SEARCHING FOR OUR CORE
June 1 THE 10 ENCOURAGEMENTS
May 25 REMEMBERING MEMORIES - A Memorial Sunday Service
May 18 APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
May 11 A MOTHERS' PEACE DAY CELEBRATION
May 4 WHY KEY WEST NEEDS LIBERAL RELIGION
March 23rd The Empty Tomb: FINDING FULFILLMENT
March 16, 2008 at the UU Fellowship of Lake County, Eustis, Florida HANDS UP and PALMS DOWN
March 9th The Burning Bush: THE EXPERIENCE OF AWE
March 2nd In The Beginning: EMBODYING CREATION
February 27th More Than a Vision - COMMITMENT
February 10th Toward the Unknown Regions - EXPLORATION
February 3rd More Than A Groundhog Shadow - RENEW
January 13th SEEKING MORE OPEN THINKING
January 6th SEEKING SPIRITUAL HORIZONS

2007 Sermons

Date
Topic
December 16th WHEN TRADITION SPEAKS
December 9th SETTING THE WORLD ABLAZE
December 2nd AWAITING THE UNEXPECTED TOGETHER
November 18th SOURCES OF THOUGHTFULNESS AND THANKFULNESS
November 11th IN THE MYSTICAL REALM
November 4th RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE TAKES PRACTICE
October 21st THE STILLBORN GOD
October 14th CRITICAL RELIGION or RELIGION OF PRAISE
October 7th WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO REALLY DISCOVER AMERICA
September 30th EXPLORING THE JESUS MYSTERIES
September 23rd HOLDING OUR LIVES IN THE BALANCE
September 16th TO KNOW THE PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME
September 2nd WORKERS OF THE WORLD - UNITE(D)!
a Labor Day Sermon
August 12th at the UU Congregation in Utica, NY RE-THINKING LIBERAL RELIGION
July 22nd THREE MEASURES OF LIFE

July 15th

HARD LESSONS FROM GOOD DECISIONS
July 8th THE GREAT DISSENTERS
July 1st THE REAL RELIGION OF OUR NATION'S FOUNDERS,
June 10th NO EXIT
June 3rd PRIDE GOETH BEFORE IT ALL- A PrideFest 2007 Sermon
May 27th WE REMEMBER THEM - A Memorial Day Sermon
May 20th WHAT IF LIFE HAD A SOUNDTRACK?
May 19th at the Men's & Women's Service of the Cornish Memorial AME Zion Church of Key West THE STORY OF A STORY
May 13th O, MOTHER!
A Service featuring Pam Strother, Barb Dreher, Elissa Bishop-Becker, Cliff Saylor, and Marilyn Smith
May 6th CHURCH and STATE - STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
April 22nd ECOLOGICAL THEOLOGY
April 15th PROPHETS, DREAMERS, SAGES, and SEERS
April 8th LET ALL PEOPLE LIVE - An Easter Sermon
April 1st LET MY PEOPLE GO - A Passover Sermon
March 11th LIVING WITH TIME
March 4th THE STRANGE TWIST OF HERESY
February 18th YOU DIDN'T LOSE IT,
YOU JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT!