presentations by the Rev Dr Randolph WBBecker en-us http://www.uufkw.org/mlk.mp3 In our continuing series of meal encounters with famed religious leaders, we honor the spiritual legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was the guest at many, many ceremonial dinners (and not a few jailhouse suppers as well) but it was over breakfast each day, with his closest loved and respected ones, that his day would take shape. 45 years ago, he awoke to the day on which he would speak about his inspiring dream. What dream would he speak of over a breakfast today? 2009-01-19 11:31:00 the Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker http://www.uufkw.org/least.mp3 In the modern world, what defines “the least among us” is often economic. How can we strive for a more just world without thinking about the economic realities which imprison so many of our fellow human beings? 2009-02-18 13:38:00 the Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker http://www.uufkw.org/message.mp3 Preached at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fort Lauderdale. Suppose you were to receive a message which appeared to have a great impact on your life. Would it matter who said it or how you received it if it appeared to be meaningful to you? Would having it come from someone famous make it more true? Would how you received it make it more meaningful? In a tradition which reveres "the free and responsible search for truth and meaning," which matters most: the message, the medium, or the messenger? 2009-02-18 13:39:00 the Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker http://www.uufkw.org/darwin.mp3 Once again we join with thousands of congregations of many religious persuasions worldwide to celebrate Evolution Weekend, a recognition of the symbiotic link between science and religion exemplified by the work of Charles Darwin. In this chapter of our continuing series on food with people of religion, we enjoy a high tea with Darwin as he considers his religious views as they allowed him to be open to his revolutionary scientific understandings. 2009-02-18 13:40:00 the Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker http://www.uufkw.org/tomorrow.mp3 If the long history of humanity is any predictor of the future, religion will be an important element forever. However, it will probably not be religion in the same way as it has been. What would a faith for tomorrow look like? 2009-03-02 00:09:00 the Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker http://www.uufkw.org/eternalspring.mp3 The natural world reminds us that we live in an existence of eternal possibility. This sermon was preached at the Lake County Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Eustis, Florida 2009-03-27 22:32:00 the Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker http://www.uufkw.org/worthtelling.mp3 For two thousand years there has been a story worth telling. Too often, principalities of power have sought to keep this story from being told and heard. What is it? This sermon was preached in the Chapel of the Waterman Village Retirement Home in Mt. Dora, Florida. 2009-03-27 22:35:00 the Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker http://www.uufkw.org/stillness.mp3 The Christian Lenten period remembers the time when Jesus went into the wilderness, into the stillness. Why would we turn to the stillness? Why do the scriptures portray the wilderness as a place of temptation and threat rather than as a place of opportunity and potential? 2009-04-2 18:35:00 the Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker http://www.uufkw.org/sederwithjesus.mp3 Continuing our year-long series of meals with religious figures, the occasion of Easter finds us celebrating Passover with Jesus. What happened that night long ago when he and his friends gathered for the Seder meal? What would he have wanted us to remember about his ministry and message? 2009-04-12 13:40:00 the Rev. Dr. Randolph W.B. Becker