Sunnyhill Unitarian Universalist

Oct 30 2024 13 ep. 21 mins 4
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Select sermons from The Unitarian Universalist Church of the South Hills, known as "Sunnyhill". Sunnyhill is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rev. Jim Magaw serves as minister. This podcast is brought to you by Mike Gravitt and Jen McGlothin. Visit our website: www.sunnyhill.org.

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All Souls

Oct 30 2024 14 mins  
All Souls Day is a time to remember everyone who has died, everyone who has been part of the gathered community. The phrase “All Souls” has a particularly Unitarian connotation because of something that one of our own “saints,” William Ellery Channing, said: “I am a living member of the great Family of All Souls; and I cannot improve or suffer myself without diffusing goo

What is Your Train Moment?

Oct 22 2024 21 mins  
Gandhi’s passion for justice was ignited after facing discrimination and being ejected from the train in South Africa. What fuels your passion for truth and justice? [Jonathan is a member of the UU Church of the North Hills and a second-year student at the Starr King School for the Ministry.]www.sunnyhill.org

UU Values: Generosity

Oct 16 2024 26 mins  
UU Values: GenerosityRev. Jim MagawOur newly-articulated value of generosity suggests that “our generosity connects us to one another in relationships of interdependence and mutuality.” How can we cultivate this kind of generosity and practice it within and beyond our congregation?www.sunnyhill.org

Listening Well

Oct 08 2024 21 mins  
In our current era of discord and strife, empathic understanding and loving-kindness seem to be in short supply. How can we develop these qualities and help share them with others? And how can deep listening help us get there?www.sunnyhill.org

Unity and Progressivism

Oct 01 2024 21 mins  
Unitarian Universalists and other religious progressives tend not to conform to orthodox views and practices. How then can we expect to unite? This sermon will explore this question and others having to do with moving from a culture of identity to one of solidarity.www.sunnyhill.org

Love and the Immovable Stone

Sep 24 2024 18 mins  
Sometimes it seems that there is an immovable stone on the path before us, blocking the way toward any progress. Yet even the largest, most daunting barrier can be shifted, given enough patience, practice and leverage. How might we harness the power of transformative love to move the immovable obstacles before us?www.sunnyhill.org

UU Values: Love at the Center

Sep 18 2024 21 mins  
At this year’s UUA General Assembly, a major change in our bylaws included a new articulation of our “UU Values” that supersedes (and includes language from) our UU Principles, including the 8th Principle that our congregation ratified. This service looks at our central UU Value: love.www.sunnyhill.org

Invitation to Joy

Sep 11 2024 20 mins  
Sometimes we dwell so much on the challenging and difficult aspects of our lives that we forget about all the joy that is available to us. In a world often filled with despair, struggle, and heartbreak, how can we hear and respond to the invitation to joy that the world offers?www.sunnyhill.org

Despair and Possibility

Sep 03 2024 25 mins  
It often seems as though we are living in an era of despair. There are signs of despair all around us—including increased self-harm rates, soaring rates of addiction in various forms, and a general sense of weariness and foreboding. What are the alternatives to despair, and how might we make the turn from despair to possibility?www.sunnyhill.org

We Will Get There

Aug 27 2024 16 mins  
In the words of the Ghanaian song “Woyaya,” “We will get there. Heaven knows how we will get there. We know we will.” This sermon explores how to navigate a journey when you don’t know all the twists and turns of path or even what the destination might look like.www.sunnyhill.org