Category Archives: Sermons

10/2/16 Sermon   Rosh Hashanah, The Days of Awe Paul D. Daniel, Minister  The sound of the ram’s horn is sharp. It is like no other sound. It pierces the armor of the heart. It calls us to pay attention to … Continue reading →

9/25/16 Sermon Our First Principle, The Inherent Worth and Dignity Rev. Paul D. Daniel, Minister   Our seven principle are like the Legos my kids and grandchildren   play with to build rockets, robots and race cars and tall buildings. … Continue reading →

8/21/16 Sermon To be a Unitarian Universalist Community Rev. Paul D. Daniel, Minister We come together as a religious people from different walks of life and from two distinct congregations, united by our one shared UU faith.   We at … Continue reading →

4/17/16 Sermon   Drunken Wager   Paul D. Daniel, Minister   I find the Book of JOB to be one of the most meaningful in the Old Testaments.   JOB teaches us to talk to God in a relational way where … Continue reading →

3/20/16 Flower Communion    Easter Sermon A Rebirth of Hope Rev. Paul D. Daniel, Minister   The Easter story begins in despair and hopelessness but ends in a renewal of our spirit,   a revival of hope through the bodily resurrection … Continue reading →

3/6/16 Sermon The Spirit of a Humanist Rev. Paul D. Daniel, Minister   A religion old or new wrote the UU Carl Sagan, “that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by modern science, might be able to draw … Continue reading →

 2/14/16 Sermon Valentine Day Rev. Paul D. Daniel, Minister   Valentine day reminds us of love in it many forms;   Love for God, agape, filial love, love our partners and family;                  from childlike infatuation; to Eros, into silver/purple … Continue reading →

1/24/16 Sermon The Buddha, Awake and Alive Rev. Paul D. Daniel, Minister   While the Buddha proceeded Jesus by more than 600 years, they developed similar outlooks on life and faith. If the mythic stories are to be believe, Jesus … Continue reading →