http://uuquincy.org 2008 Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois en-us Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0600 Unitarian/Universalist Sermons from Quincy, IL Speakers at the Unitarian Church of Quincy, IL A selection of sermons delivered in the Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois. We have a variety of speakers in our church. Our minister, Rev. Dr. Rob Manning, speaks about one-third of the time. The rest are delivered by lay speakers from our congregation and our community. Michael Flanagan - Webmaster spam-ml-flanagan@sbcglobal.net clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, March 7, 2010 In the minority opinion from the 2009 Supreme Court Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission decision, Justice John Paul Stevens offered this prophecy: "Starting today, corporations with large warchests to deploy on electioneering may find democratically elected bodies much more attuned to their interests." Democracy is a core Unitarian - Universalist Value. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0600 55563128-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:41:46 clean Dr. Carol Fisher Mathieson Sunday, February 28, 2010 Our Minister of Music presents a history of hymnody and a surprising presence within that history, of Unitarian-Universalist influence. Following the words of the humns you will find in UU hymnals, is highly recommended. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0600 55563127-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:29:39 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, February 21, 2010 You screwed up! You feel guilty. You regret what you've done. And it's past. You can't change it. You can't keep from remembering it. You have to keep on living with yourself, knowing that it was your fault. What are we to do? Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0600 55563126-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:36:01 clean Susan Morrison Hebble, PhD Sunday, February 14, 2010 Culturally, spiritually, and politically we seem to be losing our connection with one another, we seem less willing and able to empathize. Can technology serve to spread empathy and compassion, as effectively it is being used to spread hatred and ignorance? Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20100214.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, February 7, 2010 Yes, we've heard enough about Tiger Woods' personal affairs! But Britt Hume brought Tiger's religion into the spotlight. Unitarians might have a little trouble swallowing Britt Hume's American Religious myopia. Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20100207.shtml clean Mike Flanagan Sunday, January 31, 2010 In a carefully wrought talk, which is really a kind of meditation, Mike examines with sensitivity and clarity the sometimes paradoxical importance of individual moments of time in the fabric of our lives, whether we be young, middle-aged, or old. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600 55563125-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:36:41 clean Sandy Morrison Sunday, January 24, 2010 In her survey of the history of our church in Quincy, Sandy draws our attention to the repetition of issues and challenges that we have faced. In the records of topics of discussion, she also finds a repetition that points to a consistency of our values and interests over time. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20100124.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, January 17, 2010 The principles that guide us as Unitarians encourage us to be actively involved in the political community in which we live. In this talk, we are treated to a broad survey of the possible reactions to the first year of the Obama presidency. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600 55563124-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:31:20 clean Lonny Lemon, The Superintendent of Quincy's Public Schools Sunday, January 10, 2010 On this Sunday morning, we were granted the opportunity to get to know the Superintendent of Quincy's Public School System, Lonny Lemon. It is good that our children's education is in these capable and caring hands. Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600 55563123-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:30:28 clean Joe Conover Sunday, January, 3, 2010 Rev. Forrest Church was perhaps the most influential Unitarian-Universalist theologian of his generation. Joe Conover leads us through an overview of his life, his ministry, and his theology, using the published words of Forrest Church, himself. Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0600 55563122-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:25:42 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, December 20, 2009 Only in a Unitarian Church on the Sunday before Christmas. We explore the Tao Te Ching! Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563121-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:28:45 clean Paul Miller Sunday, December 13, 2009 Paul explores the either/or proposition of good and evil, and finds a bit more hope than he earlier expected. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563120-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:28:09 clean Henry Sweets Sunday, November 29, 2009 Henry Sweets has been the curator of the Mark Twain Museum in Hannibal, Missouri for nearly 30 years. Tracing Samuel Clemens' personal history from his boyhood in rural Missouri, through his European adventures, his aquaintance with Henry Ward Beecher and his close friendship with Rev. Joseph Twichell; Mr. Sweets illustrates the biting disdain that Mark Twain held for every sort of hypocrisy, including his own. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556311f-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:33:20 clean Marlee Labroo November 22, 2009 Marlee explores our relationship with the many and various conceptions of "Roads." Our journeys through space, our journeys through time, our spiritual journeys and our journeys through threads of logic and thought - all of these are roads in need of exploration. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20091122.shtml clean Fr. Bill Burton Sunday, November 15, 2009 Our favorite Biblical Scholar, Fr. Bill Burton explores the conflicts in the stories of the birth of Jesus found in Matthew and Luke. He explains how these stories were developed as responses to theological considerations rather than being the product of an historical record. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556311e-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:27:43 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, November 8, 2009 In our community, it seems there are very few alternatives! If you listen to the radio, and you'd like to listen to people discussing imnportant issues, your choices are right-wing, right-wing, right-wing, and NPR. Is that what they mean by, "Fair and Balanced?" Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20091108.shtml clean Doug Muder Sunday, November 1, 2009 On this bright Sunday morning, we "breathe the air around Tom Paine." How could humankind ever have come up with this notion called "property?" Doug Muder explores the term, "ownership." Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556311d-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:25:48 clean Dienna Drew Sunday, October 25, 2009 Dienna's family began attending Quincy's Unitarian Church in 1931, and they have been very active. Searching thorough Church archives, and relating them with the personal diaries of her family members, we gain insight and perspective into our past. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556311c-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:43:15 clean Dr. Robert Gervasi Sunday, October 18, 2009 Quincy University is one of the relatively few Catholic Universities in the Franciscan Tradition. Dr. Robert Gervasi, the President of Quincy University, shares his insight into some traditional Franciscan values which contemporary Unitarian/Universalists should find very familiar. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556311b-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:28:32 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, October 11, 2009 It can be truly difficult to explain what it is that we, as Unitarians, do. And when we are contrasted with the American versions of Christianity, it is impossibly difficult for us to explain what it is that we believe. But here is Rob, taking one more stab at it. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556311a-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:29:23 clean Dr. Gerald McWhorter Sunday, October 4, 2009 Participation, Representation, and Transformation: These form the foundation of the ideal democracy. Dr. McWhorter makes the point that one of the values of democracy is to protect the interests of minorities from the tyranny of a majority. Sun, 4 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563119-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:40:02 clean Dr. Thomas Klincar Sunday, September 27, 2009 Dr. Thomas Klincar, the president of John Wood Community College in Quincy, Illinois, shares the insights which helped him grow into his present, successful, position. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563118-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:27:55 clean Ellen Taylor Sunday, September 20, 2009 Ellen Taylor, the president of our Board of Trustees, presents a portrait of our church. If you're looking for a church, we may not be what you expect to find. That could be a bad thing -- Or it might be better than you could ever have imagined! Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563117-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:24:51 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, September 13, 2009 While we were apart during the past summer, the seeds of a revolution were being crushed in Iran. On this day, we opened ourselves to a discussion of the human values and the human connections we share with the people of Iran. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563116-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:28:34 clean Christine Jach Sunday, June 7, 2009 Unitarians often travel unconventional paths towards the faith that they find fulfilling. Christine Jach, a member of our congregation, describes for us the journey that has brought her thus far. Sun, 7 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563115-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:28:20 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10, 2009 What does the current economic crisis tell us about the social and ethical aspects of our contemporary American Culture; about what our values are; about what type of people we are? Sun, 10 May 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563114-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:39:58 clean Cliff Kindy Sunday, April 26, 2009 Cliff Kindy has worked with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Gaza, West Bank, Mexico, Vieques, Colombia, Iraq, with First Nation struggles in the US and Canada and is presently in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are happy to hear his report, and to applaud the efforts of Christian Peacemakers, everywhere. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563113-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:34:59 clean Paul Miller Sunday, April 19, 2009 Paul Miller has been living in his home in the country for about fifteen years. He manages to live in purposeful unemployment, generating one of the smallest carbon footprints of anyone that we know. Here's how he does it. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563112-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:37:03 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, April 12, 2009 If there was only one test for Unitarian Ministers just coming out of seminary, it could easily be the single question, "What do you do with Easter?" On this Easter Sunday, Rob offers an answer. Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563111-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:34:33 clean Rev. Dr. William Fox Sunday, April 5, 2009 Dr. Fox makes his last appearance at Quincy's Unitarian Church before his move from the presidency of Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri to the presidency of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. He reminds us to take the time to consider our immortality. Sun, 5 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563110-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:35:53 clean John Hoover Sunday, March 15, 2009 John makes his living as a public defender. Today we get to see how our justice system operates, from the perspective of one of John's typical defendants. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20090315.shtml clean John Hayashi Sunday, March 8, 2009 High School student, John Hayashi, recounts his experience as an exchange student in Japan. We include his recitation of Bach's Partita. Sun, 8 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556310f-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:26:16 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, Sunday, March 1, 2009 Do we really intend that the word "Race" should refer to differences in ethnicity, or national origin, or skin color? We, as members of the Human Race, should be able to discern the logical fallacy contained in such a notion. Sun, 1 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556310e-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 31:58 clean Ridgely Pierson Sunday, February 22, 2009 In this elegantly literate and intensely personal memoir, we offer an example of the gracious and graceful secular humanism that Unitarian-Universalists warmly embrace. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556310d-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:34:04 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, February 15, 2009 On this, the Sunday following Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, Rob chooses to question conventional wisdom. Can Lincoln's decision to preserve the Union at such a horrible cost be justified? By the constitution? By the subsequent course of American History? By the subsequent course of world history? Or by the integrity of The American Ideal? Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556310c-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 30:20 clean Rev, Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, February 1, 2009 Recently, there has been an increased interest in the writings and the philosophy of St. Paul. Today, we look for a message that Unitarians and Universalists could find valuable in the words of St. Paul. As Rob says at the close, "Too Heavy." Sun, 1 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556310b-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 39:55 clean Dr. Steve Wiegenstein Sunday, January 25, 2009 This semester, I am teaching a class called "Writing and Literature." It's one of those classes that is more eagerly anticipated by the teachers than by the students. I looked forward to the English teacher's guilty pleasure - making students read works that mean a lot to me; books that have changed my life. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20090125.shtml clean Dr. Carol Mathieson From Sunday, January 11, 2009 Our Minister of Music makes a rare appearance, speaking about unexpected consequences. Acknowledging the damage done by well meaning policies and programs, Carol insists that we must continue doing the best that we can with the knowledge available to us at the moment. Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0600 5556310a-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:27:08 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, January 4, 2009 Anticipating regime change in America, we wonder what other changes a new regime might bring to us. Will we be able to find a more responsive and honest form of democracy, or will we return to the same ol', same ol' practices of the recent past? Sun, 4 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0600 55563109-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:27:27 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, December 14, 2008 In this talk, we concern ourselves with the Social Fabric of our nation. It is sometimes a discussion of the values surrounding our caring for our neighbors. And it is sometimes a critique of the level of care that we've experienced from our neighbors, the American Automobile Manufacturers. Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0600 55563108-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:31:18 clean Christopher Mackenzie From Sunday, December 7, 2008 Chris describes the great leap of faith he and his wife experienced during the process of becoming the proud parents of an orphanage child from Ethiopia. His story contains a rich description of the impoverished street life of children in Ethiopia. Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0600 55563107-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:24:03 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, November 30, 2008 Celebrating life in the words of three dying men, (1)Unitarian Minister, Forrest Church; (2)Professor Randy Pouch; and (3)the French Philosopher, Jacques Derrida. We who live on, we who survive; we live the most intense life possible. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0600 55563106-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:37:11 clean Doug Muder Sunday, November 23, 2008 When we say that we teach nothing about the afterlife, others hear that we teach that the afterlife is nothing. It is as if they imagine that Nobody is the name of a person, and then are horrified to hear all the things that Nobody does. Not having an answer is very different from saying that nothing is the answer. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0600 55563105-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:30:03 clean Paul Miller Sunday, November 16, 2008 When Jesus is viewed from the perspective of religious pagans, interesting parallels and striking contrasts emerge. Curiously, there seem to be parallels between Jesus and the pagans -- and contrasts between Jesus and the modern, American "Christian." Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20081116.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, November 9, 2008 The first sermon titled Round to Reason was delivered eight years earlier. Once the regime of our government changed, dare we look forward to a new era of reason? Sun, 9 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0600 55563104-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:32:01 clean Mike Moore From Sunday, November 2, 2008 Mike Moore, research fellow at The Independent Institute, makes the case against American Exceptionalism. If we demand to be granted hegemony over the entire world, we must accept the loss of the respect of the entire world. Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0600 55563103-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:34:58 clean Ellen Taylor From Sunday, October 26, 2008 Ellen tells a tragic tale from her own family's recent experiences. It is an indictment of the American immigration system, of governmental bureaucracy, and of the mind-set - the world-view - in which this profound hypocrisy thrives. Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0600 55563102-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:31:39 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, October 5, 2008 Plagued by the ubiquity of the contemporary book, "The Purpose Driven Life," Rob draws a contrast to the profound philosophy of the 14th century Dominican Mystic, Meister Eckhart. Sun, 5 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0600 55563101-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:31:36 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, September 21, 2008 Emptiness is a concept that is usually understood through Taoism or Budhism. In Phillipians, Paul said, "Jesus though he existed in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant." Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0600 55563100-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:24:29 clean Kevin Ballard From Sunday, September 14, 2008 When Kevin began, he thought he would speak about our little corner of American Culture. As the talk took form, the subject changed to include the community and economy at large. The talk is a studied, philosophical, prophetic outline of agrarian principles; an agrarian proposal for change. Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630ff-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:35:52 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, June 1, 2008 There is something about the word "Hope" that is seductively alluring to us. But what rational basis is there for our Hopes? It's a strange word, when you think about it! Isn't it? Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630fe-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:23:39 clean Jeff Seabarkrob From Sunday, May 25, 2008 Jeff tells us the story of his sibling, his older brother, on his brother's birthday. The contrast between these two lives is told with sorrow and love and compassion, to the church family Jeff now calls home. Sun, 25 May 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630fd-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:38:30 clean Susan Hebble From Sunday, May 18, 2008 How many times during a day will you say, "Sorry," or "Excuse me," or "Pardon?" Here we examine not only the small bumps in life, but also the requirement that we express remorse for the damage that we do to others. Sun, 18 May 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630fc-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:24:01 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, May 4, 2008 Surveying the Religious Philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead, we find a God that must be a being who loves to create, who loves diversity, who loves to open up possibilities for the future of the universe. Sun, 4 May 2008 12:00:00 -0600 5555630fb-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:26:56 clean Steve Wiegenstein From Sunday, April 27, 2008 Steve has been researching nineteenth century ways of life as part of his process for writing a book. It is an exercise full of surprises and insights that aren't immediately apparent to those who haven't yet immersed themselves so deeply. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630fa-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:24:37 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, April 20, 2008 Quoting the Talmud, we challenge the wisdom of the American Invasion of Iraq. Understanding that we are the Americans who who started it; we lament the unintended consequences of the Invasion and our moral responsibility for all of the lives lost and disrupted by the events put in motion by U.S. - us. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630f9-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:32:40 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, April 6, 2008 Rev. Manning shares his thoughts on Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" speech and on the way that America's mainstream news media created the controversy over Rev. Wright's remarks. Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630f8-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:33:49 clean Rev. Edward Searl From Sunday, March 30, 2008 Surveys bear it out: atheists are the most hated group in America. Learn about two kinds of atheists. And reflect on the ways that an atheist can be reverent, arguably more reverent than more traditional believers. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630f7-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:36:39 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 Christianity in its popular forms may be responsible for our traditional conception of god as a great Being up in the sky, but the doctrine of the Trinity insists we have to think of God as a system of relation. God is the Father and is the Son and is the Father's relation to the Son and the Son's relation to the Father. "God" becomes intrinsically relational and interesting. Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20080323.shtml clean Carol Nichols From Sunday, March 16, 2008 Mary Magdeline's gospel was lost for more than a millenia. One of Carol's quests is to learn all that she possibly can about the historical Jesus and the people who surrounded him. Recent discoveries continue to bring more information than the Church of the dark age would allow us to hear. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630f6-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:34:28 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, March 9, 2008 Internationally regarded as America's preeminent philosopher; do Ralph Waldo Emerson's writings still have any relevance for our American culture today? The focus here is upon his essays Self-Reliance, Nature, and his Divinity School Address. Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630f5-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:34:36 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, February 24, 2008 What parallels can be found between Antigone's predicament and ours, today. The King forbade Antigone to bury her brother. We are forbidden to view the flag-draped coffins of our fallen brothers and sisters. How can we respond when the State is manipulating the depth of public response towards the actions of the State? Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630f4-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:34:06 clean Dr. Gerald McWhorter From Sunday, February 17, 2008 Our sense for Morality should notice that there are both homeless persons and vacant houses; that there are both people who possess great wealth and people who must choose between food and prescribed medications. One simple step toward living morally is to simply befriend one another. Welcome the experiences others share with you. Acknowledge and listen to each other. Encourage others to enjoy being homo-sapiens, living on this planet, during this moment in time. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630f3-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:48:19 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, February 10, 2008 Historians have offerred much speculation about the religious views of Abraham Lincoln. Here, a Philosopher surveys the evidence and comes to his own conclusions. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630f1-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:40:22 clean Doug Muder Sunday, February 3, 2008 We sometimes think that if we stated the UU principles exactly right, then everybody would understand what we are all about. But no, they wouldn't. Because someone who walks in the door thinking the wrong metaphor, someone who tries to stuff us into the wrong box; they will always ask the wrong questions. And after they've asked the wrong questions, even the best answers can't help. Sun, 3 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20080203.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, January 27, 2008 A broad and comprehensive survey of the history, the politics, the religious values and the racism of the crimes against humanity that are being perpetrated in the region of the Sudan called Darfur. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630f2-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:46:26 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, January 20, 2008 Recently returned from a seminar at the Holocaust Museum, and marking the coming holiday, Rob surved the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for references to the Holocaust. Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630f0-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:29:13 clean Michael Flanagan From Sunday, January 13, 2008 Idealism is often uncomfortable alongside pragmatism. Is it possible that pragmitically, idealistic Democracy could produce high quality solutions to political questions? Perhaps it depends upon the characteristics of the systems used to ask the questions. Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0600 555630ef-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:37:23 clean Rev. Dr. Hemchand Gossai Sunday, December 16, 2007 Dr. Gossai, the Director of Religious Studies at Georgia Southern University re-draws the parallel between the 6th century bce plight of the Israeli's who found themselves captive in the Imperial City of Babylon. Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20071216.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Hemchand Gossai Sunday, December 23, 2007 The prophecy of Isiah speaks to us this morning. Is there a more relevant time when these ancient words challenge our modern conventions? "They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nations shall not lift up sword against nation, and neither shall they learn war any more." Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20071223.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, December 9, 2007 When we speak of peace, our first thought is of peace in the world. We look for an absence of violence and conflict, warfare and crime. But there is a more immediate level of peace, the peace within. The Budhist tradition offers us detailed techniques for developing inner peace. And the Vietnamese Budhist writer, Tich Nhat Hahn describes them with a beautiful simplicity. Sun, 9 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630ec-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:31:59 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, December 2, 2007 American Christianity, even American Catholicism, has lost much of the contemplative meaning of Advent. From the writings Thomas Merton, a secluded, Trappist Monk, we glean his understanding of what it is about current events that is worthy of contemplation, and what is not. Sun, 2 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630eb-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:28:38 clean Melissa Holden November 25, 2007 Thanksgiving has an important history that is related to the settlement of America. But Thanksgiving also has a history within the memory of each of us who has celebrated a Thanksgiving Dinner. Melissa helps us with our memories and with our thanks. Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20071125.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, November 18, 2007 Rob moves us towards the enjoyment of our place in the sun. Using the Latin term, ipseity, we can find an understanding of our selves lying outside of the province of sin and guilt and aescetic ideals. We hear Nietzsche saying, . . . that the sick should not make the healthy sick, should surely be our supreme concern on earth. Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630ea-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:28:14 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, November 4, 2007 Unitarian thought grew out of the Enlightenment, the age of the Modern. As intellectuals have grown past the age of the Modern into the Postmodern, Unitarian thought too, has evolved into something fresh and new. Sun, 4 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630e9-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:26:56 clean Rev. Keith Delap From Sunday, October 28, 2007 Rev. Delap, retired from the Presbyterian Ministry, directs our attention to the message of reconciliation and forgiveness that is contained in the ministry of Jesus. He recounts his efforts towards the World Peace, a Christian goal which he has promoted throughout his own ministry. Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630e8-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:34:02 clean Paul Miller From Sunday, October 14, 2007 Environmental doomsday is only a part of the danger that faces our planet. Paul surveys the stages of events that lead up to failed civilizations and shares his optimism that humankind will realize the value of a broader self-interest. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630e6-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:30:20 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, October 7, 2007 Jesus is often credited as a great teacher of moral principles by the Christian community. Writings handed down from Confucius contain a larger body of moral teaching than any other moral teacher, including Jesus! Today, we explore Confucian wisdom. Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630e5-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:25:38 clean Frieda Marshall From Sunday, May 27, 2007 A very special service honoring the Tenth Anniversary of the ministry of the Reverend Dr. Rob Manning. Remarks from Fr. Bill Burton, Ellen Taylor, Frieda Marshall, Dr. Kerry Manning, and Dr. Rob Manning. Music from Kim Starkey. Sun, 27 May 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630e4-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:35:00 clean Paul Miller From Sunday, May 13, 2007 In this society of consumption, the desire to accumulate is driven by the primitive urge to survive. Adam Smith's economic model provides a solution to the efficient distribution of SCARCE commodities. How do we cope when "stuff" isn't scarce any more? Sun, 13 May 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630e7-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:33:41 clean Susan Morrison Hebble From Sunday, May 6, 2007 Perfection is not part of our make up. Indeed, achieving perfection might be the death of us; it is a notion antithetical to the idea of seeking to make the world a better place, . . . to continually renew the spirit. . . but also to celebrate humanity. And humanity, by definition, is imperfect! Sun, 6 May 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630e2-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:23:56 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, April 29, 2007 What do you think are the most enjoyable things in your life? Playing in the dirt? Your children? Hanging out with friends? "There has never been enough joy." Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630ed-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:22:29 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, April 22, 2007 Following a week of senseless murder, both in Quincy and at Virginia Tech, Rob shifted his focus to address some of the issues raised. These acts are symptoms of a culture oriented towards death rather than a culture of life. Referring to the conception of God described by Alfred North Whitehead, Rob explains how God experiences the losses during the week past with pain, very much like our own. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630e1-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:33:42 clean Joe Conover From Sunday, April 15, 2007 Joe concludes a marvelous survey of the human condition with the words, "Perhaps being "fully alive" means simply living by that positive ethic that was also taught over the last 4,000 years by all the great religions of which we know: treat others as we would want to be treated. If the evolutionary biologists have it right, this is in fact the ethic that came to us from our primate ancestors. If so, it is this ethic that is truly fundamental." And including special music from Robert Sibbing - clarinet, Rosa Julstrom - piano, and Mari Hauge - cello. 555630e0-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0600 00:36:45 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007 On this Easter Sunday Morning, Rob made a fresh survey of the four Canonic gospels, with only one question in his focus: What was it that Jesus was trying to save us from. He came up with five answers, each with a scriptural reference. You will find the range of these answers at variance with the traditional American Christian Easter sermon. Sun, 8 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0600 555630df-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 00:33:08 clean Steve Wiegenstein From Sunday, April 1, 2007 Steve brings us an April Fool's delight; a critique of the forms of humor that we encounter daily. Mixed in amongst the scholarly analysis and the thoughtful observations are examples of the humor that Steve finds most entertaining. Have you heard the one about . . . 555630de-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 Sun, 1 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0600 00:26:57 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, March 25, 2007 Rob shares his recent experience as a Fulbright Scholar in Romania. This time his focus is upon the perception that Romanians and Eastern Europeans in general, have of America and of Americans. Rob presents a 21st Century version of the story of the "Ugly American." 555630dd-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0600 00:31:21 clean Jane Hayashi From Sunday, March 18, 2007 Culture shock seems to be a theme at Quincy's Unitarian Church, recently. Jane Hayashi recounts her recent experiences as an exchange student in Japan. 555630dc-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0600 00:36:07 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, March 11, 2007 The face of Christianity in America has been dominated by the politically active, Religious Right, for several decades, now. In his book, God's Politics, Jim Wallis presents an indictment of the Religious Right. Jim Wallis presents a vision of Christianity that Unitarians can look more favorably upon. 555630db-cf24-11db-8314-0800200c9a66 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0600 00:37:20 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning From Sunday, March 4, 2007 When we become confronted with clashing cultures, we often find that truth becomes elusive. We suppose that we know many things about other peoples. Our experiences within other cultures reveal to us how much we don't understand about what is foreign,different to us, and how imperfect, and flawed, and provisional is our understanding when we do try to interpret and to know the other. 198AD109-6812-4F8D-902D-4BB63DC99308 Thu, 8 Mar 2007 10:17:48 -0600 00:29:13 clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, February 11, 2007 The face of Christianity in America has been dominated by the politically active Religious Right, for several decades now. In his book, God's Politics Jim Wallis presents an indictment of the Religious Right. Jim Wallis presents a vision of Christianity that Unitarians can look more favorably upon. Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20070211.shtml clean Melissa Holden Sunday, January 21, 2007 Melissa presents us with a juxtaposition of America's "Christian" identity with Jesus' most radical of notions, that one should "Love your neighbor as yourself". Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s message resonates with a 21 st Century audience as vibrantly as when he first penned his 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'. Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20070121.shtml clean Anna Wiegenstein and Chelsea Lloyd Sunday, January 7, 2007 Anna & Chelsea have been fast friends since they were in Junior High School. Together, they tell us about the challenges of growing and changing, living and loving, with their "Best Friend" very close by. Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20070107.shtml clean Dr. Hemchand Gossai Sunday, December 17, 2006 Dr. Gossai illustrates a significant parallel between the plight of the Israelis exiled to Babylon in the 6 thcentury BCE, and all who find themselves estranged from their familiar, traditional roots. Jeremiah exhorts us to take our surroundings, as we find them, and to work toward making a peaceful home for ourselves and for our enemies. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20061217.shtml clean Ellen Taylor Sunday, November 19, 2006 We have to stop our childish, "am not - are too" shouting matches and begin having reasonable discussions. Namecalling isn't getting us anywhere. It would behoove us to pay more attention to our behaviors than we do to the labels on our bumpers. Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20061119.shtml clean Doug Muder Sunday, November 12, 2006 Liberal religion and conservative religion are two responses to the superficiality and emptiness of today's consumer culture. Liberals and conservatives blame each other for the current state of the world. Both should realize that they share similar visions of Dystopia: a world without depth. Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20061112.shtml clean Joseph Messina Sunday, November 5, 2006 This talk and her book, is ultimately about universal human responsibility not just for the development of the totalitarian situation but for the entirety of our moral reality. Sun, 5 Nov 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20061105.shtml clean Paul Miller Sunday, October 29, 2006 The origins of Wicca, told through biographies of some prominent witches by our perennially popular promoter of personal serendipity, Paul Miller. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20061029.shtml clean Judy Crocker Sunday, October 15, 2006 Clarence Jordan was the founder of an interracial Christian cooperative founded in 1942. His is a story of religious belief informing progressive social action. There have been several "spin-offs" of his original Koinonia Farm, Habitat for Humanity probably being the best known. Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20061015.shtml clean Carol Nichols Sunday, October 1, 2006 UU's are religious in a way that is not common in America. Carol encourages our curiousity and asks us to explore the realm of the religious from our own, personal perspective. Sun, 1 Oct 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20061001.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, September 17, 2006 Rob has served as the minister of Quincy's Unitarian Church for ten years, now. He has served longer than any other minister in our long history, a history that dates back to 1839. In this talk, Rob shares a vision of our future, and his. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20060917.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, September 10, 2006 Home for a while from Romania, Rob explains how his experiences away from America, away from Quincy, and away from Quincy's Unitarian Church, have affected his sense of "Home". Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20060910.shtml clean Anna Wiegenstein Sunday, June 4, 2006 Anna grew up attending our church. Here, she offers reflections after her first year away at college. Sun, 4 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20060604.shtml clean Dr. Susan Morrison Hebble Sunday, May 7, 2006 Susan offers her view of semantic differences between the words "morality" and "spirituality." Then describes the relationship that discussion brings to the study of Children's Literature. Sun, 7 May 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20060507.shtml clean Steve Wiegenstein Sunday, April 16, 2006 We who are outsiders, living within a predominantly Christian culture often find "resurection" a bit hard to swallow. But the betrayl and the suffering described in the Easter Story are universal themes; themes shared by all of humanity. Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20060416.shtml clean Doug Muder Sunday, April 2, 2006 Doug Muder grew up in Quincy. His first career was in Mathematics. Now, he lives and writes in New Hampshire. In this talk, he makes the connection between sacred epiphany and secular epiphany. Sun, 2 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20060402.shtml clean Louise Crede Sunday, March 26, 2006 Herb and Louise Crede are dear friends of many members of our church. They find profound meaning within their decidedly NOT Fundamentalist, Christian Faith. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20060326.shtml clean Joe Conover Sunday, February 12, 2006 Forty years ago, Joe encountered a poem that he typed out and has carried with him as he has traveled all over the world. We rediscover with him the source of those "Words to live by." Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20060212.shtml clean Dr. Sharon Buzzard Sunday, February 5, 2006 The concept of "Faith" often causes Unitarians anguish over its meaning. Here, Sharon presents an interpretation of "Faith" that many of us will find comforting. Sun, 5 Feb 2006 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20060205.shtml clean Joseph Messina Sunday, December 18, 2005 Justice is an important Shakespearean concern, but perhaps a more important concern is the forgiving presence and action of others. Sun, 18 Dec 2005 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20051218.shtml clean Bill Holden Sunday, November 6, 2005 Bill paints a portrait of a mentor and friend whose homegrown flavor of spirituality reflects a Unitarian ideal. Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20051106.shtml clean Paul Miller Sunday, October 30, 2005 Our purposefully unemployed, autodidactic, neo-Renaissance scholar goes spelunking in the depths of afterlives. Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20051030.shtml clean Carol Nichols Sunday, October 16, 2005 Carol has done careful research into the evolution of the canon supporting Christianity. She finds an affinity with Thomas' writings; writings which were rejected as the orthodox canon was being established at Nicea. Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20051016.shtml clean Judy Crocker and Sandy Morrison Sunday, June 5, 2005 Our church has a long, rich history. Some of the families attending today, have a long, rich history within our church, too. Sun, 5 Jun 2005 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20050605.shtml clean Paul Miller Sunday, January 23, 2005 Our resident chemist, Pagan, and autodidact neo-Renaissance scholar presents his naturalistic vision of spirituality. Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20050123.shtml clean former Republican, U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1961-1983), Paul Findley Sunday, September 26, 2004 Rep. Findley advocates respect and understanding for all the peoples of the Middle East. Sun, 26 Sep 2004 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20040926.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Saturday, May 22, 2004 Rob offers an intimate glimpse into the way his patriotism has been affected by his theological and religious understanding. Sat, 22 May 2004 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20040522.shtml clean Michael Flanagan Sunday, April 25, 2004 What is behind the close correlation between political power and military power, and what portent does this relationship hold for the future? Sun, 25 Apr 2004 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20040425.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Easter Sunday, April 11, 2004 "Father Forgive Them for they Know Not What They are Doing." Rob asks us to examine the ways in which holes are being torn into the fabric of the universe. Sun, 11 Apr 2004 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20040411.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, April 4, 2004 The Certainty within the morality of Gay Marriage. And the Hesitancy to allow it to become another political football. Sun, 4 Apr 2004 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20040404.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, March 7, 2004 Rob tackles the theology of Mel Gibson's controversial movie, The Passion of the Christ. Sun, 7 Mar 2004 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20040307.shtml clean Frieda Marshall Sunday, January 18, 2004 How this church, which was organized in 1839, functioned more than a century ago. Sun, 18 Jan 2004 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20040118.shtml clean Ellen Taylor Sunday, January 4, 2004 Reflections upon the differing concepts of afterlife. What comes next? What happens when we die? Sun, 4 Jan 2004 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20040104.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Christmas Eve, December 24, 2003 We look forward to our annual Christmas Eve Program as an important ingredient in our families' celebration of the season. Our Minister made Christmas 2003 especially memorable with this Christmas parable. Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20031224.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, December 21, 2003 Rob surveys several different possibilities for meaning from the familiar Christmastime story about the baby Jesus. Sun, 21 Dec 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20031221.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, November 30, 2003 Digging deeply into some of the thoughts that surround the concept of the giving of gifts. Sun, 30 Nov 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20031130.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, October 26, 2003 A brief history of the syncretistic holiday, Halloween. Sun, 26 Oct 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20031026.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, September 21, 2003 Reflections upon the role of ourchurch in ourcommunity. Sun, 21 Sep 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20030923.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, April 20, 2003 Where is the re-evaluation of Christian thought required by honest reflection upon the events of the Holocaust Sun, 20 Apr 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20030420.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, April 13, 2003 Our minister plays the role of a Talmudic Scholar and offers an interpretation of a famous Talmudic Story. Sun, 13 Apr 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20030413.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Good Friday, March 28, 2003 On this Good Friday, Rob was asked to make this short presentation to Quincy's Ministerial Alliance as part of the larger program. Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20020329.shtml clean Dr. Susan Morrison Hebble Sunday, March 9, 2003 It is a Unitarian-Universalist necessity to keep looking, to change, refine, flow, debate, and to consider religion perpetually. Sun, 9 Mar 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20030309.shtml clean Paul Miller Sunday, January 19, 2003 "The probability that we might exist by chance rather than by design is, I think, less than one in a googolplex. It is zero." Reflections upon the design of the Universe by a Wiccan chemist. Sun, 19 Jan 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20030119.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, January 12, 2003 The predominant vision of Christianity in America is one that Jesus would hardly recognize. Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20030112.shtml clean Rev. John W. Brigham, D.D. Sunday, December 29, 2002 John took a long look back over a rewarding life, remembering how it had been punctuated with moments of great personal, religious meaning. Sun, 29 Dec 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20021229.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, December 22, 2002 In developing a personal theology of continuous renewal, Rob finds one meaning for On Dying Dailywithin the life of Jesus. And another meaning for On Dying Dailyfrom the writings of Paul, which is more Buddhist in character. Sun, 22 Dec 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20021222.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, December 1, 2002 Let Advent be a time for the contemplation of a most important question: Do we want to make war on Iraq in the first place? Sun, 1 Dec 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20021201.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, November 17, 2002 ". . .the curse of poverty has no justification in our age. . . The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition of poverty." MLK, Jr. Sun, 17 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20021117.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, November 10, 2002 Why aren't we discussing the Persian Gulf War of 1990. Why aren't we making the effort to learn from our recent history? Sun, 10 Nov 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20021110.shtml clean Rev. Calvin R. Knapp Sunday, April 28, 2002 My decision in 1971 to become your minister was one of the most important milestones in my life. Now is the time for me to report just how far I have come. Sun, 28 Apr 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20020428.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, March 31, 2002 How might conventional Christian teachings and theological interpretations be fostering, enabling, even promoting some of the violence in our households? Sun, 31 Mar 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20020331.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, March 3, 2002 How are Unitarian values integrated into the lives of the Unitarians you know? Sun, 3 Mar 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20020303.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, February 24, 2002 Exploring the Social Theories of Jean Baudrillard, Rob asks how fictional visual images affect contemporary perceptions of "reality." Sun, 24 Feb 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20020224.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, January 13, 2002 "In his speeches and his writings, King mentions Gandhi more often than any other historical person except Jesus." Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20020113.shtml clean Ellen Taylor Sunday, January 6, 2002 We saythat variety is the spice of life. We saythat we value original thinking and creativity. What we reallyseem to value, especially in our schools, is conformity. Sun, 6 Jan 2002 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20020106.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, October 28, 2001 Jokes and their relation to repression. Wherein Rob gives us a heavy and serious talk about humor. Sun, 28 Oct 2001 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20011028.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, September 23, 2001 Or This is NOT a Time for Bad Theology! Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20010923.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, September 16, 2001 A Unitarian response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; presented on the Sunday following those terrible tragedies Sun, 16 Sep 2001 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20010916.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, September 2, 2001 A short talk for the first Sunday of our church year, celebrating how the summer has widened our horizons. Sun, 2 Sep 2001 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20010902.shtml clean Sharon Buzzard Sunday, June 3, 2001 Our church traditionally recesses during the summers. Sharon, a perennial academic, gives us a sensual assignment for the coming Summer. Sun, 3 Jun 2001 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20010603.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, May 27, 2001 There are profound differences between the philosophies of Forgiveness practiced by the Christians and the Jews. Rob illustrates these differences with stories drawn from the survivors of the holocaust. Sun, 27 May 2001 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20010527.shtml clean Sharon Buzzard Sunday, March 18, 2001 How do we work day by day towards justice, equity, and compassion in human relations in our own lives, and especially in the life of the workplace? Sharon reviews how our personal identity is too often, intimately tied to our occupational identity. Sun, 18 Mar 2001 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20010318.shtml clean Sherryl Lang Sunday, February 11, 2001 It seems as if we Unitarians are quick to tell others what we don'tbelieve. What can we tell our children about what we dobelieve? A discussion of the Seven Principles of our Unitarian Universalist Faith. Sun, 11 Feb 2001 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20010211.shtml clean Kevin Ballard Sunday, January 7, 2001 A broad survey of Taoism, its practice and its philosophy. And an appreciation of some similarities between Taoism and the philosophy of Unitarian Universalists. Sun, 7 Jan 2001 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20010107.shtml clean Steve Wiegenstein Sunday, December 10, 2000 The Christmas story tells us that holiness sometimes breaks into our lives unexpectedly, unasked-for; and that if we can be open to these moments our world can suddenly blossom and be transformed. Sun, 10 Dec 2000 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20001210.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Veteran's Day, November 11, 2000 Cultural Memory and the meaning of the past. Reflections upon our rememberance during a day set aside for remembering. Sat, 11 Nov 2000 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20001111.shtml clean Ellen Taylor Sunday, September 17, 2000 A powerfully perceptive response to Ellen's personal questioning. Why do we bother with coming to church? What is it that Unitarians find so compelling about coming to this place and being with these people? Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20000917.shtml clean Kristina Mathieson Sunday, May 7, 2000 In honor of our graduating High School Seniors, we annually designate one Sunday as "Youth Sunday." We are extremely proud of our graduates, and we are happy to share the address that Kristina presented on "Youth Sunday, 2000." Sun, 7 May 2000 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20000507.shtml clean Steve Wiegenstein Sunday, March 26, 2000 Can a person be an inhabitant of this media-saturated era without falling prey to its twin influences of superficiality and self-absorption? The key is to make sure that you are using the technology, and not the other way around. Sun, 26 Mar 2000 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20000326.shtml clean Paul Miller Sunday, February 20, 2000 Let us draw a distinction between those who call themselves "Pagans" and those who call themselves "Satanists." While we're at it, let us illuminate a few of the sins of the Christians, too. A discussion of the "Nine Satanic Statements." Sun, 20 Feb 2000 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20000220.shtml clean Dr. Davidson Loehr Sunday, January 30, 2000 We invited Dr. Loehr to Quincy to present a weekend workshop on the Jesus Seminar. His Sunday Address presented an historical view of the person named "Jesus." Sun, 30 Jan 2000 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/20000130.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Easter Sunday, April 4, 1999 Martin Luther King would tell us that all who work for justice have cosmic companionship. God, as a spirit who helps us to overcome, is the meaning of Christ's resurrection. Sun, 4 Apr 1999 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19990404.shtml clean Ellen Taylor Sunday, March 21, 1999 Ellen's vision of Morality and Education was presented to us before Quincy's Public School Administration was re-invented during the Spring of 1999. Sun, 21 Mar 1999 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19990321.shtml clean Carol Nichols Sunday, February 28, 1999 A broad survey of the meaning of the word, "Prayer," and of the meaning that prayer can add to Unitarian Lives. Think of prayer as ". . . that which will center you and help you live your brief life with a spark of the Divine." Sun, 28 Feb 1999 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19990228.shtml clean Dr. John Sperry Sunday, December 27, 1998 Reflections upon the relationship between Unitarian Universalist Congregations and those members who characterize themselves as "Christians." Sun, 27 Dec 1998 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19981227.shtml clean Rev. Allen Peyton Sunday, October 11, 1998 An anthropological search for the biological and psychological underpinnings of our need for the rituals which solemnize the deaths of our loved ones. Sun, 11 Oct 1998 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19981011.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, November 9, 1997 Does Christianity have as one of its central concerns, and does it treasure and promote what Michel Foucault presented to us as the central concern of both Greek and Roman cultures; "the care of the self"? Sun, 9 Nov 1997 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19971109.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, October 19, 1997 Since we give so much of our lives to our work; our best sort of work should be the kind which enables us to become who we really want to be. Sun, 19 Oct 1997 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19971017.shtml clean Michael Flanagan Sunday, September 21, 1997 An attempt to unify the religions of the world. What might ALL of the world's religions have in common? Sun, 21 Sep 1997 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19970921.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, February 23, 1997 Life's toughest battles are fought inside people's hearts as they struggle with the despair, pain and hopelessness brought to them, without their choice, by death's power to take away. Sun, 23 Feb 1997 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19970222.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, November 17, 1996 In an afternoon ceremony on the same day, Dr. Robert J. S. Manning was formally ordained and installed as the minister of the Quincy Unitarian Church. In his morning talk, Rob pledged to resist becoming "settled." Sun, 17 Nov 1996 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19961117.shtml clean Captain Michael Flanagan Sunday, October 13, 1996 The value of a life lived on the Mississippi River during the latter half of the Twentieth Century. Sun, 13 Oct 1996 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19961013.shtml clean Rev. Lynn S. Smith-Roberts Sunday, May 5, 1991 In this, the second of a two part series titled "What Unitarian Universalists Believe," our minister describes aspects of the many relationships among God-talk, Christianity and Unitarian Universalism. Sun, 5 May 1991 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19910505.shtml clean Rev. Lynn S. Smith-Roberts Sunday, April 7, 1991 Our minister presented a two part series that she titled "What Unitarian Universalists Believe." Her defense of Humanism came first. Sun, 7 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19910407.shtml clean Nike Mendenhall Sunday, November 11, 1990 A discussion of the importance of the oceans to those of us who live in the centers of continents. Sun, 11 Nov 1990 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19901113.shtml clean Dienna Drew Sunday, December 17, 1989 A short history of the church buildings that we have occupied since our organization in 1839. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19891217.shtml clean Rev. John W. Brigham, D.D. Sunday, June 3, 1983 Dr. Brigham recalls the portion of Unitarian history that grew from Concord, Massachusetts, his home town. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19830603.shtml clean Rev. John W. Brigham, D.D. Sunday, March 15, 1981 When personal judgement is surrendered to a movement, the individual's moral sense becomes vulnerable to the judgement of the collective. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19810315.shtml clean Rev. John W. Brigham, D.D. Sunday, March 10, 1985 - to the First Unitarian Church of Sioux City, Iowa In 1985 Dr.Brigham was asked to join in the Centennial celebration of the Unitarian Congregation in Sioux City, Iowa, where he had been minister many years before. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19850310.shtml clean Rev. Dr. Rob Manning Sunday, Date Description Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/datecode.shtml clean Rev. John W. Brigham, D.D. Sunday, March 4, 1979 - to the Burlington, Iowa Unitarian Universalist Fellowship The human unreasonableness of many "perfectly reasonable" public policy positions. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19790304.shtml clean Rev. John W. Brigham, D.D. Sunday, April 7, 1968 - to the First Universalist Church of Rochester, NY A Palm Sunday sermon, given on the Sunday following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. What would be a fitting and proper sort of memorial to the life of this remarkable man? Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0600 http://uuquincy.org/talks/19680407.shtml clean