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Podcasts From The Unitarian Church in Charleston

When Something Is Wrong With My Baby – The Blues Service

Posted by CC on February 19, 2012

The Blues BucketsOn a the rainy Sunday morning of February 19, 2012, we convened “Blues Sunday” with a sermon from the book of Job. What do those who are suffering a trial, hardship or simply “the blues” need from us? What might we need when we are the ones who are hurting? Since Reverend Danny Reed says we can’t talk about the Blues without hearing the Blues, we’ve invited special musicians, “The Blues Buckets“, an electric Texas/Chicago style blues band to join us. We’ve asked them not to hold back just because they’ll be in church, it should be a spirited morning.

Please note that unlike the past recorded sermons, this recording actually starts with the offertory music, which in this case is the song “Something Is Wrong With My Baby” performed by The Blues Buckets with backup signers the “Buckettes” aka Susan Findley and Jean Pendleton. Also, unfortunately the very end of the service is cut off on this recording. The service ran a bit long, and the disc ran out of space. We apologize for that very short missing-tape.

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The Power of the People

Posted by CC on February 11, 2012

GatewayAlso known as “Building A Global Community”, this sermon was delivered by the Reverend Danny Reed on Sunday, January 22, 2012.  Here Reverend Reed takes up his second examination of power, considering this time the collective power of an organized community. The Reverend Martin Luther King’s singular contributions to civil rights are certainly worthy of our commemoration, but however great his labor, he did not labor alone. Nor must we.

As a side note, this is home to the famous “Pray Where You Park” message.

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Intangible Religious Benefits

Posted by CC on February 9, 2012

It's a piece of cake!Hopefully, we all know we receive something especially beneficial through our connection to our church. But what is it? Can it be explained? Quantified? Qualified? As we launch this year’s stewardship season and talk about what we should give the church, let’s not forget to talk about what we get back. This sermon was delivered by Reverend Danny Reed on February 5, 2012.

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All Ye Faithful

Posted by CC on February 8, 2012

Christmas at the Unitarian Church in CharlestonChristmas can be a conflicted time for religiously liberal folk.  Commerce and culture pull us to do and feel certain things.  There may be tugs from the past, both desired and resisted, that  try and draw us closer to observances from earlier days.  Present understandings also arise within us, as if asking to be acknowledged in the mix.  Is the conflict avoidable?  Can we experience Christmas without succumbing to commercial and sentimental overdose? This is the Reverend Danny Reed’s sermon delivered as a lead into the Christmas season on December 4, 2011.

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The God Who Says, “I AM”

Posted by CC on February 4, 2012

This Worship Committee Service was delivered on November 27, 2011. JoAnne Simson, UU church member and author, shared some mediations from her new book, The God that Says “I AM”: A Scientist’s Meditations on the Nature of Spiritual Experience. She shared with us her personal journey in understanding the nature of spiritual experience. Dr. Simson is a scientist who has explored the history and content of most major world religions, has been a lifetime “truth-seeker,” and takes a sympathetic view of the God-quest.

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