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The Dark Yin of the Soul

October 8, 2017 by Meghann Robern

Watch and listen to the sermon on Facebook: “It is easy to admire someone of grace and elegance, to have one’s eye caught by the sleek drape of a skirt or by a sidelong glance across the room. In certain circles it is possible to live through an entire affair which is composed of nothing … [Read more…]

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Viola Desmond Goes to the Movies

October 1, 2017 by Meghann Robern

Watch and listen to the sermon on Facebook:   I cannot, in good conscience, offer you this sermon today without pointing out that I am a white woman in 2017 speaking to you about the lived experience of a Black woman in 1946. I am claiming her story in the fulfillment of my work, using … [Read more…]

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Gratitude and Generosity

September 17, 2017 by Meghann Robern

Watch and listen to the sermon on Facebook:   Today’s service grew out of a learning group in this congregation devoted to stewardship. They met throughout last year, and as you heard in our meditation today, their experience was much more than just memorizing facts from books and videos. These dedicated members of our community … [Read more…]

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With a Lion at Her Feet

January 29, 2017 by Meghann Robern

Listen to the sermon here: With a Lion at Her Feet or watch and listen to the sermon on Facebook. Thekla. A young woman, caught up in a culture wherein she is denied all control over her life. Her mother makes her decisions for her, and she is engaged to a man who believes he … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons, Worship Elements Tagged: christianity, covenant, ethics, exegesis, fuun, history, humanism, prayer, sj, video

The Gift of Sweetness

November 27, 2016 by Meghann Robern

Watch and listen to the homily on Facebook I have a question. How many of you currently go to school? What do you do at school? You learn new things, right? Things you didn’t know before. Now, in order for me to be one of your ministers here, at this church, I had to go … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons, Worship Elements Tagged: community, covenant, fuun, gratitude, homily, sikhism

We Were Made For This

November 13, 2016 by Meghann Robern

Listen to the sermon here: We Were Made For This or watch and listen to the sermon on Facebook I’ve gotten lots of questions about what today’s sermon will be about. I’ve deflected all of them — partly because, well, I wanted people to show up. And partly because, I think, I wasn’t sure where … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons, Worship Elements Tagged: blm, community, covenant, ethics, fuun, humanism, resistance, sermon, sj, video

I Love Supergirl

September 27, 2016 by Meghann Robern

I have confession to make. I love Supergirl. I watched it last year as it aired, and recently my seven-year-old daughter asked to watch it. So I’ve been watching it again, knowing what’s coming, and experiencing it through her eyes for the first time. Like most freshman shows, it takes an episode or few to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Articles & Reflections Tagged: article, comics, covenant, fuun, newsletter, pop, television

Jeanne D’Arc

September 25, 2016 by Meghann Robern

Listen to the sermon here: Jeanne D’Arc Or, watch and listen to the sermon on Facebook Joan of Arc. The name has passed into legend around the world, the Maid lifted up into sainthood. Her story has been re-imagined, retold, and adapted over and over again, from Mark Twain’s novelization of the historical records in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sermons, Worship Elements Tagged: christianity, covenant, fuun, humanism, sermon

The Revelator

September 18, 2016 by Meghann Robern

Watch and listen to the sermon on Facebook The Book of Revelation. It’s a letter written by a person who called themselves John, meant for seven communities in Asia that had gathered around a belief in Jesus Christ. Unlike today, when Christian identity is linked with power and empire, Christian communities (even before they were … [Read more…]

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Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain

May 8, 2016 by Meghann Robern

This is the text of a sermon given at First UU Nashville on May 8th, 2016. Listen to the sermon: Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain The Wizard of Oz started out as a harmless showman in our world, one who entertained people with tricks and illusions. Then he crashed, literally and … [Read more…]

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