Archived Sermons
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May 19, 2013: Aha! by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
May 12, 2013: Generation to Generation by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
May 5, 2013: Our Ten Syllables by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman (PDF)
April 28, 2013: Music Sunday - Finding A Place For Music Within Us by Dr. Vincent Craig
Please note: copyright restrictions and artists' agreements prevent us from posting the performance of Haydn's "St. Nicholas" Mass.
Everyday Scriptual Stories
April 21, 2013: The Prodigal Son by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman (PDF)
April 14, 2013: Jonah and the Whale by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman (PDF)
April 7, 2013: History and Hope by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
March 31, 2013: Easter Sunday by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman (PDF)
Three Part Semon Series: The Wise and Patient Gardener
March 24, 2013: Part 3 – Yield by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman (PDF)
March 17, 2013: Part 2 – Care by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman (PDF)
March 10, 2013: Part 1 – Preparation by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
March 3, 2013: The Edge of Glory by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
February 24, 2013: Our Principles and Values by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
February 10, 2013: Who Needs Heroes? by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
February 3, 2013: The New Jim Crow by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
Please note: Due to technical difficulties there is a 10-second gap in the audio approximately 5:46 into the recording. We apologize for any inconvenience.
January 27, 2013: Love and Reason by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
January 20, 2013: Majority Rules? by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
January 13, 2013: An American Anniversary by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
January 6, 2013: Being Faithful by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 30, 2012: Ending Well, Beginning Better by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 23, 2012: Making Meaning From Myth by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 16, 2012: Finding Shelter, Making Home by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
December 9, 2012: Rededicating Our Light by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 2, 2012: (Too) Great Expectations by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
November 25, 2012: The Power of Music by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
November 18, 2012: The Church of 2030 by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
November 11, 2012: The National Debt by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
November 4, 2012: Memory and Imagination by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
October 28, 2012: The Sound of Silence by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
October 21, 2012: Keeping the Peace While Speaking Your Mind by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
October 14, 2012: Just Be Beautiful by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
October 7, 2012: Freedom to Love, Freedom to Marry by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
September 30, 2012: Latter-Day Saints by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
September 23, 2012: Understanding Unitarian Universalism by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
September 16, 2012: Lost Innocence by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
September 9, 2012: The Future Calling by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
August 12, 2012: Paved With Good Intentions by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
August 5, 2012: The Living Tradition by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
June 17, 2012: The Fragility of Freedom by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
June 10, 2012: Harmony and Discord by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
June 3, 2012: Bridging Through Our Lives by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
May 27, 2012: Hoping for Heaven by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
May 20, 2012: Question in the Box Sermon by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
May 13, 2012: Our Foremothers by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
May 6, 2012: Saints, Sinners, and Genetics by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
April 22, 2012: From Eco-Village to Eco-Nation by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
April 15, 2012: All Alone Together by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
April 8, 2012: Easter Sunday by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
April 1, 2012: Tricks and Untruths by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
March 25, 2012: Gun Shy by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
March 18, 2012: What Gettysburg Taught Me by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
March 11, 2012: The Elusive Sense of Security by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
March 4, 2012: I Double-Dog Dare You by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
February 26, 2012: Everything Happens for a Reason by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
February 12, 2012: Gentle Strength by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
February 5, 2012: Confronting Fundamentalism by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
January 29, 2012: Sharing the Journey by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
January 22, 2012: When Is It Enough? by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
January 15, 2012: Taken for Granted by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
January 8, 2012: Our Place in the Web of Life by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
January 1, 2012: Ending and Beginning Well by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 25, 2011: The Story of Christmas (in Four Parts) by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 18, 2011: Lighten Up by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 11, 2011: Which Scrooge? by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
Unfortunately, this recording ends a few moments before the end of the sermon.
December 4, 2011: Being Grounded, by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
November 27, 2011: Finding Serenity by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
Please note: several intentional periods of silence are built into Rev. McLean's sermon.
Three-Part Sermon Series: Speaking of Thanksgiving
November 20, 2011: Part 3 – Gratitude by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
November 13, 2011: Part 2 – Grace by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
November 6, 2011: Part 1 – Prayer by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
October 30, 2011: All Souls Day by Rev. Morgan R. McLean
October 23, 2011: Many Paths for Many People by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
October 9, 2011: The Quality of Caring by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
October 2, 2011: Beginning Again by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
September 25, 2011: Do You Believe in Magic? by Ms. Morgan R. McLean
September 18, 2011: From Hope to Harvest by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
September 11, 2011: Out of Many, One by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
Please note: Rev. Osterman makes reference to the sermon he delivered at Central Untiarian Church in Paramus, NJ, on September 16, 2001.
August 14, 2011: The Real Maya Code by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
June 19, 2011: From Strength to Strength by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
June 12, 2011: St. John of the Sierra by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
May 22, 2011: How Hard the Human Heart by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
May 8, 2011: Matriarchs of Memory by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
May 1, 2011: Outside and Inside Mental Illness by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman and Rev. Whitney Herriage
April 24, 2011: Easter Sunday by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
A Story in Two Parts:
April 17, 2011: Part 2 – Still Broken by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
April 10, 2011: Part 1 – The Good Samaritan by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
Please note that the first 8 seconds of the recording are off-mic.
March 27, 2011: Dear Dr. Osterman by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
March 13, 2011: Politics and Religion by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
March 6, 2011: Four Seconds of Faith by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
February 13, 2011: Snuffed Out by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
January 30, 2011: The Limits of Tolerance by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
January 23, 2011: Is There a Promised Land? by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
January 16, 2011: A Dangerous Democracy by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 26, 2010: Still In the Season by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 19, 2010: Opening Our Treasures by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 12, 2010: What Are You Waiting For? by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 5, 2010: The Eighth Deadly Sin by Rev. Dr. William Schultz, President, UUSC
November 21, 2010: For All That Is Our Life by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
November 14, 2010: A Sacrifice Too Great by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
October 31, 2010: Haunted by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
October 24, 2010: Incarceration Nation by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman,
which was followed by a panel disucussion: Face of the Criminal Justice System.
October 10, 2010: Back to the Future by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
October 3, 2010: The Core of Our Faith by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
May 23, 2010: The Temptation to Trust by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
March 21, 2010: Debating Gay Marriage by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
Three-Part Sermon Series: Love
February 21, 2010: Part 3 – Agape: Divine Love by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
February 14, 2010: Part 2 – Eros: Erotic Love by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
February 7, 2010: Part 1 – Philos: Sibling Love by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
January 24, 2010: I'm a Spiritual Person, But I'm Not Religious by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
November 15, 2009: Do the Right Thing by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
October 18, 2009: Rescuing the Bible From Fallacy, Fantasy, and Fanaticism by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
March 15, 2009: Our Cuban Nightmare by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
Three-Part Sermon Series: A Basic Theological Vocabulary
February 15, 2009: Part 3 – Back From the Brink by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
February 8, 2009: Part 2 – Castaway Treasure by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
February 1, 2009: Part 1 – A True Aim by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
December 7, 2008: All That Glitters Is Not Gold by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
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Sermons in .pdf Format
September 11, 2011: E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One) by Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman
In this sermon Rev. Osterman refers to the sermon he gave at Central Unitarian Church in Paramus, NJ, on Sunday, September 16, 2001: A River of Tears
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