Sermon Topics for September 1995

Spanning the Web, September 3rd, 1995

An internet networking system called the "World Wide Web" has become tremendously popular over the last year. This system has brought us even closer together electronically. What will the religious implications of this new technology be? Rev. Sam will demonstrate access to the Word Wide Web after the service for those interested.

The Pleasure Crisis, September 10th, 1995

To the unreflective mind, it appears we Americans are being swallowed up in our pursuit of pleasure. Thousands of vendors compete to entertain us. On closer consideration, we may discover that for all our diversions, we still are quite unhappy. I will suggest that we are in the middle of a crisis in our pursuit of pleasure.

Four Ways to Worship, September 17th, 1995

Each person comes into our Fellowship Sunday morning with different needs, desires and wishes for our service. There are a variety of ways we are tuned for inspiration and emotional satisfaction. Rev. Peter Richardson serving the U.U. Congregation in Andover, Massachusetts has written some inspiring words on the subject which I will use to shape my remarks and to guide my design of our services this coming year.

Freedom, Reason and Tolerance, September 24th, 1995

This is a commonly used phrase to distill key principles of Unitarian Universalism. Of late, the words reason and tolerance have lost favor as central organizing principles of our faith. We see a rising interest in spirituality. We see a preference for the word 'acceptance' rather than tolerate. Have we left reason and tolerance behind or are they still central to our faith?