Dr. Mark Yount presents
“Get Unstuck from Conflict with the Yin-Yang Gestalt”
Kris Kines, Worship Leader
Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist and Special Music
Do you feel overwhelmed by cultural and political conflict run amok? Does it suck you in even while you feel there’s nothing … read more.
Dr. Mark Yount presents
“Building the Foundation of Love”
Elizabeth DeCoux, Worship Leader
Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist
First Coast Flute Choir, Guest Musicians
The “Values and Covenant” statement of the article 2 revision to be moved at General Assembly begins, “Love is the enduring force … read more.
Dr. Mark Yount presents
“The World Tells Everyone to Shut Up”
Sydney Crisp, Worship Leader
Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist
Mike Ludwig (Guitar and Vocals), Special Music
That title is a therapy insight into a conflict at the root of human character. We each … read more.
Dr. Mark Yount presents
“The Conscience of Democracy”
Kris Kines, Worship Leader
Sydney Crisp, Accompanist, and Special Music Performance
Our 5th UU Principle challenges us to balance two values in tension with each other. The right of conscience is to claim moral truth … read more.
Dr. Mark Yount
“The ‘Uh Oh’ Antidote”
Worship Leader: Meghan Kaminsky
Accompanist: Marilyn Smart
Special Music by Michael Bernos
As our leaders invite rancor and our culture becomes ever more toxic, recall the adage, “Resentment is like swallowing poison and expecting the other person to get … read more.
September 29
Dr. Mark Yount
Atonement without Sin: UU Reflections on Rosh Hashanah
Religious Jews begin each year as if God were about to pass judgment. These are holy days of self-examination, repentance, and acts of atonement that serve to resolve past sins so the faithful can go … read more.
Perhaps our most intractable divisions reduce to this one: conservatives trust in the past; progressives trust in the future. What will it take for us, together, to secure from our past the best foundations to build a better future? Let’s turn from the reflexive oppositions … read more.
Dr. Mark Yount
“Fountain of Sorrow”
About the sermon:
My life doesn’t seem to follow Buddhism’s first noble truth, that life is suffering. Yet even amidst my more abundant joys, even when I’m not suffering, there’s a sorrow that springs up in my life “like a … read more.
Dr. Mark Yount
“War of the Worldviews: The Next Generation”
Worship Leader: Caitlin Regan
Accompanist: Marilyn Smart
About Our Service:
The next generation was buckling under insistent anxiety. Their physical world might survive a few more generations, but their cultural world was being torn asunder by the boomer wars. Old … read more.
Dr. Mark Yount presents
“Gathering Myself in Music”
Worship Leader: Carole Hawkins
Accompanist: Eileen Morrison
Special Music by Guest Vocalist Olivia Chernyshev, accompanied by Michael Bernos
About our Service:
A title for multiple layers of meaning: I surround myself and bask in music. When I’m losing … read more.
