Pastor Phillip Baber “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” With Alyssa Halliday as Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist, and Special Music Performance In what is likely his final sermon before moving to Dublin, Ireland, Phillip Baber will share words of encouragement and exhortation in anticipation of dangerous days to come for our nation. About Our Guest Speaker: … Continue reading Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
Pastor Phillip Baber presents “Reflections on Israel/Palestine” With Elizabeth DeCoux as Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Special Music by Lynn Wadley In this sermon, Phillip will share experiences and insights from his recent trip to Israel and Palestine. About Our Guest Speaker: Phillip Baber is the pastor of The People’s Church of Jacksonville and … Continue reading Reflections on Israel/Palestine
Pastor Phillip Baber presents “The Awakening That Didn’t Happen” With Alyssa Halliday as Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Special Music by Dr. John Daugherty, Vocals “Awakening” is the Soul Matters theme explored by UU congregations for the month of April, while April 10th marks the beginning of the Christian observance of Holy Week. In … Continue reading The Awakening That Didn’t Happen
Pastor Phillip Baber presents “Joy, Actually” With Claudia Marshall as Worship Leader Dr. Gary Smart, Accompanist Grace Scarborough, Guest Musician, Piano In this sermon, we will examine the role of joy in the Unitarian Universalist faith and how a UU “theory of joy” may differ from its Christian counterpart. About our guest speaker: Phillip Baber … Continue reading Joy, Actually
Carole Hawkins will lead our service with a message by Phillip Baber entitled “July 4th for Two Americas.” On Independence Day 168 years ago, Frederick Douglas eloquently bore witness to two Americas. Much has changed since that time, and much has not. In this sermon Phillip shares his own experience of the two Americas and … Continue reading Video Service: July 4th for Two Americas
Caitlin Regan will lead our worship with a message by Phillip Baber entitled “Faith Over Fear.” In this brief sermon, Phillip shares how the twin pillars of his personal faith—Christianity and Unitarian Universalism—are helping to sustain him through the COVID-19 pandemic. There will also be a special musical performance by Phillip and Sunnie Baber, with a cover … Continue reading Video Service: Faith Over Fear
Phillip Baber “Love Hurts” Worship Leader: Lee Plumb Accompanist: Dr. Gary Smart Special Music by The Melodears As Valentine’s Day looms, we will examine America’s fetishization of romantic love and consider the power of embracing rejection. About our speaker: Phillip Baber is the former pastor of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jacksonville. He is also a former … Continue reading Love Hurts
September 15 Phillip Baber “Unitarian Universalism: A Faith of Uncertainty and Certitude” Worship Leader: Caitlin Regan Accompanist: Gary Smart Special Music by Phillip Baber While Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion that is open to all manner of belief concerning the nature of the divine and ultimate meaning, there are, nevertheless, certain moral truths that … Continue reading Unitarian Universalism: A Faith of Uncertainty and Certitude
The “transcendent experience” is a universal human phenomenon foundational to the religions of people all across the world. In this sermon, we will examine both the positive and negative impacts on those who experience them. Phillip will also perform special music in honor of Father’s Day. About our speaker: Phillip Baber is the former pastor of the … Continue reading Two Sides of Transcendence
Phillip Baber Presents “The Death of Manhood: Beyond Masculinity” About our Service: What does it mean to be a man in the day and age of “toxic masculinity”? Phillip explores answers to this question: from redefining “manhood” to ridding ourselves of the notion of “masculinity” altogether. About our Speaker: Phillip Baber is a graduate of the … Continue reading The Death of Manhood: Beyond Masculinity
