indicates there is an (mp3) audio link for the sermon.

Riding the Waves of Change (May 29, 2011). The talkback is included in the podcast. The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Manna Lundberg.

Look What We Did! (May 22, 2011). The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jane Mahone. Note! After the service, Rev. Brownlie remembered a few more things regarding our hisstory that she felt should have been included. Accordingly, on May 28 a couple of minites with these additional items were added to the podcast.

Meet God’s Wife! (May 8, 2011). The talkback is included in the podcast. The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jim Kern.

Easter: Resurrection and Redemption: What Do These Words Mean to Us? (April 24, 2011). The talkback is included in the podcast. The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Amado Ohland. During the service, we held a Coming of Age celebration for our 8th graders.

Passover: Let My People Go! The Problem of Modern Slavery (April 17, 2011). The talkback is included in the podcast. Rev. Brownlie mentioned the Holdeen India Project. During the service, the minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jim Kern.

A Faith Without A Creed (March 20, 2011). The talkback is included in the podcast. The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Kathy Welch.

Can Art Save Us? (March 13, 2011). The talkback is included in the podcast. The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jim Kern.

The Way of the Old Boy: Taoism (March 6, 2011). Information about Taoism came from an article by Lau Xiagoam in the anthology Our Religions edited by Arvin Sharma. Readings from the Tao Te Ching were from a translation by Stephen Mitchell. The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Amado Ohland. A pre-service dialog between the minister and Amado, along with the talkback, are included in the podcast.

The Joy of Connection: Small-Group Ministry (February 27, 2011). The minister was assisted by several members who shared their experiences as participants in small groups that exist within the Congregation.

Forgiving the Unjust (February 20, 2011). The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jane Mahone.

What Makes Life Good? (February 6, 2011). The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jim Kern.

What Would MLK Say Today? (January 16, 2011). The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jane Mahone, whose introductory remarks about MLK are included in the podcast. The talkback is also included in the podcast.

Drawing a Line: The Atheist-Theist Split (January 9, 2011). The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Amado Ohland. Reverend Brownlie began the service with some comments about the shootings yesterday of the Congresswoman from Arizona, among others. These remarks are included in the podcast.

Looking Back, Looking Forward (January 2, 2011). The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jim Kern. The talkback is included in the podcast. The sermon drew from the Congregation history page on our Web site.

The Ties that Bind (December 12, 2010). This Sunday we will welcome new members into our Congregation and hear from Karen Gray, George Lally and Victoria Taylor as they share their experiences that led to their becoming a part of our diverse and eclectic Congregation.

Two Roads Diverged in a Yellow Wood (November 28, 2010). Stephanie Gilmore, 2010–11 UUC president, participated in the service. Rev. Brosnlie began her sermon by reciting a few lines from Robert Frost’s well-loved poem: The Road Not Taken.

They won’t just fade away! Thoughts on Veterans Day. (November 7, 2010) The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jim Kern. The talkback is included in the podcast. Here are links that one can use to follow up on some of the topics mentioned during the sermon and talkback: Military Family Support Center: serves military families in Roanoke, Salem, and the NRV; The Heart of a Marine Founcation — proudly serving all branches of the United States Armed Forces; Virginia Wounded Warrior Program (New River Valley); This Web site has more information on suicide rates in the military; A book referred to during the Talkback is Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II, by William Blum.

A Unitarian Universalist's understanding of death (October 31, 2010). The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Amado Ohland. The talkback is included in the podcast.

Autumn Leaves: The Beauty That Comes with Aging. (October 24, 2010) The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Kathy Welch. The talkback is included in the podcast. During the service, Kathy read the poem The Day Time Began by Eugene McCarthy.

Celebrating the Great Mother!. (October 17, 2010) The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Dick Luke. The talkback is included in the podcast. The Mantra for Durga played during the service is at this URL. The story read by Chris and Dick is at this URL.

Holding on to Faith Despite the Evidence. (October 10, 2010) The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jim Kern. The (edited) talkback is included in the podcast.

Catching Our Balance. (October 3, 2010) The minister was assisted by Worship Associate Jane Mahone. The talkback is included in the podcast.

It’s Not Easy Being Green!. The talkback is included in the podcast. (September 19, 2010). Assisted by Worship Associate, Jim Kern. Here are some links to Web site she mentioned: GoodGuide, | Skin Deep: cosmetic safety database, | Green Electronics Guide. Books she drew from include: Ecological Intelligence (Daniel Goleman), Confessions of an Eco-Sinner (Fred Pearce), Do One Green Thing (Mindy Pennybacker), and Where Am I Wearing? (Kelsey Timmerman).

Islamaphobia. The talkback is included in the podcast. (September 12, 2010). On the previous day (September 11), Rev. Brownlie hosted a “Read-In” of passages from the Koran. About 70 people from the community attended, and several did readings in Arabaic and in English

• Celebrating Labor Day (September 5, 2010). Assisted by Worship Associate, Kathy Welch.

When Something Bad Just Won’t Go Away. No talkback, but two readings and a brief discussion about recent events involving Islam are included in the podcast. (August 22, 2010)

Why I Am a Unitarian Universalist. The talkback is included in the podcast. (August 15, 2010)

Who’s Knocking on the Door? Podcast | Text (July 4, 2010). Assisted by Worship Associate, Dick Luke. The podcast includes the talkback.

What do I owe? To whom do I owe it? (June 6, 2010). Assisted by Worship Associate, Jane Mahone. The podcast includes the talkback.

We remember: Reflections on Memorial Day (May 30, 2010). Assisted by Worship Associate, Daid Warner. Reflections were shared with the Congregation by veterans Crosby Houston, David Warner, Dick Kates, and Dick Bauman. The podcast includes the talkback.

We Walk Together on Different Paths (May 23, 2010). Assisted by Worship Associate, Holly Lesko. The podcast includes the talkback.

The Radical Beginnings of Mothers’ Day (May 9, 2010). Assisted by Worship Associate, Dick Luke. The podcast includes the talkback.

From Your Home to the Meeting House: Nurturing the Circle of Connections (May 2, 2010). Assisted by Worship Associate, Kathy Welch. The podcast includes the talkback.

Why Do We Call It “Worship”? (April 11, 2010). Assisted by Worship Associate, David Warner. The podcast includes an introduction and the talkback.

Turn On, Tune In to Your Gratitude Channel! (March 21, 2010).

Letting Go, Part II: Dealing with Shame and the Inner Critic (March 14, 2010). Readings and the talkback are included in the podcast.

Invitations and Introductions (March 7, 2010). The service was done in conjunction with the Membership Committee.

The Spiritual Discipline of Letting Go (February 28, 2010). Text version. | Readings and the talkback following the sermon are included in the podcast.

• Lessons of Failure (January 24, 2010).

The Eschatology of Martin Luther King Jr. (January 17, 2010).

The Heart of Unitarian Universalism (January 10, 2010). The talkback following the sermon is included in the podcast. (After the service, Reverend Brownlie realized that she misspoke when she named our only “official” Unitarian heretic.  It was Abner Kneeland, not Jabez Sunderland.)

The Happiness Puzzle (January 3, 2010).

Judge not! (December 6, 2009). Text | Audio

• Why do we hate the other? (November 29, 2009).

Question Box Sermon (November 15, 2009).

• Grief work (November 1, 2009).

Whatever Happened to Ethics? (October 18, 2009). Text | Audio

Why him? Why her? Why me? The problem of suffering (October 11, 2009).

Standing on the side of love (September 27, 2009).

• The Heart of Islam (September 20, 2009).

Enter, rejoice, and come in! (September 13, 2009).

Loving difficult people (August 16, 2009).

America’s Religious Roots (July 5, 2009). Text | Audio

What is Fathering? (June 21, 2009). Text | Audio

• Our Community Garden (June 14, 2009).

• Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Served (May 24, 2009).

• Growing Our Spirituality Together (May 10, 2009).

The Path of Atheism (May 3, 2009). Text | Audio

• The Gift of Forgiveness (April 12, 2009).

• When Is Enough Enough? (April 5, 2009).

• Stewardship Sunday: Stand by this Faith! (March 22, 2009).

• UUSC Justice Sunday: Water Rights and Water Wrongs (March 15, 2009).

• Is Unitarian Universalism a Philosophy or a Religion? (March 8, 2009).

• Betrayal and Recovery (March 1, 2009).

• Looking for Love (February 15, 2009).

• Praise the Lord for Evolution? (February 8, 2009).

• The Work of a Citizen (January 18, 2009).

• The Sources of Our Faith: Humanism (January 11, 2009).

• Food Resolutions (January 4, 2009).

The Myth of the Messiah (December 14, 2008). Text | Audio

• World AIDS Day (December 7, 2008).

• A Faith for Tough Times (November 9, 2008).

• Feast, Fast, and Famine (October 12, 2008).

• Ethical Eating (October 5, 2008).

• Thoreau’s Favorite Visitor (September 28, 2008).

• The Price of Being Right (September 14, 2008).

• What Do We Want? The Ultimate and the Intimate (May 18, 2008).

• Do We Care Enough to Share? (April 6, 2008).

• Giving Up Jesus (March 23, 2008).

• More than Bricks (March 9, 2008).

• If a Tree Falls and I Don’t Hear It ... (January 13, 2008).

• Look at that Star! (January 6, 2008).

• Living Without a “Why” (December 9, 2007).

• Light One Candle (December 2, 2007).

• The Paul We Never Knew (November 25, 2007).

• These Roots That Hold Us Close (September 16, 2007).

• What I Believe but Cannot Prove (September 9, 2007).

• Art and Soul (August 19, 2007).

• A Resolution Worth Practicing (December 31, 2006).

• Our Theological House: The metaphor of a theological house that inspires this series of sermons comes from a series of lectures by the Rev. Rebecca Parker, President of Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkley California.

  • A Tour of the House (September 10, 2006).

  • Human Nature (October 15, 2006).

  • Jesus, and the Holy Spirit (November 12, 2006).

  • Sin and Salvation (December 10, 2006).

  • Eschatology: Are You Ready for the End of Time? (January 14, 2007).

• What Are You Doing Here? (September 24, 2006).

• Imagination and Religion (August 20, 2006).

• To Be Announced (May 21, 2006).

• The Slow Lane (May 14, 2006).

• Faith Without Certainty (April 16, 2006).

• What Does Your Money Say About Your Life? (April 9, 2006).

• Is There Only One True Religion or Are There Many? (March 12, 2006).

• The Noble Path of Buddhism (February 26, 2006).

• What Is This Thing Called Spirituality? (January 22, 2006).

• How Unitarians and Universalists Saved Christmas (December 11, 2005).

• Watch Out! It’s Affluenza Season (November 20, 2005).

• Question Box Sermon (November 13, 2005).

• Why Human Beings Need Intelligent Design (November 6, 2005).

• When Things Fall Apart (May 15, 2005).

• Atonement: Is God a Child Abuser? (March 27, 2005).

• The Faith of Charles Darwin (February 6, 2005).

• An Evening with Job (January 9, 2005).

• The Values I Live By (December 12, 2004).

• Doubt as a Spiritual Path (August 15, 2004).

• Can Unitarian Universalists Talk About God? (April 25, 2004).

• What is Marriage For? (February 15, 2004).

• It’s Not Enough to be Nice! (September 21, 2003). This is part of a service on the Welcoming Congregation and the UUC.

• What Does the Bible Really Say About Homosexuality? (August 24, 2003).

• So What's a Nice Humanist, Buddhist, Christian, Pagan, Hindu, Moslem Doing in a Place Like This? (July 27, 2003).

• There is Joy in Being a Cracked Pot (June 29, 2003).

• Who were the Universalists? (May 4, 2003).

• The “Frdquo; Word: Some Thoughts on Faith (March 16, 2003).

• “But the Children of Korah Did Not Die.” What Do I Mean When I Say “Liberal”? (January 12, 2003)

• Like Sunshine: The life and theology of Theodore Parker (January 5, 2003)

• How can I know if I am really a UU? (November 10, 2002)

• The following seven sermons (in chronological order) made up a series on The Eight Themes that Unite Us.

  • Eight Themes that Unite Us (September 9, 2001)

  • The Divine Seed in Every Person (October 21, 2001)

  • Ah Mystery! (December 2, 2001)

  • Mutuality and Variety: How UUs Walk Together on Different Paths (January 27, 2002)

  • Engagement, and Standing Against the Negative (February 17, 2002)

  • The Truth Shall Set You Free (March 31, 2002)

  • The Sacred Here and Now (May 19, 2002)

• What do You Mean When You Say God? (January 21, 2001)

• Our Humanist Heritage (May 14, 2000)

• Our Seven Principles: Whose Idea Was This? (February 6, 2000)

All sermons were delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation (which was named the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the New River Valley, prior to 1 July 2003), Blacksburg, VA.

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