In this sermon, Harmony member Julie Gebhart explores the history of the “ideal female form” and how this ideal has been used to maintain power over women throughout recent history. Diet culture will be examined from a historical and personal lens, while listeners are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences with diet culture.

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Ep 85: Oppressive Weight

Three years ago, Karen Gottschall talked about the many traditions of spring that parallel Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This time, Sally talks about what Unitarians and non-Christians see in the story of the Resurrection or, if you will, in its message of Resilience as we seek to live meaningful lives. […]

Ep 84: What is Celebrated at Easter?

Fighting the oppression of organized religion, or just too lazy to get up early on Sundays? On Sunday, March 21st Harmony member Dale Bodmer helps you think through questions of spirituality and religion. This sermon is also available on Harmony’s YouTube channel.  https://youtu.be/TAQEmdlSWaM  

Ep 83: Being Spiritual But Not Religious?

Did you know that Sunday, March 7, 2021 is Girl Scout Sunday? In this sermon, Briella Chambers (she/her/hers) along with her parent Kim Chambers, share how the Girl Scout Promise and Law reflects UU Principles. This is the final requirement for the UUA’s Religion In Life Program for Younger Girl Scouts, an award Briella has […]

Ep 82: Camping, Cookies, and Creed

Alexx Cook shares her personal experience with secondary infertility and miscarriage, and how it changed her perspective on connection, grief, and mental health. This sermon is also available on Harmony’s YouTube channel at  https://youtu.be/6IL7DIvTMyg

Ep 81: Reckoning With Loss and Infertility

Do you sometimes feel as though your social media platforms have completely overtaken your life, or the lives of your family? That is no accident. In this revealing sermon, Harmony members Emily and Jon King discuss the social media landscape and the deliberate design choices behind them that drive addiction, extremism, and polarization in our […]

Ep 80: The Social Dilemma

To help start 2021 off on a positive note, Paul Smith will share 21 insights from Steven Pinker’s new book Enlightenment Now showing how life, health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge, and happiness are on the rise, not just in the West, but worldwide. Join us for a time of positive reflection following one of the most tumultuous […]

Ep 79: 21 Reasons to be Hopeful

Sometimes you just need to get away, and be you.  In this first service of the new year in 2021, Harmony member Susan Jackson discusses her decision to take a personal retreat for herself, and how it can help. This sermon is also available on Harmony’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/QgNQHxBEC5c

Ep 78: Personal Retreat

When we try to talk openly and honestly about race, white fragility quickly emerges. White fragility is a social strategy that whites learn which functions to hold the racial hierarchy in place. In our 15 Nov 2020 service, Harmony member Karen Morgan explores what white fragility is and how we can do the work to […]

Ep 76: White Fragility

The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher Calmer and More Resilient teaches us how to transform life’s stumbling blocks into opportunities. Not only can we overcome everyday obstacles―we can benefit from them, too.  Join Harmony member and first-time sermon writer Andrea Markey as we discuss applying the principles of stoicism in our lives. […]

Ep. 75: The Stoic Challenge

From our October 18th service, join Paul Smith for a historical look at Humanism, a detailed look at the Humanist Manifestos of 1933 and 1973, and how to tell if you’re a Humanist yourself. This sermon is also available on Harmony’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/IIXtno0Gdis.

Ep. 74: Humanism

Harmony member Tim Lockridge has read countless dystopian novels about people living in disastrous moments on ruined worlds, and he’s thought about many of those stories in 2020. On Sunday, October 4th he reflects on disaster stories, isolation, and the pandemic, asking how large problems and difficult times change us. This sermon is also available […]

Ep. 73 What Living in a Pandemic Taught Me About Dystopian Fiction

Freedom of speech and allowing space for a wide range of ideas is a cornerstone of a liberal society, however tolerance for a range of ideas seems to be decreasing. Is this lack of tolerance moving us toward accountability or giving more power to the “canceled”? Harmony members Julie Gebhart and Rob Rogan work together […]

Ep. 72 Unforgivable: A Look at Cancel Culture in America

Harmony member Doren Cook gives a brief explanation of what events and policies shaped child welfare law and how well it’s serving at-risk children. Do JFS social workers and foster parents deserve to be vilified as they often are, or should they be considered heroes? She will also discuss her experience as a mental health […]

Ep. 71: Child Welfare & Foster Care

The Enneagram is a system of nine personality types that describe how people view, think, feel and interact with themselves, other people, and the world. In this sermon, Harmony member Tony Gross covers a brief description of the Enneagram and the nine personality types along with its history and application. If you’d like to begin […]

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