Sermons and thoughts by Unitarian Univesrsalist minister Rev. Chris Rothbauer. Rev. Chris is a radical genderqueer activist and currently serves as minister at Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Houghton, Michigan.
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Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a community dedicated to affirming a reverence for life and enriching the spiritual lives of its members. Here we honor the one and the many; here we welcome a diversity of thoughts, beliefs and passions; here we speak without fear and listen with open hearts. We gather to care for one another, share our burdens and joys, and celebrate life’s passages. Strengthened by this fellowship, we bring a liberal religious presence to our larger community, a ...
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2020-03-01: How to Play: A Guide for the Young of All Ages | Rev. Chris Rothbauer
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“Act your age!” It’s a constant refrain people hear the older they get, but what if play actually helps us? In this service, Rev. Chris will examine why play is so important to our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.Door Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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2020-03-01: Canvass Song Side By Side by Auburn Unitarian Universalist FellowshipDoor Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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2020-02-23: Canvass Song Make A Pledge by Auburn Unitarian Universalist FellowshipDoor Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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2020-02-16: Showing Up and Being Seen: The Power of Vulnerability | Rev. Chris Rothbauer
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We live in a society where the default seems to be deep seated fear about showing up with our full authentic selves. In this service, Rev. Chris will examine the power of vulnerability to allow us to show up as our full selves and recover our authenticity.Door Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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2020 02 16 Canvass Song Pledging High by Auburn Unitarian Universalist FellowshipDoor Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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2020-02-23: Incomplete Compassion: Why Self-Compassion Matters | Rev. Chris Rothbauer
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So often, people find it most difficult to show compassion to themselves in their times of need. In this service, Rev. Chris will explore why self-compassion may be the most important form of compassion.Door Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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Recorded February 2, 2020. Original Frederick Loewe lyrics adapted by Martha Law. Performed by the AUUF Choir, AUUF Saints and Singers.Door Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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Canvass Song February 9, 2020. Original lyrics of Woody Guthrie adapted by Amy Kaiser and Martha Law. Performed by the AUUF Choir, the AUUF Saints and Singers.Door Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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2020-02-02: Alone, We Can Do So Little—Together, We Can Do So Much | Rev. Chris Rothbauer
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Building compassionate religious and spiritual community isn’t easy or the faint of heart. We come together each week and create something special at AUUF. As we kickoff our annual canvass, Rev. Chris will exam how each of us contributes to building Beloved Community in the Auburn-Opelika area.Door Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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2020-01-19: A Molder of Consensus: The Radical Martin Luther King, Jr. ! Rev. Chris Rothbauer
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Sometimes what the world needs isn’t someone willing to compromise their values, but a leader poised to change minds and transform the world. On this MLK Day, we will examine how Martin Luther King, Jr.’s radical call of acceptance can transform how we do justice work and see the world.Door Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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2020-01-12: Humility In Our Knowledge | Rev. Chris Rothbauer
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We live in a culture where everyone wants to be right about everything, so much so that it’s often difficult to know when we’re actually wrong. In this service, Rev. Chris will examine how the spiritual virtue of humility can enable us to examine our beliefs and open the possibility to transform our community and our world.…
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2020-1-5: Out of the Flames: A Fire Ceremony Service | Rev. Chris Rothbauer
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As we enter a new year, what do you want to leave in the previous year and what do you hope to bring with you? In this service, Rev. Chris will engage us in the importance of letting go and lead us in the fire ceremony ritual as a symbolic gesture of leaving things behind in the previous year.Door Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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In this Pride Sunday service at Metropolitan Community Chur ch of Louisville, Rev. Chris examines the connection between the faith of a mustard seed and God's love for queer and trams people.Door Rev. Chris Rothbauer
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Everyone seems to want to change their bodies in some way. In this service, Rev. Chris will examine how radical love of our bodies can transform them from defective vessels to holy parts of ourselves.Originally delivered May 14, 2017 at Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Houghton, Michigan.…
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White-Supremacy Teach-in
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On May 7, 2017, Rev. Chris Rothbauer and Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship participated in the white supremacy teach-in, one of over six-hundred congregations to participate nationwide. This is their homilies from the service.Part 1: The Meaning of WhitenessPart 2: To Be White in AmericaPart 3: UUism and White Supremacy: Why It Matters…
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Transforming the Religious Landscape: The Bahá'í Faith
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April 21 marked the start of the Festival of Ridván, one of the two most significant celebrations in the Bahá'í faith, when Bahá'u'lláh declared himself a Manifestation of God, ushering in the newest of the world's great religions. Rev. Chris examines the significance of this faith and what we as Unitarian Universalists can learn from it.Originally…
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Transformation of Hope at Easter
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Easter is celebrated at a time when grief is transformed to hope. What was it about Jesus's resurrection that provided hope to so many, and what lessons can we learn from it? Originally delivered April 16, 2017 at Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Houghton, Michigan.Door Rev. Chris Rothbauer
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Why have Unitarian Universalists have long been allied with justice causes and interfaith groups? What would it look like if we saw such solidarity as an expression of radical hospitality, a practice of opening our whole lives to the stranger and afflicted? In this service, Rev. Chris Rothbauer will examine what it would look like if we were to be …
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