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“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ― E. B. White In these times that continue to challenge our sense of humanity and justice, Rev. David Miller's sermon reminds us to savor and appreciate the magical moments and acknowledge the beauty and blessings of those moments with love a...

Rev. David Miller: We're constantly being baited into outrage and reactivity. But what if we choose a different path? By staying rooted in our values, we can use our energies as a strategic force for good and justice.

UUCF welcomed guest minister Rev. Dayna Edwards (Cedar Lane UU Congregation) on Sunday. Rev. Dayna's sermon "Kindness as an Act of Resistance," proposes that deep kindness - the kind that moves us out of our comfort zones - is a possible antidote to tyranny. Full service rebroadcast Sun-Tue, 7pm. uucf.org/streaming.

In a world grappling with division and ethical decay, we all need a place to ground ourselves—a place that nurtures our spirits and calls us to live with integrity. UUCF offers just that: a compassionate community where we can face hard truths together, grow in our values, and act with courage and hope. Rev. David Miller's sermon and the entire service is rebroadcast Sun-Tue, 7pm, uucf.org/streami...

Transparency is an act of resistance. Kindness is an act of resistance. Connecting is an act of resistance. Grace is an act of resistance. Joy is an act of resistance. Showing up is an act of resistance. Not giving into despair is an act of resistance. Centering love is an act of resistance. Peaceful protests are an act of resistance. And not forgetting the holy importance of our common humanity i...

As Cara Fortner ends her ministerial internship at UUCF, she reflects on what she learned as a newly forming minister and as a person. Rebroadcast of full service, including music, Mon & Tue at 7pm: uucf.org/streaming .

Ideas based in deep and loving values call on our best selves to make our choices. It's really about your future, the future we create every day and the small choices we make. Who are we, if not the aggregate of the choices we make.

In has sermon, Senior Minister Rev. David Miller asks: what is love calling us to do. How can we be communities that not just place love at the center, but actively replace hatred with care? Despair with joy? And greed with generosity? Full service rebroadcast Mon-Tue, 7pm, uucf.org/streaming.

"Something has changed within me. Something is not the same." Elphaba's words from Wicked show the power in the belief of transformation, the belief that things can get better. That people can change. Intern Minister Cara Fortner suggests the potential lies in our willingness to change ourselves.

In last week’s sermon Rev. David Miller asked congregants to let him know “what brings you hope?” This week’s sermon reflects on the congregation’s feedback. Full service rebroadcast Sun-Tue, 7pm, uucf.org/streaming.

Hope is often seen as a future pursuit. But in these times when despair is so easy to find, Rev. David Miller asks how we might engage in the kind of hope that the Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker calls "compassionate care for the present realities of suffering, injury, and injustice that call for an active response?  

Intern Minister Cara Fortner asks us to consider the difficult process of learning to trust. It requires an inward and an outward journey. It requires knowing when we can't carry the load alone and reaching out to others for support. The work is hard, but it can also be very rewarding.

In Sunday's sermon, Rev. David Miller posed a big question for this moment in time: How can we - in these times when we are out of joint and people have lost their reason - trust that we have the strength and commitment to come together to help move into a time of rebirth? Full service rebroadcast Mon-Tue, 7pm, uucf.org/streaming. 

Intern minister Cara Fortner asks us to make an intentional commitment to being in relationship with our authentic selves. In these times of great unknown, that genuine self exploration and love can lead to finding ourselves in other human beings.

With all the things we feel we can't control right now, Rev. David Miller asks that we  "put some trust in each other ... in the goodness that the world still has to offer ... beauty, joy, and being vulnerable to both pain and unbelievable moments of grace and love." Full service rebroadcast, Sun-Tue, 7pm: uucf.org/streaming.

Can a crisis be an opportunity? In moments of instability and fear, can we respond with clarity and courage? Can we leverage our resources, relationships, and collective power to defend democracy? Can we do all this and build resilient community? Rev. David A. Miller's sermon asserts that we can do all these things: "This is UUCF. This is who we are." 

In a time of increasing, officially sanctioned exclusion, how do Unitarian Universalists practice an inclusive faith based in love, justice, freedom, democracy, decency, civility, love of neighbor, respect, and basic humanity?

Those who practice the values of Unitarian Universalism are likely feeling the heavy weight of policy decisions made by our government this week. To anchor and support us for the times ahead, it's more important than ever that we listen to, hear, and love each other in this UU community. 

Rev. David Miller asks us to consider that this broken world is calling us to actively practice and live our UUCF mission with intention and passion: To transform ourselves, our community, and the world through acts of love and justice. Full service rebroadcast Sun-Tue, 7pm: https://uucf.org/streaming .

Guest preacher Michelle Saville asks: As we look to the future, how can we make sure that our stories - as individuals and as UUs - always put love clearly at the center? Michelle is a seminarian at Wesley Theological Seminary. 

Intern Minister Cara Fortner quotes Iain Thomas in her sermon about surrendering the things that don't serve us: “And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, 'This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this! And this!' And each day, it’s up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, 'No. This is what’s impor...

In his Dec. 15 sermon, Rev. David Miller reflects: If we spend too much time consumed with worries of the day - especially about things we cannot control - how do we also stay present for moments of meaning, fulfillment, joy, and awe?

Intern Minister Cara Fortner's sermon urges us to harness our passions, grief, and rage and exercise our prophetic imaginations to call out the wrongs in this world and work toward a more healed and whole expression of beloved community.

From Rev. David A. Miller's 11/24 sermon: In these times that are trying our resilience, "what if we instead kept a spirit of gratitude alive and thriving... By sharing our abundant gifts with each other, with our community, and with the world, this could become a time not dictated to us by outside forces, but instead a time of mutual support and collective brainstorming that breeds creativity, in...