All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma

All Souls Unitarian Church

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A weekly sermon podcast from All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Unitarian Universalist community rooted in Love Beyond Belief. These messages explore progressive spirituality, social justice, compassion, and personal growth—offering thoughtful perspectives on life, meaning, and what it means to be human. All Souls is an affirming, inclusive community where people of all beliefs—and no belief—come together to learn, grow, and make a difference.

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'You're Not in Trouble, You're in Transition' - (Gina Gauthier Pearson) 12.10.2014 26:32

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, October 12, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Gina Gauthier Pearson, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Complete Sermon Title: "You're Not in Trouble, You're in Transition - Making, Managing and Mastering Change" Transition is the process or period of changing from one state or condition to another. There is a global shift in religious a...

'Ends that Connect' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar) 12.10.2014 21:51

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, October 12, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Some endings create a separation and some connect us. When a person stops thinking he is unlovable, he begins to experience love. When our self-centeredness or self-hatred die, we begin to blossom. When we stop thinking we are our...

'Everything Ends' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar) 05.10.2014 22:26

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, October 5, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION In October we launch a new sermon series on the topic of ENDINGS. Poet T.S. Eliot wrote: “What we call a beginning is often an end and to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” The end of one season is...

'THIRST ... for Justice' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar & Rev. Barbara Prose) 28.09.2014 28:46

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, September 28, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister, and Rev. Barbara Prose, Assistant Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION We’re often amazed by childrens’ intense thirst for justice. Recently, I was watching a brother and sister playing mancala. When the girl dropped an extra stone into her pile, her broth...

'THIRST ... for Wholeness' - (Bishop Carlton Pearson) 21.09.2014 36:01

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, September 21, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton Pearson, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Separation theology leads to separation psychology which leads to separation sociality, leading to separation cosmology and finally separation pathology. When we awaken to who we really are as a species and our innate and inextricab...

'THIRST ... for Wholeness' - (Rev. Dr. Victor M. Parachin) 21.09.2014 23:21

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, September 21, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Victor M. Parachin, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION What do the outlaw Jesse James, the Hebrew prophet Micah, the baristas at Nervous Dog Coffee bar have in common? Join me this Sunday as I speak on Thirst for Wholeness. Following the service I will be signing copies of my new b...

'THIRST ... for Meaning' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar) 14.09.2014 22:42

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, September 14, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION The thirst continues as we go to part two of our September sermon series. The thirst for meaning is one of the deepest human longings. It's been said that "religion exist as a response to the fact that human beings are conscious...

'THIRST ... for Community' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar) 07.09.2014 24:56

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, September 7, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Our September sermon series will be on “Thirst”. Everyone has a thirst or longing for something. We thirst for community, for meaning, for justice, for love. We can feel at times like we are in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocea...

'Keeping the Good in Goodbye' - (Randy Lewis) 31.08.2014 28:39

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, August 31, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Randy Lewis, Community Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Letting go can be very difficult at times, and goodbyes can be rather painful, especially when hearts are broken. Although letting go is a necessary part of life, when done well, it can bring the needed affirmation and completion. This Sunday...

'The Three Agreements' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar) 24.08.2014 23:51

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, August 24, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION As I reread the book by Don Miguel Ruiz, “The Four Agreements: the Practical Guide to Personal Freedom,” I was reminded that here at All Souls we have three agreements. What does it mean to “dwell together in peace, to seek the trut...

'State of Emergency: Where Do We Go From Here?' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar) 17.08.2014 6:03

The homily was delivered on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar offers a perspective on the recent events in Ferguson, MO, and the issues surrounding social justice, conscience, and community. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unita...

'Teachers Everywhere' - (Rev. Barbara Prose) 17.08.2014 22:49

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Assistant Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Recently, I asked a friend if she would teach me how to do flip turns in the pool. She gave me some great tips on how to create momentum with my head and my feet, and how to position and use my arms to keep the momentum going. Yet desp...

'Facing Change?' - Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar (Contemporary Service) 10.08.2014 28:28

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, August 10, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION America is facing change, you are facing change, and religions are facing change. It’s a truism that “the only thing that’s constant is change.” Yet, it is frequently stated “People hate change!” Well that’s a cruel joke, to be aliv...

'Facing Change?' - Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar (Traditional Service) 10.08.2014 21:43

'The Courage to Be' - (Rev. Tamara Lebak) 03.08.2014 57:30

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, August 3, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Tamara Lebak, Associate Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION The crucifixion story leaves us with one of the most powerful tools of courage that I can imagine. In the midst of betrayal, in the darkness, in the middle of the day, confronted with doubt and meaninglessness, Jesus has the courage to c...

'Desire As a Moral Compass' - (Rev. Tet Gallardo) 20.07.2014 17:16

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Tet Gallardo, Minister of the UU Bicutan Metro Manila, Philippines. SERMON DESCRIPTION In the 1960s, in the Philippines, the Rev. Toribio Quimada discovered our newly merged Unitarian Universalist faith. He, who had helped farmers gain land titles, whose house was burned, whose family barel...

'Bring Your Own God: The Spirituality of Woody Guthrie' - (Rev. Stephen Edington) 13.07.2014 23:56

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Stephen Edington, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION From his early years in Okema, OK, and Pampa, TX, to his life in New York and service in the Merchant Marine, to his cross-country wanderings, Woody Guthrie cultivated a universal type of religious consciousness that shows through in his...

'A Climate for Change' - (Rev. Barbara Prose) 06.07.2014 24:20

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, July 6, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Assistant Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION When a park ranger left Jane Goodall in the bush of Tanzania to find and study chimpanzees, he, like many others, thought she would last only a few weeks. British authorities were horrified, and the public considered the project to be dan...

'Dorothea Dix' - (Randy Lewis) 29.06.2014 29:01

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, June 29, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Randy Lewis, Adjunct Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Henry David Thoreau once said, “There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.” In the continuation of the summer sermon series Heroes, Heroines, and Heretics, we will examine the life of Dorothea Dix. Do...

'How the Caged Bird Sang' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar) 22.06.2014 19:40

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, June 22, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Our Summer Sermon Series on Heroes, Heroines, and Heretics continues with a look at the inspiring life of Maya Angelou. Dr. Angelou grew up through the era of lynching and segregation; she was a teenage mom, a one time prostitute, a m...

Jane Addams - Rev. Tamara Lebak (Contemporary) 15.06.2014 34:41

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, June 15, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Tamara Lebak, Associate Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION For our summer sermon series, 'Heroes, Heroines, and Heretics,' I will look at the life of Jane Addams, co-founder of one of the first settlements in the United States, the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. One of my favorite papers writte...

Jane Addams - Rev. Tamara Lebak (Traditional) 15.06.2014 26:09

'Heroes, Heroines, and Heretics' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar) 08.06.2014 24:45

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, June 8, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION On Sunday I will kick-off All Souls Summer Sermon Series on “Heroes, Heroines and Heretics.” The series will run from June 8 – July 27, and will include many different voices, including one national and one international guests. There...

'Having Dreams' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar) 01.06.2014 18:36

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, June 1, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION A new crop of graduates are setting off on the next stage of their lives this summer. Most likely their heads are filled with dreams and visions of what their futures might look like. At least, we hope they have some dreams. How about...

'Remember the Fallen' - (Rev. Tamara Lebak) 25.05.2014 25:39

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, May 25, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Tamara Lebak, Associate Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION This Memorial Day we are called to remember those who have died in service of our country. This year will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the ‘War to end All Wars.” Military casualties are not a thing of the past. The Washington P...