Unitarian Universalist Sermons and Conversations from First Unitarian Church of Dallas

– Season got you down? Got the blues? We got a solution! Let's do the blues together.

Children lead us in worship as they bring the Christmas story alive in our sanctuary and in the world.

How do you cultivate joy in hectic times?

– Signs and symbols beckon us on to what? Advent asks us what star in the east we will follow.

Rev. White is joined in dialogue by two First Unitarian high school students, Van Hamilton and Olivia Thompson.

The Shaker song says "'tis a gift to come down where we ought to be, and when we find ourselves in the place just right, 'twill be in the valley of love and delight." In this week of Thanksgiving, let us reflect with gratitude on those places in our lives that are "just right."

– Is it really possible for a country to change? What about you?

We honor our loved ones who have passed in the last year. Congregants are encouraged to bring photos of loved ones lost to place up front during the service

Rev. Roger Berchausen, director of the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council explores creating community and the church's sponsorship of the Khasi Hills Unitarian community in India.

Improv theater is fun – it evokes laughter and creativity. But it also takes courage – to be part of it, and even to watch it – because it challenges us to embrace the unexpected. What can we as individuals and as a church learn from improv and theater groups like Improv Everywhere?

– Connecting the present and past in a community of Love.

– Who has shown you what is possible in life, and how do you pass it on? Join us as we start a sermon series on creativity and courage.

–We explore the moral alchemy of turning the urge to destroy into the urge to build up.

Maya Angelou transformed her childhood experience of trauma into a life of creativity, poetry, and hope. What can we learn from her courageous transformation?

– On this Pride Sunday in Dallas, we kick off our worship series on people and communities who have transformed themselves and the world around them through courageous actions. What do people like Marsha P. Johnson and those who fought back at Stonewall have to teach us about turning shame into pride in our lives?

This Sunday we kick-off our new church year; a year on courage as a spiritual value. The First Unitarian Church of Dallas Racial Equity Task Force joins Rev. Dr. Kanter in delivering the sermon.

– In this season when many are "shopping" for a church for themselves and their families, we'll explore what it means to find a faith that feels like home.

Our summer reflection on what Unitarianism is and isn't.

– A great intro to our church and tradition, or a refresher for all. We'll explore our history and the tough call for a Love that knows no strangers.

– What holds all religions together, and aren't they all the same? We'll explore those questions together.

Love is the doctrine of our church. The quest of truth is our sacrament. How do we as a church approach faith with both heart and mind?

Walking our talk. Aligning soul and role. Being who we truly are. Living a whole and undivided life. There are lots of ways of talking about integrity. Join us as we explore the spiritual endeavor of living with integrity.

– Many sociologists describe our era as one plagued by loneliness. What does it mean to have deep friendships of the spirit, and how do we find them?

– What do we mean when we use the word "soul" in this church? Does it exist? Do you have one? Does it matter?

When everyone around us seems to have lost the commitment to the common good how can we cultivate things like compassion?