Recent Services
Below are recent service topics and recordings of the presentation part of the service.
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"Embracing the Wealth of Our Religious Roots" by Avalon Haykus
Dec 8, 2024 • 16:10
As the holidays associated with the winter solstice near, we may feel torn between recreating the pleasant experiences of childhood and rejecting the religious dogma upon which they were founded.…
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"Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s Strategy for Legislative Success" by Ken Skog
Dec 1, 2024 • 27:00
The Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a grassroots organization with over 200,000 members across more than 420 U.S. chapters, representing nearly every congressional district. Its overall goal is to Build…
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"A House Divided – Whither Thou Goest?" by Rev. Ralph Tyksinski
Nov 17, 2024 • 21:17
A reflection on our nation’s division in 1864 and 2024. Where are we and where are we going as a nation? We also explore grief and grieving that may have…
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"Active Hope: A Post-election Journey" by Mary Sue Reutebuch
Nov 10, 2024 • 19:44
Hope is not a vague feeling that things will “just work out,” because history tells us that life rarely goes that way. Rather, hope is a verb, more than a…
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"Decolonizing Spirituality" by Nandi (Sunita) Nandihalli (sponsored by Badgertalks)
Nov 3, 2024 • 23:39
This talk will focus on addressing the ways that Western dominant religions have been mechanisms of colonialism, empire, and oppression. This work aims to center “folks who have been wounded…
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"Don’t Light a Candle and Don’t Curse the Darkness" by Rev. Dr. Michael A. Schuler
Oct 13, 2024 • 27:16
One can understand the antipathy sufferers from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) feel toward darkness, their sense of dread as winter approaches. But in general, darkness gets a bad rap in…
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"Autumnal Lessons Through Poets’ Eyes" by Rev. Ralph Tyksinski
Oct 6, 2024 • 20:12
We share poems by Keats, MacLeish, Thomas, Frost, and others, to explore and discover multiple meanings to be found in the Fall season.
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"Reading the Bible through New Eyes: Case Study; The Great Commission" by Vicar Vica-Etta Henrietta Steel
Sep 15, 2024 • 22:46
The Bible is a rich resource that does not lend itself to singular interpretations. In Vicar Vica-Etta Henrietta Steels’ study and work, she endeavors to free the messages and hope…
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"The Past, Present, and Future Labor Movement" by Aaron Robert
Sep 1, 2024 • 33:06
A brief history of the labor movement, some thoughts on where the labor movement is currently, where it is going and why it matters.
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"Christian Nationalism: What is it and how does it shape our religious and cultural landscape?" by Rev. Ralph Tyksinski
Aug 25, 2024 • 27:20
Christian nationalism is a cultural framework that conflates American identity with an exclusive form of religious identity. Based on the myth that America was founded as a Christian nation and…
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"A Young Man’s Odyssey Through Mexico" by John Gernandt
Aug 11, 2024 • 28:18
A memoir of a young man’s escape from the life and stigma of living with a rare form of epilepsy in the 60s.
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"UUA General Assembly Debrief" by Johanna Hatch and Randy Converse
Jul 21, 2024 • 41:38
The UUA’s annual General Assembly took place virtually this year from June 20-23. Two of our Prairie delegates will recap their experiences at workshops and business meetings, including the voting…
Public audio recordings from 1984 to the present may be found on the Archive of Past Audio Recordings maintained by the Archives Committee. That committee also maintains the podcast listing page, with recordings primarily from 2012 to the present. Full-service recordings are available to members on request to archives@uuprairie.org.