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UUFairfax Sermons072725 Sermon Podcast - The Magic of Summer by Rev. David Miller“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 and gratitude.
2025-07-2811 minUUFairfax Sermons072025 Sermon Podcast - Can We Stop Reacting? by Rev. David MillerRev. 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.
2025-07-2011 minUUFairfax Sermons071325 Sermon Podcast - Kindness as an Act of Resistance by Rev. Dayna EdwardsUUCF 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.
2025-07-1318 minUUFairfax Sermons062925 Sermon Podcast - The Antidote for Ethical Decay by Rev. David MillerIn 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/streaming.
2025-06-2911 minUUFairfax Sermons061525 Sermon Podcast- We're Not Going Anywhere! by Rev. David MillerTransparency 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 is an act of resistance. From Rev. David Miller's June 15 sermon - "We're Not Going Anywhere." Full service rebroadcast, including uplifting band music, Sun-Tue, 7pm, uucf.org/streaming.
2025-06-1511 minUUFairfax Sermons052525 Sermon by Intern Minister Cara FortnerAs 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.
2025-05-2817 minUUFairfax Sermons051125 Sermon Podcast - Ideas & Choices by Rev. David A. MillerIdeas 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.
2025-05-1211 minUUFairfax Sermons050425 Sermon podcast - Living Our Mission by Rev. David A. MillerIn 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.
2025-05-0513 minUUFairfax Sermons042725 Sermon Podcast - The Potential of Transformation by Cara Fortner"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.
2025-04-2815 minUUFairfax Sermons041325 Sermon Podcast – Can There Be Hope by Rev. David MillerIn 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.
2025-04-1313 minUUFairfax Sermons040625 Sermon Podcast - A Question of Hope by Rev. David MillerHope 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?
2025-04-0713 minUUFairfax Sermons033025 Sermon Podcast - Learning to Trust the Process by Cara FortnerIntern 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.
2025-03-3116 minUUFairfax Sermons032325 Sermon Podcast - Born Again, and Again, and Again by Rev. David MillerIn 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.
2025-03-2412 minUUFairfax Sermons030925 Sermon Podcast - Trusting in Ourselves by Intern Minister Cara FortnerIntern 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.
2025-03-0914 minUUFairfax Sermons030225 Sermon Podcast - The Challenge & Necessity of Trust by Rev. David A. MillerWith 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.
2025-03-0210 minUUFairfax Sermons022325 Sermon podcast - Keep It Going! Keep It Growing! by Rev. David A. MillerCan 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."
2025-02-2412 minUUFairfax Sermons020225 Sermon Podcast - Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor ... by Rev. David A. MillerIn 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?
2025-02-0213 minUUFairfax Sermons012625 Sermon Podcast - The Weight of the World by Rev. David A. MillerThose 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.
2025-01-2715 minUUFairfax Sermons011225 Sermon Podcast - Clarity for an Unclear Future by Rev. David A. MillerRev. 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.
2025-01-1215 minUUFairfax Sermons010525 Sermon Podcast - The Stories We Tell by Michelle SavilleGuest 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.
2025-01-0515 minUUFairfax Sermons122924 Sermon Podcast - Letting Go by Cara FortnerIntern 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 important.'”
2024-12-2918 minUUFairfax Sermons121524 Sermon Podcast - The Present of Presence by Rev. David A. MillerIn 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?
2024-12-1611 minUUFairfax Sermons120124 Sermon Podcast- The Audacity of Imagination by Cara FortnerIntern 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.
2024-12-0114 minUUFairfax Sermons112424 Sermon Podcast - Abundant Gratitude by Rev. David A. MillerFrom 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, innovation, and life-giving forces for good."
2024-11-2610 minUUFairfax Sermons111724 Sermon Podcast- Know Thyself by Intern Minister Cara FortnerIntern Minister Cara Fortner explores self reflection as a way of transforming ourselves to bring about the change we seek in the world. "Self examination is not easy, but knowing ourselves better will transform us; and transformed people transform the world." Full service rebroadcast Sun-Tue at 7pm: https://uucf.org/streaming
2024-11-1816 minUUFairfax Sermons111024 Sermon Podcast - Now What? by Rev. David A. MillerWhat comes next for Unitarian Universalists and UUCF? Whatever it is will certainly take deep spiritual work on all of our parts. It will take a connection to each other that must grow stronger. It will take centering love in our hearts and our minds even more vehemently than ever before.
2024-11-1113 minUUFairfax Sermons102724 Sermon Podcast - Gratitude for the Ancestor by Cara Fortner2024-10-2808 minUUFairfax Sermons102024 Sermon - What You Pay Attention to Grows by Rev. David A. MillerIf what we pay attention to grows, then we must pay attention to our connections with each other and not on polarization - on nourishing our souls with beauty, joy, and gratitude and not on practices that leave us depleted. Full service rebroadcasts on Mon and Tue at 7pm: https://uucf.org/streaming.
2024-10-2110 minUUFairfax Sermons101324 Sermon Podcast - The Meaning Behind the Words by Rev. David A. MillerIn these times where words are so often superficial and filled with subtext and different meanings, let us commit ourselves to filtering the world through our Unitarian Universalist values - committed to deeper connection, understanding, kindness, and care. Full 10/13 service rebroadcast Sun-Tue, 7pm, https://uucf.org/streaming
2024-10-1314 minUUFairfax Sermons100624 Sermon - A Free and Active Faith by Cara Fortner"Ours is a free faith that welcomes questions and inquiry; a free faith that demands the engagement of our critical minds and a deep appreciation for learning ... ours is an active faith that demands we do what we can to make this place in which we live a better one." This and much more from Intern Minister Cara Fortner's 10/6 sermon "A Free and Active Faith. Full service rebroadcast Sun-Tue, 7pm at https:/uucf.org/streaming.
2024-10-0617 minUUFairfax Sermons092924 Sermon Podcast - Reimagine Together by Andrew BatcherIn his 9/29 sermon, Social Justice Coordinator Andrew Batcher helps us Reimagine Together a future where we responsibly address climate change. "For people to thrive we need a planet that thrives."
2024-09-3015 minUUFairfax Sermons092224 Sermon Podcast - Who is "Us?" by Rev. David A. MillerAs we navigate today’s polarized environment, how do we use curiosity and deep listening to change the dynamics of “us” and “them?" 2024-09-2209 minUUFairfax Sermons091524 Sermon podcast - An Invitation to a Different Jesus by Rev. David A. MillerIn an age of deep concern over the growth of Christian Nationalism, Rev. David Miller's sermon asks us whether Jesus would even recognize many of the expressions of his ministry in today’s world?
2024-09-1613 minUUFairfax Sermons090824 Sermon Podcast - Be Like Water, Flow by Rev. David A. MillerIngathering Water Communion message from Rev. David Miller: At UUCF we practice a faith where individual rivers of joy and challenge flow forth to create a sea of hope, meaning, love, and transformation within our walls and through the waters that flow out and beyond. Full service, including music, streaming Sunday-Tuesday, 7pm, https://uucf.org/streaming
2024-09-0908 minUUFairfax Sermons08.25.24 Sermon Podcast - Gambling With Your Soul by Rev. David A. MillerWhat is your definition of the soul? Whatever your beliefs, join Rev. David A. Miller in this exploration of the concept and how we might view the soul n the context of Unitarian Universalist values. Full service rebroadcasts Sun-Tue at 7pm, uucf.org/streaming.
2024-08-2514 minUUFairfax Sermons08.11.24 Sermon Podcast- Annual Q&A Service by Rev. David A. Miller2024-08-1220 minUUFairfax Sermons072124 Sermon Podcast - Be Not Afraid by Rev. David A. Miller2024-07-2115 minUUFairfax Sermons061624 Sermon Podcast - Living on a Human Scale by Rebecca BennerRebecca Benner's sermon asks how we might live on a more human scale, emphasizing real, personal, and community connections, at a time when disconnection is reinforced by false forms of connection?
2024-06-1620 minUUFairfax Sermons060924 Sermon Podcast - How I'll Spend My Summer Vacation by Rev. David A. Miller.mp32024-06-1311 minUUFairfax Sermons060224 Sermon - Living the Mission by Rev. David A. Miller2024-06-1311 minUUFairfax Sermons052624 Sermon - Food Matters by Rev. John Gibb MillspaughExec Dir or the UU Animal Ministry and UUCF guest minister Rev. John Gibb Millspaugh preached on 5/26 about how food matters in our care for ourselves, our planet, and all beings. Full service rebroadcast Sun-Tue at 7PM: https://uucf.org/streaming.
2024-05-2619 minUUFairfax Sermons051924 Sermon Podcast - We Are All Nodes by Rev. David A. MillerRev. David A. Miller's sermon - "We Are All Nodes" - reflects on the similarities between the internet and the UU 7th Principle - respect for the interdependent web of all existence. How do we live our lives knowing that as nodes, or central connecting points, we have an impact on everyone and everything around us?
2024-05-1911 minUUFairfax Sermons051224 Sermon Podcast - Autonomy in a Pluralistic Society by Rev. David A. MillerMay's worship theme is Pluralism. For UUs that can mean coexistence among individuals, groups, and principles. In his May 12 sermon, Rev. David Miller explores the coexistence of our many individual identities and how those identities help shape us and and our interactions. Rebroadcast of the entire service Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. https://uucf.org/streaming.
2024-05-1324 minUUFairfax Sermons04.28.24 Sermon Podcast - Thriving is More Than Surviving by Rev. David A. Miller2024-04-2913 minUUFairfax Sermons04.14.24 Sermon Podcast - The Recipe for Beloved Community by Rev. David A. MillerWhen individual ingredients are mixed together, too much of one ingredient can ruin the flavor, but in the right proportions, when baked, the results can be beautiful. The same concept can be applied to the Recipe for Beloved Community, Rev. David Miller's Apr. 14 sermon. Full service rebroadcast Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at 7PM.
2024-04-1510 minUUFairfax Sermons04.07.24 Sermon Podcast - It's OK to Cry by Rev. David A. MillerWhen individual ingredients are mixed together, too much of one ingredient can ruin the flavor, but in the right proportions, when baked, the results can be beautiful. The same concept can be applied to the Recipe for Beloved Community, Rev. David Miller's Apr. 14 sermon.
2024-04-1513 minUUFairfax Sermons03.31.24 Sermon Podcast - What Would Jesus Really Do? by Rev. David A. MillerRev. David Miller's message on Easter Sunday: "There are some ideas you cannot kill, and those ideas have lives of their own and will continue to live on in spite of the efforts of those who try to suppress them through politics, supremacy or brutality. These ideas need to survive, to be resurrected if you will, again and again and again."
2024-04-0207 minUUFairfax Sermons03.24.24 Sermon Podcast - The wisdom of Yoda and Yoga by Rev. David A. MillerRev. David Miller's Mar. 24 sermon examined the differences between opinion and wisdom and focused on opening ourselves up to the sources of wisdom all around us, including Yoda and Yoga. Full service rebroadcasts Sun-Tue at 7PM on streaming page. https://uucf.org/streaming #yodaquotes #yoga #wisdom
2024-03-2415 minUUFairfax Sermons03.17.24 Sermon Podcast - When One Door ClosesAt the March 17, 2024, service, Sr. Minister Rev. David Miller and the congregation thanked Asst. Minister Rev. Christin Green for her 3-year ministry at UUCF and blessed her on her journey forward. Rev. David also explored how we can be grateful for our UU history of shared ministry.
2024-03-1714 minUUFairfax Sermons03.10.24 Sermon Podcast- Transformation in Practice by Rev. Christin C. GreenRev. Christin Green's March 10 sermon explored transformation in practice. As Ramadan begins and Lent continue, what can we learn as Unitarian Universalists about transformative practices?
2024-03-1016 minUUFairfax Sermons02.25.24 Sermon Podcast - A Higher Calling by Rev. David A. MillerIn his Feb. 25, 2024 sermon, Rev. David A. Miller explored what "A Higher Calling" means to us as individuals, as a congregation, and as Unitarian Universalists.
2024-02-2619 minUUFairfax Sermons02.18.24 Sermon Podcast - Reconciliation & Repair by Rev. Christin C. GreenIn her Feb. 18 sermon, Rev. Christin Green explored restorative approaches to relationship in an age of cancel culture.
2024-02-1813 minUUFairfax Sermons02.11.24 Sermon Podcast - Standing at the Fence by Rev. Christin C. GreenIn her sermon "Standing at the Fence," Rev. Christin Green and her team of volunteers helped the congregation explore the concepts of equality, equity, justice, and liberation, and how we can attune ourselves to the differences between us and the unique needs those differences bring.
2024-02-1118 minUUFairfax Sermons02.04.24 Sermon Podcast - The Danger of Spiritual Lies by Rev. David A. MillerIn his sermon, The Danger of Spiritual Lies, Rev. David A. Miller explores the difference between Spiritual Truths and Narrative Truths and challenges us to put into practice the spiritual truths of love, compassion, justice and equity that we know so well as Unitarian Universalists.
2024-02-0413 minUUFairfax Sermons01.28.24 Sermon Podcast - Connection is the Cure by Rev. Christin C. GreenIn her sermon "Connection is the Cure," Rev. Christin Green quotes Surgeon General Vivek Murthy: "Loneliness and isolation represent profound threats to our health and well-being. ...the keys to human connection are simple but extraordinarily powerful." Through worship, small groups, justice groups and social events, each of us at UUCF is given paths to deeper connection.
2024-01-2814 minUUFairfax Sermons01.21.24 Sermon Podcast - Love AND ... by Rev. Christin C. GreenRev. Christin C. Green preaches that liberating love is our collective work as Unitarian Universalists and urges us to weave together a net of interdependence, pluralism, justice, transformation, generosity, and equity, all held together by a love that will not let us go. The entire service is rebroadcast Sundays at 1 and 7 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. https://uucf.org/worship/streaming/
2024-01-2116 minUUFairfax Sermons01.14.24 Sermon Podcast - What Acts of Love Are Truly Liberating? by Rev. David A. MillerTo truly honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. David A. Miller's January 14 sermon suggests that "liberating love" requires us to open our hearts as a spiritual practice and an act of faith to counteract hatred, fear and bitterness in ourselves and others.
2024-01-1413 minUUFairfax Sermons01.07.24 Sermon Podcast - The Perils of Petty Politics by Rev. David. A. Miller2024-01-0814 minUUFairfax Sermons12.17.23 Sermon Podcast: Mystery and Myth by Rev. David. A. MillerThe many holidays during this season are steeped in story and mystery. Rev. David A. Miller's sermon Mystery and Myth explores what these stories are trying to tell us.
2023-12-1715 minUUFairfax Sermons11.26.23: Love Thy Neighbor by Cara FortnerThank you to Cara Fortner for leading Sunday's service with her sermon "Love Thy Neighbor." Cara is a fourth-year divinity student at Wesley Theological Seminary and a chaplain intern at Goodwin House. She is also a longtime member of the UU Church of Reston. https://uucf.org
2023-11-2821 minUUFairfax Sermons11.19.23: The Complexity of Simplicity by Rev. David A. MillerWith all the noise in our lives, how can we listen and hear the still small voice inside? What does it mean to be clear about living with goodness and meaning in a very complex world?
2023-11-2011 minUUFairfax Sermons11.12.23: The Spirit of Curiosity by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1513 minUUFairfax Sermons11.05.23: Generosity of Heart by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1512 minUUFairfax Sermons10.22.23: Breaking Down the Walls by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1511 minUUFairfax Sermons10.15.23: Families of Origin, Families of Choice by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1512 minUUFairfax Sermons10.08.23: Living With, And For, Each Other by Rev. Rebecca Benner2023-11-1520 minUUFairfax Sermons10.01.23: Our Stories Cannot Be Stopped by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1511 minUUFairfax Sermons09.24.23: Humbly Unitarian Universalist by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1516 minUUFairfax Sermons09.10.23: Beyond Our Walls by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1509 minUUFairfax Sermons09.03.23: Mental Health Matters by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1513 minUUFairfax Sermons08.20.23: Filling the Feeders Animal Blessing Service by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1508 minUUFairfax Sermons08.13.23: Q&A Service by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1510 minUUFairfax Sermons07.23.23: No Mud, No Lotus by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1513 minUUFairfax Sermons06.11.23: When Is It About Me? Pride 2023 by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1511 minUUFairfax Sermons06.04.23: Shaping a Shared Future by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1515 minUUFairfax Sermons05.28.23: Frame, Turn & Create by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1513 minUUFairfax Sermons05.21.23: In the Beginning by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1513 minUUFairfax Sermons05.14.23: Blank Space by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1512 minUUFairfax Sermons04.30.23: On Resistance and Letting Go by Kirk Freeman2023-11-1512 minUUFairfax Sermons04.23.23: Creation Lives by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1514 minUUFairfax Sermons04.16.23: Two Homilies by Rev. Karen Räsmussen2023-11-1514 minUUFairfax Sermons04.02.23: Divine Spark of Resistance by Rev. Dr. Rebekah Savage2023-11-1517 minUUFairfax Sermons03.26.23: The Least of These by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1512 minUUFairfax Sermons03.19.23: The Heart of the Village by Leika Lewis-Cornwell2023-11-1513 minUUFairfax Sermons02.26.23: Ten for the Price of One by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1509 minUUFairfax Sermons02.05.23: Voices of Love by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1514 minUUFairfax Sermons01.29.23: What It Feels Like to Be ”Home” by Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd2023-11-1514 minUUFairfax Sermons01.22.23: Tending to Our Hearts by Rev. Christin C. Green2023-11-1513 minUUFairfax Sermons01.15.23: Beyond One Weekend by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1516 minUUFairfax Sermons01.08.23: Article II: Orthodoxy vs. Heresy by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1516 minUUFairfax Sermons12.11.22: All That Jazz! by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1515 minUUFairfax Sermons11.27.22: The Department of Magnificent Things by Leika Lewis-Cornwell2023-11-1520 minUUFairfax Sermons11.20.22: Giving Thanks Is a Practice, Not Just a Prayer by Rev. David A. Miller2023-11-1510 min