First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin First UU Church of Austin

Rev Chris Jimmerson and Rev Michelle LaGrave's service delivered on April 14, 2024. We often speak of interdependence in terms of the web of all life, from earth to all the plants and animals. But what does interdependence mean in the context of human life? How does interdependence impact human relationships and human community?

Rev Michelle LaGrave's service delivered on April 7, 2024. We live in a universe filled with awe and wonder. Join us as we celebrate the upcoming solar eclipse.

Rev Chris Jimmerson and Rev Michelle LaGrave's service delivered on March 31, 2024. In the gospel stories, the people who found Jesus' tomb empty or experienced his resurrection felt uncertain. They wondered: What is happening? What does this all mean? What should I do? Like them, we too, have much to feel uncertain about - in our lives, in our church, and in the wider world, and we ask ourselves similar questions. What might happen if we decided to embrace these feelings and experiences of uncertainty? What gifts might we discover? What joy might we find?

Guest Speaker Rev Jonanna Fontaine-Crawford's service delivered on March 24, 2024. Across the United States, people are showing up at school board meetings to protest books and knowledge they deem inappropriate, especially concerning education around diversity. Here in Texas, the governor called the legislature back into session in an attempt to divert public school funding to vouchers for private schools. But there is an underlying battle that has been waged since 1848 when Unitarian Horace Mann said, "Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery." What is the real outcome we are fighting over?

Guest Speaker Carrie Holley-Hurt's service delivered on March 17, 2024. Things feel very bleak right now. There is so much violence, so much political corruption, and so much inequality that it can feel overwhelming. But our religion is not one of despair but hope and that hope is tied to our ability to imagine a more just and compassionate world for everyone. Utopian thinking is our superpower! Let's explore our superpower and how we can tap into it even when we feel overwhelmed by the world's pain.

Rev Michelle LaGrave's service delivered on March 10, 2024. During this "Great Turning," it can sometimes feel more like the world is turning away from truth and justice rather than toward it. How, during these often troubling times, might we sustain hope?