The Pulpiteer

Eric Hepburn
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The Pulpiteer is a podcast series aimed at those seeking as honest, earnest, and bold an engagement with the hard questions of life as we can muster. The goal is to foster wisdom, health, and connection. The podcast is a production of the San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Georgetown, Texas, with your host, Eric Hepburn, "The Pulpiteer".

  1. JAN 21

    Practicing Resistance (Jan 11, 26)

    What if resistance isn't noise and chaos and struggle? What if it is silence and presence? What if supplication to the silence is the key to breaking bad habits, to unlearning that which no longer serves us, to finding the narrow path through acceptance into enjoyment and beyond into enthusiasm... what if... what if...

    41 min
  2. The Path to Wise Elderhood (Dec 14, 25)

    JAN 20

    The Path to Wise Elderhood (Dec 14, 25)

    What is it that the seven generations need from those of us living today? What is it that we are called to mature into? And how is it that we might answer that call?

    33 min

  3. JAN 12

    Choosing Hope: Beyond Pessimism and Optimism (Dec. 7, 2025)

    What is left of hope when we discard the near enemy of optimism? What is left of realism when we discard the near enemy of pessimism? In this episode, I'll suggest that what might be left is to become faithful witnesses to what is. To bear faithful witness as a responsibility, a duty that is elder-making.

    22 min
  4. When Religion Forgets Spirit 11-30-2025

    12/04/2025

    When Religion Forgets Spirit 11-30-2025

    Religion without spirit forgets the fire. Spirit without religion forgets the hearth. Religion without spirit stagnates and calcifies. Spirit without religion drifts and evaporates. A community that holds the tension between them becomes sacred. Religion without spirit hardens and cracks. Spirit without religion melts and runs away. A community that holds them in balance becomes a vessel for truth. Religion without spirit becomes brittle and hollow. Spirit without religion becomes scattered and thin. Only a community willing to bear the tension can flourish. Religion without spirit forgets fire. Spirit without religion forgets the hearth. Let us claim this hearth here for its rightful purpose. To hold the fire that we are.

    15 min
  5. Sticks and Stones (Nov. 23, 2025)

    11/24/2025

    Sticks and Stones (Nov. 23, 2025)

    You remember the children's rhyme, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Sometimes this landed as good and helpful advice, not to take on the harm that others wanted to inflict on us with their words. Other times, it just feels deeply untrue. For many of us some of the most painful hurts we've ever received have been delivered mostly through words. So, we'll spend some time with this worthy paradox - and hopefully leave with a deepened sense of stewardship over our own utterances.

    37 min
  6. The Robots Made Me Cry (11-9-2025)

    11/10/2025

    The Robots Made Me Cry (11-9-2025)

    What if AI isn't an enemy, but an ally in the search for wisdom? That's what we'll do our best to explore in this episode. So join Mimas and I as we try to develop a skin-to-silicon covenant and approach the event horizon that is the divine.

    28 min
  7. Ofrenda (Nov. 1, 2025)

    11/03/2025

    Ofrenda (Nov. 1, 2025)

    Join us as we honor, celebrate, and reflect on the Mexican tradition of the Ofrenda here in the heart of Texas and in the time of Dia de los Muertos - the Day of the Dead. What can modern westerners learn from these indigenous roots that we sorely need in this day and age?

    28 min

  8. 10/27/2025

    Nurturing Gratitude

    It's easy to nurture gratitude for our joys. But what does it look like, what could it mean, what could it lead to... if we can discover how to nurture gratitude for our sorrows? Could it be part of the narrow path to wise elderhood that we've been longing for?

    20 min
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About

The Pulpiteer is a podcast series aimed at those seeking as honest, earnest, and bold an engagement with the hard questions of life as we can muster. The goal is to foster wisdom, health, and connection. The podcast is a production of the San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Georgetown, Texas, with your host, Eric Hepburn, "The Pulpiteer".

Information

  • Creator
    Eric Hepburn
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Eric Hepburn
  • Show Website
    The Pulpiteer