Sermon delivered at the First Unitarian Society of Madison by Lay Minister Jim O'Brien, August 20th, 2017.Given the decline in traditional church attendance and membership, and even professions of belief in a higher power, where and how do people find support and renewal for the life of the spirit. Former priest and Communications professor Jim O’B…

Sermon by author and educator Nancy Vedder-Shults at the first Unitarian Society of Madison on July 30th, 2107.Until recently, people considered nothing more secular than science, and nothing more occult or sacred than divination. That’s beginning to change. Modern technology is finally proving what seers and sages have always known: a particular f…

Sermon by affiliated community minister Jim Jaeger at the first Unitarian Society on July 23rd, 2017.Many recent surveys of religious preferences have shown that the fastest growing groups are those who identify as “none” or “spiritual not religious.” What exactly does this mean, especially for the vitality of our religious communities? What is the…

Activist, engineer, and public speaker Sam Mihara shares his experiences living in the Heart Mountain Japanese-American internment camp near Cody, Wyoming, for three years during World War Two. This presentation was given at the First Unitarian Society of Madison on July 11th, 2017. An introduction is provided by Doug Nelson, Vice-Chairman of the H…

Sermon by Wisconsin State Representative Chris Taylor at the First Unitarian Society of Madison on July 16th, 2017.The activities we are witnessing emanating from our nation’s capitol, with a president who doesn’t recognize basic ethics, legal boundaries, or the authority of the two other, co-equal branches of government, is eerily familiar to Wisc…

Sermon by the Rev. Michael Schuler at the First Unitarian Society of Madison, July 2nd, 2017.The title for these reflections is drawn from the explanation Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave for shutting down Elizabeth Warren as she tried to quote from Coretta Scott King on the Senate floor. These two words have since become something of a rallyin…