Unfolding Faith: Sermons from Foothills Unitarian
Welcome to Unfolding Faith: Sermons from Foothills Unitarian, where each week we speak to the heart of our shared human experience from the pulpit at Foothills Unitarian Church in Fort Collins, Colorado. Join us as we share powerful reflections, bold perspectives, and collective calls to action.
Episodes

Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Deeper Episode Eight: ”What is Essential?”
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Revs. Elaine and Sean kick off our Essential series, where we're taking a deep dive together into asking what matters most in this life? What is the essence of being human? In this time with so many distractions and a premium put on staying busy and achieving productivity, how do we remember what is most essential? How do we consciously live lives that reflect our understanding of what is most deeply important?

Friday Oct 15, 2021
Deeper Episode Seven: ”I to We” with Rev. Gretchen Haley
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
This week on the podcast, we invite you to listen in on a sermon on the tensions of individualism and community. You’ll also hear a conversation between Revs. Sean and Gretchen about some of the questions the sermon raises and the heartbreak and the hope of choosing community and the common good rather than reverting to individualism or tribalism.

Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Deeper Episode Six: Transforming grief into growth with two trained birth doulas
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Rev. Gretchen speaks with birth doulas Sarah Lopez and Vita Malama about their experiences accompanying people through the birthing process and transforming grief and pain into growth, resilience, and connection with the beauty of life.

Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
A conversation with Rev. David Williams about the grief and trauma that we are all carrying, loving our enemies, and finding hope in the actions of people combating evil through their lives.

Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Deeper Episode Four: The Evolution of Water Communion with Rev. Kelly Dignan
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Rev. Sean talks with fellow Unitarian Universalist Minister Rev. Kelly Dignan about the origin of Water Communion within the women's liberation movement. Plus, a bonus story about a little drop of water with dreams and the essentiality of community work.

Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Deeper Episode Three: Navigating Life‘s Rapids with Rev. Joseph Moore
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Interfaith leader Rev. Joseph Moore helps us explore the combination of rage, grief, and goodness in the context of local faith community.

Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Deeper Episode Two with Special Guest Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Welcome to Episode Two of Deeper, a podcast from Foothills Unitarian Church! In this episode, Rev. Sean talks with special guest Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen about how rage, grief, goodness are showing up in folks' lives today. Rev. Elaine also guides us in a meditation to reflect on grief and its connection to love.

Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Deeper Episode One with Special Guest Rev. Karen Hutt
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Welcome to Episode One of Deeper, a podcast from Foothills Unitarian Church! In this episode, Rev. Elaine talks with special guest Rev. Karen Hutt about rage, grief, goodness, and being human in the world today, and Rev. Sean guides us in a meditation for connecting with our anger.