Unfolding Faith: Sermons from Foothills Unitarian

Homily: Tough Love Saves Us All | Rev. Gretchen Haley | March 7, 2021

Rev. Gretchen preaches about how Tough Love Saves Us All as we work for liberation and to dismantle racism. She explains Beloved Community and guides us in exploring how courageous love requires us to act with a systemic and collective lens.

The Popsicle | Rev. Elaine Aron-Tenbrink | February 28, 2021

Rev. Elaine shares a cautionary tale of ditching boundaries involving an exhausting, melty, ticking popsicle time-bomb!

Homily: Tough Love Holds Boundaries | Rev. Sean Neil-Barron | February 28, 2021

Rev. Sean discusses boundaries as how we live in the messy middle between dependence and independence. He explores how boundaries are a practice to give structure to how we relate to one another and how boundaries are an act of compassion.

Meditation on Staying Present | Rev. Elaine | February 21, 2021

Rev. Elaine guides us in a meditation to explore how love is asking us to stay present.

Homily: Love That Stays | Rev. Gretchen | February 21, 2021

Rev. Gretchen explores staying put with those you love during the hard parts of life. She teaches that in promising to love someone in "good times and bad" we are not merely engaging with a distant and theoretical idea. We are promising to stay put through pain. A love that doesn't turn away when times get painful requires a soft and supple heart.

A Story of Persistent Love | Rev. Sean | February 21, 2021

Rev. Sean tells the story of Jonah's attempt to travel away from God's call to go to Ninevah (and how Jonah then becomes fish food). He explores what happens when one runs away from what one is called to be.

Alchemy of Love | Rev. Sean Neil Barron | February 14, 2021

Rev. Sean Neil-Barron offers a poetic dive into the meaning of tough love.

Homily Part 2: Tough Love Sees Us, and Sees Us Through | Rev. Gretchen Haley | February 14, 2021

Rev. Gretchen draws on the story of Job to illustrate how bearing witness to another without fixing or minimizing is an act of courageous love.