March 21, 2010 - By way of a curious story from India, Rev. Scott Alexander explores one of the most important spiritual qualities we human beings can possess. This recording includes an introduction by Jesse Alexander (no relation) and children's story plus a musical interlude. Scott is known nationally as a dynamic speaker with a passion for human rights and the promotion of our faith. This sermon was given at Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church in Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland, where we come together in the spirit of mutual caring and respect to celebrate life, offer service, and work for a better world. Room for different beliefs. Yours. Visit us at www.dmuuc.org.

March 14, 2010 - As Unitarian Universalists, we have a proud history which in the Washington DC area extends back to at least 1815. In Rev. Bruce Marshall's new book, just published by Arcadia Press, he tried to tell the story of religious liberalism in this area through archival photographs, found literally by going through old boxes, scrapbooks, and files. In this service, he tells stories of those who have come before us. This sermon was given at Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church in Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland, where we come together in the spirit of mutual caring and respect to celebrate life, offer service, and work for a better world. Room for different beliefs. Yours. Visit us at www.dmuuc.org.

March 7, 2010 - In response to the earthquake that devastated Haiti, the evangelist Pat Robertson blamed the Haitians. God saw fit to punish them, Robertson said, because of the practice of voodoo. Such is one way to account for evil: "It's your own fault." Do we offer a different understanding? How does religious liberalism account for the dilemma of evil? This sermon was given at Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church in Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland, where we come together in the spirit of mutual caring and respect to celebrate life, offer service, and work for a better world. Room for different beliefs. Yours. Visit us at www.dmuuc.org.

February 28, 2010 - In the classic movie, It's a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart (aka George Bailey) faces hard times and proclaims to the heavens, "I wish I'd never been born!" Through the miracle of movies, he is given a glimpse of what might have occurred without his presence in the world. What about Davies church? What about Unitarian Universalism? What if we had never been born? This sermon was given at Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church in Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland, where we come together in the spirit of mutual caring and respect to celebrate life, offer service, and work for a better world. Room for different beliefs. Yours. Visit us at www.dmuuc.org.

February 21, 2010 - Before Rev. Marshall came to Davies, he was consulting minister at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, where a gunman had entered the sanctuary during a children's play and opened fire. In this service, he reflected upon how we can respond when confronted with hatred and violence. This sermon was given at Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church in Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland, where we come together in the spirit of mutual caring and respect to celebrate life, offer service, and work for a better world. Room for different beliefs. Yours. Visit us at www.dmuuc.org.