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2011 - Sermons by Rev. Roger Fritts

Aug 14 The Origins of Unitarianism Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Aug 21 Dear Mom and Dad: The Fictional Letters of Michael Servetus Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Aug 28 What Is Unitarianism Today? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Sept 11 Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Sept 18 Our Need For Community Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Oct 2 Why the World Needs Unitarian Universalism - Association Sunday Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Oct 9 Making Amends Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Oct 16 Coping with Disabilities Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Oct 30 Halloween as a Religious Holy Day Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Nov 6 Would Jesus Occupy Wall Street? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Nov 13 Sophia Fahs and Unitarian Universalist Religious Education Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Nov 20 Thanksgiving Blessings with Relatives of Different Religious Beliefs Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 4 The Moral Messages in Children’s Books Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 11 Singing at Christmas Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 25 A Short History of Christmas Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon

 

2012 - Sermons by Rev. Roger Fritts

Jan 8 The Search for God in Particles: Physics and Theology Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Jan 15 The Sermon that Inspired a Nation Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Jan 22 Unitarian Universalism and the Christian Bible Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Feb 5 What is the Secret Gospel of Judas? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Feb 12 Was Darwin a Unitarian? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Mar 4 The Needs We Bring to Worship Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Mar 18 Touching Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Apr 1 The Church Where People Laugh Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Apr 8 Is There Life after Death? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Apr 15 The Limits of Positive Thinking Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Apr 29 Polarization Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
May 6 The Joy of Introversion Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
May 27 The Humor of Epitaphs Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Jun 10 The Purpose of Music Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Jun 17 Olympic Theology Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Aug 19 The Father of American Universalist Theology Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Aug 26 A Conversation with Olympia Brown Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Sept 2 The Gospel of Inclusion: Carlton Pearson Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Sept 9 The Pace of Our Lives Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Sept 23 Atonement--Making Amendsy Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Sept 30 Native American Spirituality Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Oct 6 Greed: Reflections on Columbus and Human Nature Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Oct 14 The Poetry of Margaret Atwood Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Oct 28 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Nov 4 An Election Sermon Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Nov 11 Badshah Kahn & America's Longest War Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Nov 18 Hitler, Lisbon, and the Unitarian Universalists Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 2 Our Sacred Space - 50th Anniversary Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 9 The Evolution of Hanukkah Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 16 Tragedy in Connecticut Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 24 The Close and Holy Darkness: Christmas Eve Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon

 

2013 - Sermons by Rev. Roger Fritts

Jan 6 Bumper Sticker Theology Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Jan 13 Leadership, Idealizing and Disappointment Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Feb 3 Christianity Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Feb 10 Hinduism Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Feb 17 Buddhism Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Feb 24 Islam Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Mar 3 Judaism Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Mar 10 The Future of World Religions Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Mar 24 A Brief History of Recent Sexual Morality among Religious Liberals Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Apr 7 Should Unitarian Universalists be Vegetarian? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Apr 21 Can a Liberal Church be Conservative? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Apr 28 A Liberal Perspective on Immigration Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
May 5 Theism Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
May 19 Atheism Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
May 26 Agnosticism Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
June 9 Our Transylvania Connection Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
June 16 Reflections on the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary of My Ordination Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Aug 18 What is Transcendentalism? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Sept 1 A Sermon on Sermons Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Sept 8 Should we Bomb Syria? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Sept 22 Are You a Humanist? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Sept 29 Is Compromise a Sin? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Oct 13 Diary of an Apple Picker Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Oct 27 Searching for God in Adelaide, Auckland and Edinburgh Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Nov 3 Is the Universe Random, Or Is There Something out There Controlling Things? Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Nov 10 The Gettysburg Address Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Nov 24 Giving Thanks for Farmers--The Prophecy and Poetry of Wendell Berry Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 8 The Hope of Viktor Frankl Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 15 The Joy of Less Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 22 The Ghost of Christmas Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
Dec 24 Christmas Eve: The Christmas Truce Rev. Roger Fritts Sermon
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