Tag Archives: Unitarianism

God is Trans (2023)

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: Jesus At The Gay Bar by Jay Hulme Before images of God, I had white Jesus. Hung in a picture frame in my childhood home. You can see his perfectly groomed beard and goatee, his long brown hair with soft … Continue reading →

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Recognition / Seen – Easter 2023

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: Luke 24:12-32 Sermon My best friend from high school reached out to me last week. We’ve stayed in touch loosely over the years over Facebook, but not in any consistent way. She was in our home town for the … Continue reading →

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The Hopefulness of History, written for the 125 year anniversary of the Foothills Unitarian Church

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Like a lot of people in the last few days, I watched the drama play out in the US House with both a little shock and not a little schadenfreude. When they hit the 11th vote, I called my mom … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Unitarian Universalist

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Reading: Show Up Hungry by Elizabeth Nguyen I got off work at 7 pm and did the thing where you chase the bus a ­little bit but then realize you won’t make it and walk sheepishly back to the bus … Continue reading →

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Membership and Re-Membership

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

First Reading: The Hope of Shared Jokes by Liz James When I was a new Unitarian Universalist, my favorite part of church was joys and sorrows. Our minister, Linda taught us that joys and sorrows were for the important moments … Continue reading →

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Human Community and Holy Texts

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

A sermon offered at the Foothills Unitarian Church, January 31, 2016  Listen to the audio of this sermon here.  (contains quite a bit of extra text not included here…)  It is the last Sunday of January, which means it is … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Stand, We Move – Sermon July 26, 2015

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

I knew she was nervous when she sat down.  Her breathing was quick and her eyes darted all over the room.  “How can I help?” She was an inmate in the Denver Women’s Prison. I was her Chaplain intern.  I’d … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Stories for All Unitarian Universalists – Stories 7 and 8

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

Continuing to reveal 10 stories I wish every Unitarian Universalist knew….here are stories 7-8.  Story 7:  The Unitarians and the Universalists Fifty years ago, in stuffy rooms and over dinners, and breakfasts, and coffee, and other drinks, people of goodwill … Continue reading →

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The Promise Makers

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Rev. Gretchen Haley

 Becoming a People, Making a Promise         From faraway places, across a mighty ocean, they came seeking new life.  Shaking loose the shackles of religious and social hierarchy, they felt the call of new possibilities, the call of … Continue reading →

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