All Souls Unitarian Church

A weekly sermon podcast from All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Unitarian Universalist community rooted in Love Beyond Belief.These messages explore progressive spirituality, social justice, compassion, and personal growth—offering thoughtful perspectives on life, meaning, and what it means to be human.All Souls is an affirming, inclusive community where people of all beliefs—and no belief—come together to learn, grow, and make a difference.

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  Kirk and the Magic Beans | Rev. Dr. Nicole Kirk | All Souls Unitarian Church

  Aug 17, 202618 min

  Every child asks the big questions eventually — where do we go when we die, why do bad things happen, what's actually magic and what isn't. Rev. Dr. Nicole Kirk's son had his own answer one August morning: the acorns in the yard were magic beans, obviously.She turns that memory into a reflection on wonder, growth, and nearly 200 years of Unitarian Universalists championing both public and religious education. Drawing on Horace Mann, William Ellery Channing, and mentor Rev. Dr. Laurel Hallman, she makes the case that the goal was never to hand our children — or ourselves — the answers. It's to help us stay curious enough to keep asking.KEY QUESTIONS TO SIT WITH: What big questions did you have as a kid that never got answered? Can you slow down and sit with hard questions instead of rushing past them? What if curiosity mattered more than having the right answers? Who taught you to find magic in everyday things? Could you explain your faith in a way a child would understand? CHAPTERS: 0:00 Opening Music 0:30 The Magic Beans 2:53 Why Education Matters 3:55 Unitarians Who Founded Colleges 5:24 Horace Mann's Fight for Schools 6:14 Teach Kids to Question 7:57 You Carry a Divine Spark 8:26 Two Unitarians, One Legacy 9:30 How Kids Invent Religion 11:05 The Risk of Bland Faith 13:41 Your Own Spiritual GPS 14:12 What All Souls Nurtures 16:46 Let's Climb Together 17:06 Closing MusicGIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: https://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text AllSoulsTulsa to 73256LET'S CONNECT:Facebook: /allsoulstulsaInstagram: /allsoulstulsaAll Souls Church Website: https://www.allsoulschurch.org #AllSoulsTulsa #AllSoulsUnitarianChurch #LoveBeyondBelief #Unitarian #Universalist #UU #AllSoulsTulsa #AllSoulsUnitarianChurch #LoveBeyondBelief #ReligiousEducation #BackToSchool

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  Life Is A Highway | Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar | All Souls Unitarian Church

  Aug 10, 202627 min

  What if life came with a GPS. Not for the roads you drive, but for the ones you're not sure how to take?In his message, 'Life is a Highway' Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar continues All Souls' summer series on living in America with a personal reflection on discernment, loss, and finding direction.Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar turns the mechanics of an actual GPS — receiver, transmitter, ground system — into a map for navigating life's biggest questions.Drawing on his own experience of grief after the death of his daughter Sienna, the story of a young man facing a life-altering diagnosis, and the practices that keep us grounded before crisis hits, he makes the case that finding our way isn't a solo drive — it's a system, built together, long before we need it.QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER: How do you know if you're headed the right direction? What helps you recover after a devastating loss? Who tells you the truth when you can't see it yourself? What practices reignite you when you're running on empty? CHAPTERS: 0:00 Opening 0:48 The Road Trip 1:21 Life's Big Questions 2:14 The Spiritual GPS 5:00 Bill's Diagnosis 7:52 Losing Sienna 11:15 Receiver, Transmitter, Ground 13:06 Something Bigger 15:05 Blocked Signal 19:15 Time to Listen 21:02 Who Tells You the Truth 26:16 Recalibrate

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  'THE MYTH OF FORGIVENESS' | Rev. Randy Lewis | All Souls Unitarian Church

  Aug 3, 202618 min

  What if the answer to lingering pain lies not in forced forgiveness, but in embracing acceptance and the honest acknowledgment of injustice? As we follow the unfolding questions about justice, accountability, and the lingering scars that remain, explore how far the road to genuine healing can stretch when we stop demanding forgiveness and start bearing witness. The message was delivered on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Randy Lewis, Assistant Minister. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: @allsoulsunitarian WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943 GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: https://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text AllSoulsTulsa to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa All Souls Church Website: https://www.allsoulschurch.org

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  On The Mother Road | Rev. Dr. Nicole Kirk | All Souls Unitarian Church

  Jul 27, 202620 min

  What does it mean to carry both grief and joy on the same road home? Rev. Dr. Nicole Kirk reflects on a solo drive down Route 66 this summer — and what 19 months of grief have taught her about memory as something we tend, together.Rev. Dr. Nicole Kirk traces a single road trip into a reflection on grief, home, and belonging. Drawing on John Steinbeck's "Mother Road," a poem by Joy Harjo, the history of Tulsa's Council Oak, and stories from members of this congregation, she makes the case that memory isn't something we carry alone — it's something a community holds with us.KEY THEMES: What do we choose to remember — and what do we let go? Can grief and joy travel the same road? What does it mean to "guard" a memory on purpose? How does a community help each other remember? Where is home, if it's a direction and not a place? CHAPTERS: 0:00 Introduction and road trip context 1:05 Measuring distance between Oklahoma cities 2:30 Route 66's 100th anniversary and Tulsa's role 3:26 Steinbeck's "Mother Road" from The Grapes of Wrath 5:28 Grief, 19 months after her husband's death 6:50 Joy Harjo's poem "Remember" 9:19 The Council Oak and Muscogee history 12:10 A conversation about guarding memories 13:35 A memory her son gave back to her 15:00 Bluegrass music and collective memory 17:07 Closing reflection and blessingSUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: @allsoulsunitarianGIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: https://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text AllSoulsTulsa to 73256LET'S CONNECT:Facebook: /allsoulstulsaInstagram: /allsoulstulsaAll Souls Church Website: https://www.allsoulschurch.org

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  Amnesia of the Heart | Rev. Cathey Edwards | All Souls Unitarian Church

  Jul 20, 202620 min

  What if the love you need most right now is love for yourself? Rev. Cathey Edwards names the habit she calls "spiritual amnesia" — forgetting our own worth — and offers a simple two-word practice to interrupt it.Guest minister Rev. Cathey Edwards, part of the All Souls community since the 1980s, explores what it means to turn Love Beyond Belief inward. In this message, delivered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rev. Edwards makes the case that self-compassion isn't a self-help detour from justice work, it's the foundation of it.KEY THEMES:- Self-compassion as a spiritual practice- The "just like me" practice for dissolving judgment- Naming "spiritual amnesia" as forgetting our own worth- Sharon Salzberg's "but I love you" technique- Truth-telling as an ethical, not just emotional, stance- Holding our own contradictions and multitudesSUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: @allsoulsunitarianWANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1TOSFe2QQ0Di7zeiwlcZgv and Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: https://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text AllSoulsTulsa to 73256LET'S CONNECT:Facebook: /allsoulstulsaInstagram: /allsoulstulsaAll Souls Church Website: https://www.allsoulschurch.org#AllSoulsTulsa #AllSoulsUnitarianChurch #LoveBeyondBelief #SelfCompassion #Tulsa

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