http://www.trumbore-media.org/index.html presentations by the Rev Samuel A Trumbore en-us Copyright 2011 Samuel A. Trumbore. All rights reserved. 18 Sep 2011 23:10:00 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss trumbore-media@uumin.org trumbore-media@uumin.org 60 http://www.trumbore.org/sam/sermons/Faith-For-a-Crowded-World.pdf Sam Trumbore Most world religions began at a time when our ability to affect the biosphere was quite limited. Now we on the cusp of seeing dramatic climate change for which humanity is responsible. Technology amplifies the ability of a few people to do tremendous damage as we saw on September 11, 2001. Population continues to exert tremendous pressure on the resources for our collective survival. How can religion respond in a way that helps rather than harms? Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:10:00 EST http://www.trumbore.org/sam/sermons/Christian-Humanism-2.pdf Sam Trumbore Contemporary Unitarian Universalist Humanists are least tolerant of Christianity. Yet many of our values spring from the Christian tradition. Can we love and follow Jesus and be a Humanist too? Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:10:00 EST http://www.trumbore.org/sam/sermons/Faith-Without-Abusive-Authority.pdf Sam Trumbore The Protestant Reformation had its start in the abuse of Papal authority selling indulgences to fund Vatican building projects. We've been deconstructing and questioning the authority of leaders ever since the schism. Our bylaws have elaborate safeguards against the abuse of power here. Have we gone too far? Some in our movement are innovating around empowerment of affirming leadership. Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:10:00 EST http://www.trumbore.org/sam/sermons/Prophecy-Atonement-and-Forgiveness.pdf Sam Trumbore As Sam's Outlook column pointed out this month, prophets can be difficult people with whom to sustain a relationship without a shared sense of purpose, commitment and urgency. Being present with a prophet requires a willingness to witness one's resistance and reactivity. It requires allowing unpleasant emotions to surface. And it requires a willingness to consider being changed by the encounter … for the better. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:10:00 EST http://www.uumin.org/sam/sermons/Considering-Justice-GA-2012.pdf Samuel A. Trumbore Increased border security and immigration status checking are two of our national responses to the September 11th attacks. These enhanced security measures are supposed to protect us from terrorist infiltration. The side effects of increased enforcement are separating families, endangering documented immigrant workers in our economy and killing thousands of people in the Arizona desert. As our national leaders pass the immigration hot potato around, this human rights crisis continues to get worse. And now Unitarian Universalist Association is asking us to respond and take a stand. Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:10:00 EST