http://www.trumbore-media.org/index.html presentations by the Rev Samuel A Trumbore en-us Copyright 2006 Samuel A. Trumbore. All rights reserved. 27 Jul 2005 23:00:00 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss trumbore-media@uumin.org trumbore-media@uumin.org 60 Unitarian Universalists love life long learning. They enjoy satisfying the urge to understand the world and themselves. Yet, can it also serve a deeper spiritual purpose through practicing a disciplined approach to learning? Can the process of learning itself have within it its own truth? http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Learning-as-a-Spiritual-Practice.mp3 07 Jun 10:35:00 EDT Few saw the economic collapse coming that we're suffering through right now. Looking at the past, bankers fooled themselves into thinking real estate prices could only go up. Now it seems obvious that a fall was coming. Could it be that the amount of uncertainty in life is actually increasing along with the complexity of our lives and unexpected events will happen more frequently? How do we live in a world where the risk of the unexpected is increasing? http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Reliable-Uncertainty.mp3 8 Mar 10:35:00 EDT Jesus didn't give us a lot of answers but he did give us an amazing number of questions to ponder. Rather than give an answer to a question, Jesus often offered a teaching story. Using his questions, Jesus can become a mirror for us to see ourselves. These questions will be our source for reflection in the six week Lenten Bible Study class beginning Tuesday evening, March 3. http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Questions-of-Jesus.mp3 1 Mar 10:35:00 EDT Many of us have experienced adversity in our lives, moved through it, and been the stronger for it. As economic hard times weigh down our nation, this is a good time for our congregation to increase our sense of support for each other. Difficulties and challenges can be the catalyst for our spiritual growth and development – for both the ones enduring hard times and the ones offering help and support. Hard times can bring our congregational community closer together http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Awakening-Through-Brokenness.mp3 8 Feb 10:35:00 EDT Striving to recreate the past in the present and/or striving to attain existence in a heaven realm after death are both morally bankrupt if those actions contract supporting the well-being of life on this planet here and now. If this proposition is true, why not just focus on serving the common good here and now and not be concerned about what happens after you die? http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Abandoning-Past-and-Future-Lives.mp3 04 Jan 10:35:00 EDT There are many approaches to developing one's spiritual life. Some people pray, some sing or chant, others meditate, do Tai Chi and Yoga, some journal, some memorize poetry and contemplate it. All stimulate an inner journey to plumb the depths of our being. Part of the inner journey is making peace with what we find that will assist us in making peace in our outer journey through life. http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Making-Peace-with-Our-Spirituality.mp3 07 Dec 10:35:00 EDT With the election just days away, rather than telling you who you should vote for as some foolish evangelical ministers have told their churches, I'd like to speak about what I see as one of the most important issues in the political campaign that doesn't get much press. As we obsess about the economy, a much bigger world problem needs our attention. How do we use our political institutions to move the world closer to peace? Which candidate is more likely to do this? http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Making-Peace-with-our-Politics.mp3 02 Nov 10:35:00 EDT Advocating for peace in the world is one thing. Making peace with our family and neighbors is yet another. Creating the reality of peace is much, much harder than thinking about making the world a more peaceful place. Thankfully there are some very effective peacemaking tools to promote more compassionate communication created by Marshall Rosenberg called, Nonviolent Communication. http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Making-Peace-with-Each-Other.mp3 12 Oct 10:35:00 EDT This will be the first service in a four part series on different aspects of peacemaking. One of the first and most difficult places for us to make peace is in our relationship with our natural environment. Following this service, we will dedicate our new Peace Pole to be planted by our front door. http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Making-Peace-with-Our-Planet.mp3 21 Sep 10:35:00 EDT Originating with the Ojibwa Nation, dream catchers were designed to protect sleeping children from nightmares by filtering out bad dreams and letting good dreams pass through. During October, our strategic planning committee will be organizing many “Dream Catcher Circles” to help collect your dreams for our congregation. What dreams will you bring? http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Catching-Dreams.mp3 14 Sep 10:25:00 EDT The Rev.’s Kendall Gibbons and Jason Shelton wrote and put to music these words as part of Sources: A Unitarian Universalist Cantata performed at UUA General Assembly in June. If all goes as planned, we will bring the magic of that amazing performance to our service as we gather our many waters together into our one congregation after our summer adventures. http://www.trumbore-media.org/podcast/Many-Waters-One-Sea.mp3 07 Sep 2008 10:25:00 EDT