Podcasts

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Please note that this podcast web page does not contain a complete list of our entire podcast library.  You can listen to all of our podcasts (going back to 8 April 2007) using the podcast RSS feed link provided above.

Podcast Library

• “Celebration of Women: Still Angry” by Melissa Gibson (24 March 2019)
• Note — there is no sermon podcast for 17 March 2019
• “Growing Justice” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (10 March 2019)
• “Justice and U(U)s” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (3 March 2019)
• “Parsing the Paradox of Peace” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (24 February 2019)
• Note — there is no sermon podcast for 17 February 2019
• “With Help from the Essential Wisdom of the World’s Religions” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (10 February 2019)
• “The Four Limitless States of Mind” by Larry Androes (3 February 2019)
• “Right” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (27 January 2019)
• Note — there are no sermon podcast for 20 January 2019.
• “Rhythms / Cycles / Circles of Life and Religious Differences” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (13 January 2019)
• “What Is Religion Good For? (Dangling Preposition and All … )” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (6 January 2019)
• Note — there are no sermon podcasts for 23 and 30 December 2018.
• “A House of Prophecy … Outrunning Times Past” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (16 December 2018)
• “One World, Two Pockets, and Three Traditions” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (9 December 2018)
• Note — there is no sermon podcast for 2 December 2018.
• “The Evolution of God” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (25 November 2018)
• “Tribute, Solace, Challenge: Some Thoughts on Veteran’s Day” with Steve Caldwell and Jennifer Russell (11 November 2018)
• “Loving the Hell Out of the World: The Universalist Belief of Hosea Ballou” by Rev. Jacqueline Anne Luck (4 November 2018)
• “This I Believe” with with Rebecca Tuggle, Kevin Henry, and Tena Hines (14 October 2018)
• “The Soul of Animals” by Cherrie Groves-Moussaoui (7 October 2018)
• “One Universalist” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (30 September 2018)
• “The Power of a Timid Revolutionary” by Jeff Gauger (23 September 2018)
• Note – there is no podcast recording for 16 September 2018.
• “Repent, Reboot: Unitarian Universalism, the Jewish New Year, and Preparation for What Lies Ahead” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (9 September 2018)
• “Come as You Are” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (2 September 2018)
• “That’s Part of the Ocean, Too” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (26 August 2018)
• “Worthy Tools for the Struggle” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (19 August 2018)
• Note — there is no 12 August 2018 podcast due to copyright issues with content used in the worship service (annual “Artist Sunday” worship service).
• “When Love is Not the Easy Choice” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (5 August 2018)
• “Independent Variables” by Amanda Lawrence (29 July 2018)
• “Imagine That: Creative Independence and Connection” by Loretta Casteen (22 July 2018)
• “Keeping Your Head in the Age of Twitter: Not Being Hijacked by Hashtags” by Claudia Harris (15 July 2018)
• “The Day Will Come When the Church Will Break Your Heart — A Joyful Message (No, really … )” by Susan Caldwell (8 July 2018)
• “Variations on a Theme of Independence” by Bennett Upton (1 July 2018)
• “Stay Angry” by Melissa Gibson (24 June 2018)
• “On Fathering: The Reflections of Three Men at Different Stages of Fatherhood” with John Macy, Abbas Moussaoui, and Ron Thurston (17 June 2018)
• A Celebration of Pride with Brad Campbell (10 June 2018)
• Note — there is no sermon podcast for 3 June 2018
• “Necessary Roughness — An Observance of Memorial Day” by John Allen (27 May 2018)
• Note — there is no sermon podcast for 20 May 2018.
• “Reflections on Motherhood” with Pamela Carlisle and Susan Caldwell (13 May 2018)
• “Whether Recovery or Discovery: The Dance Between Emptiness and Fullness” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (6 May 2018)
• “Spirit and an Unexpected Path” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (29 April 2018)
• Note — there is no sermon podcast for 22 April 2018.
• “Pulling Weeds and Other Lessons for the Work of Justice” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (15 April 2018)
• “The Right to Go to Hell” by James T. McCollum (8 April 2018)
• “A Celebration of Easter” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (1 April 2018)
• “This I Believe” with Leigh Anne Chambers, Megan Bennett, and James Peck (25 March 2018)
• Note — there is no sermon podcast for 18 March 2018.
• “The Spirit of Change” by Omari Ho-Sang (11 March 2018)
• Note — there is no sermon podcast for 4 March 2018.
• “Taking a Swim in the Cosmic Soup” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (25 February 2018)
• “Willingness and Belief” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (18 February 2018)
• “Living Out Fragile Freedoms and Ecumenism as a Baptist from East Texas” by Rev. Dr. John Henson (11 February 2018)
• “Where They Find the Light” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (4 February 2018)
• “It Makes a World of Difference” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (28 January 2018)
• Note — there is no sermon podcast for 21 January 2018.
• “Thus Conscience Makes Cowards of Us All” by Henry Walker (14 January 2018)
• “The Moral of the Story” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (7 January 2018)
• Note — there are no sermon podcasts for 17 December 2017, 24 December 2017, and 31 December 2017.
• “Advent” by Rev. Judith Taylor (10 December 2017)
• “First Light and Theological Headstands” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (3 December 2017)
• “I Can Say ‘Amen’ to That: Walking Around in the Lord’s Prayer” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (26 November 2017)
• “The Blind Men and the Trinity” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (12 November 2017)
• “The Person and the Presence” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (5 November 2017)
• “A New Look at an Old Path” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (29 October 2017)
• Note — there is no 22 October 2017 sermon podcast.
• “They Left Me for Dead” by Mr. Lynn Cawthorne (15 October 2017)
• “Not an Occasional Act” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (8 October 2017)
• Note — there is no 1 October 2017 sermon podcast.
• “Keeping It Alive” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (24 September 2017)
• Note — there is no 17 September 2017 sermon podcast.
• “Companions for the Journey” with Jeff Gauger, Juan Villarreal, and Richard Denton (10 September 2017)
• “A Place Within a Dynamic Faith” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (3 September 2017)
• Note — there is no 27 August 2017 podcast.
• “What Makes You Safe?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (20 August 2017)
• “Understanding” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (13 August 2017)
• Note — there is no 6 August 2017 podcast.
• “How UUs Say Grace in a Graceless World: Awful, Amazing, Gritty Grace” by Claudia Harris (30 July 2017)
• “Screwtape 2017” by John Allen (23 July 2017)
• “A Damascus Moment” by Rev. Lee Jeter (16 July 2017)
• Note — there is no 9 July 2017 podcast due to digital recorder technical malfunction.
• “But What Kind of Change?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (2 July 2017)
• “Church of the Orthodox Heretics” by Rev. Mark Christian (25 June 2017)
• “Keep Calm and Father On” with James Peck, Eric First, and Bennett Upton (18 June 2017)
• “Life: We’re In It Together” by Rebecca Norris (11 June 2017)
• “The Importance of Human Rights Advocacy” by John Hodge (4 June 2017)
• “Of Joy and Dog Whistles” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (21 May 2017)
• Note –there is no 7 May 2017 podcast.
• Note — there is no 30 April 2017 podcast.
• Earth Day Celebration with Rev. Barbara Jarrell (23 April 2017)
• Note –there is no 16 April 2017 podcast.
• Note — there is no 9 April 2017 podcast.
• “Open to Transformation” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (2 April 2017)
• Note — there is no 26 March 2017 podcast.
• “A New Model for Ship-Building” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (19 March 2017)
• “Space-Makers” by Rev. Juan Huertas (12 March 2017)
• “The Not-So-Accidental Activist” by Dr. Jaya McSharma (5 March 2017)
• “Who Is Talking to Us?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (26 February 2017)
• Excerpts from “Knowing Our Neighbors” (An Intergenerational Worship) with Susan Caldwell along with members and friends of All Souls (19 February 2017)
• “The Challenge of Change” by Imam Orsen El Amin – Masjid Al Taqwa (12 February 2017)
• “In the Wisdom of the Sages” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (5 February 2017)
• Women’s March Sermon with Katie Caldwell – Shreveport / Bossier City NOW Chapter President (29 January 2017)
• Note – there is no podcast recording for 22 January 2017.
• “Overbearing Partisanship” by Clay Walker (15 January 2017)
• “In the Palm of Your Hand” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (8 January 2017)
• “Waiting for the Light” by Susan Caldwell with members and friends of All Souls (18 December 2016)
• “A Tradition of Faith” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (11 December 2016)
• “Seeing the Future” by Rev. Judith Taylor (4 December 2016)
• “Like the Earth Gives” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (27 November 2016)
• Note – there is no podcast for the 20 November 2016 worship service.
• Veteran’s Day Tribute Service with Robert McLane, Bennett Upton, Sylvania Mercer and John Allen (13 November 2016)
• Note – there is no podcast recording for 6 November 2016.
• “Companions for the Journey” with Tyrus Mulkey, Jocelyn Lanham, and John Allen (30 October 2016)
• Excerpts from “Love is the Doctrine of This Church — A Service in Celebration of our Unitarian Universalist History and Identity” with Susan Caldwell along with Members and Friends of All Souls (23 October 2016)
• Note – there is no podcast recording for 9 and 16 October 2016.
• Note – there is no podcast recording for 2 October 2016.
• “No Greater Love” by Rev. Carlton Elliott Smith (25 September 2016)
• Note – there is no usable podcast recording for 18 September 2016.
• “Run, Spectate, or Commit” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (11 September 2016)
• “A Living Tradition or a Community of Like-minded?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (4 September 2016)
• “A Sense of Belonging” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (28 August 2016)
• “From Ashes to Action: The Rebirth of the YWCA” by Rachel Scott (21 August 2016)
• “Yet the Sea is Never Full” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (14 August 2016)
• “One Big Rhythm” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (7 August 2016)
• “The Contemplative Journey” by Alan Prater (31 July 2016)
• “As Love Grows Up” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (24 July 2016)
• Note – there is no podcast recording for the 10 July 2016.
• “The Value of Independence All Depends” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (3 July 2016)
• “To Affirm and Promote the Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Person” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (26 June 2016)
• “Celebrating Father’s Day” by Abbas Moussaoui (19 June 2016)
• “Coming Home to Myself” by Dr. Deborah Fabian (12 June 2016)
• “Crowd Control on the Road Less Traveled” by Rev. Susan Smith (5 June 2016)
• Excerpts from “Within and All Around Us: Seeking the Source” with Susan Caldwell along with members and friends of All Souls (29 May 2016)
• “Reason and Science: Dancing with My Short Suit” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (22 May 2016)
• “Remaining Faithful” by Lee Arthur Jeter, Sr. (15 May 2016)
• “Mothering in the Second Half of Life” by Sarah Boswell (8 May 2016)
• “Righteous Among the Nations” by Susan Caldwell (1 May 2016)
• “Opening to What’s More” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (24 April 2016)
• “The Home We Share with All Living Things” by Rovena Windsor, Kathy Osuch, and Cindy Mandarino (17 April 2016)
• Excerpts from “I Cannot Do Everything, But I Can Do Something” by Susan Caldwell with the children, youth, and adults of All Souls (10 April 2016)
• “A Legacy of Caring” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (3 April 2016)
• Note – there is no sermon podcast for 27 March 2016.
• “Into the Fire” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (20 March 2016)
• “Can Justice Evolve?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (13 March 2016)
• “Storytelling as a Tool for Justice” by Annette Simmons (6 March 2016)
  “A Criminal Justice Nightmare” by Henry Walker (28 February 2016)
• “What Does Peace Look Like?” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (21 February 2016)
• Excerpts from “World Community Begins at Home” — Susan Caldwell with members and friends of All Souls (14 February 2016)
• “In Community with the World” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (7 February 2016)
• “When Smart People Fail” by Kiya Heartwood (31 January 2016)
• “In Support of Our Neighbors” with Rev. Barbara Jarrell, Imam Orsen El Amin, Rabbi Jana De Benedetti, and Rev. John Henson (24 January 2016)
• “Hyde: Roe’s Ugly Stepsister” by Melissa Gibson (22 January 2016)
• Reflection on Shreveport’s Civil Rights History with Maxine Sarpy (17 January 2016)
• Note — there is no podcast recording for 10 January 2016.
• “ … Grow Into Harmony … ” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (3 January 2016)
• “Dark –> Lightning –> Light –> Repeat” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (27 December 2015)
• “The Gifts We Bring” with Susan Caldwell with the children and youth of All Souls (20 December 2015)
• “A Water Sign Meets a Watery Grave” by Rev. Susan Smith (13 December 2015)
• “Making Light of It” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (6 December 2015)
• “Fall in the Soul” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (29 November 2015)
• “Gratitude is a Vote of Confidence in What We Cannot Control” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (22 November 2015)
• “Wordsmithing: The Uses of Poetry” by Barbara Deger and Carol Graywing (15 November 2015)
• Note — there is no podcast recording for 8 November 2015.
• “This Side of the Tower of Babel“by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (1 November 2015)
• “Why We Do It” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (25 October 2015)
• Note — there is no podcast recording for 11 or 18 October 2015 worship service.
• Note — there is no podcast recording for the 4 October 2015.
• “Blessed is the Flame” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (27 September 2015)
• Note — there is no podcast recording for 20 September 2014.
• “Seeker’s Sanctuary” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (13 September 2015)
• “The Language of Hope” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (6 September 2015)
• “The Federal Flood and the Lesson of Listening” by Susan Caldwell (30 August 2015)
• “When in Doubt: Challenging the Calculus of Certainty” by Claudia Harris (23 August 2015)
• Water Communion Homily by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (16 August 2015)
• “Daily Practice” by Laura Flett (9 August 2015)
• “Turn the World Around” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (2 August 2015)

(Updated – 28 April 2019)