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

• “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 (the podcast recorder was not turned on)
• “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 2018, 24 December 2018, and 31 December 2018.
• “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 (UU White Supremacy Teach-In worship service due to copyright law issues)
• “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 (Blessing of the Animals worship service — copyright law issues)
• “Keeping It Alive” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (24 September 2017)
• Note — there is no 17 September 2017 sermon podcast due to recorder malfunction
• “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 (annual Water Communion Worship and Pool Party)
• “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 due to copyright issues with content used in the worship service (annual “Artist Sunday” worship service).
• “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 due to digital recorder technical malfunction.
• Note — there is no 30 April 2017 podcast due to copyright issues with content adapted for the worship service.
• Earth Day Celebration with Rev. Barbara Jarrell (23 April 2017)
• Note –there is no 16 April 2017 podcast due to digital recorder technical malfunction.
• Note — there is no 9 April 2017 podcast due to copyright issues with content adapted for the worship service.
• “Open to Transformation” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (2 April 2017)
• Note — there is no 26 March 2017 podcast due to digital recorder technical malfunction.
• “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 (the podcast recorder was not turned on)
• “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 (this service was a special Thanksgiving feast and there was no sermon to podcast)
• 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 (podcast recorder not turned on)
• “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 (audio system malfunction)
• Note – there is no podcast recording for 2 October 2016 (annual Blessing of the Animals worship service) due to copyright restrictions on the readings used for this worship service.
• “No Greater Love” by Rev. Carlton Elliott Smith (25 September 2016)
• Note – there is no usable podcast recording for 18 September 2016 (static on podcast recording)
• “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 “Artist Sunday” worship service.  Much of this service was delivered without the use of the microphone and there are copyright restrictions that prevent our podcasting of this service.  Please join us for next year’s “Artist Sunday” service in person.
• “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 (no sermon, portions of worship service done without microphone)
• “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 (podcast audio recorder did not have sufficient storage space to record the worship service)
• “ … 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 worship service (podcast audio recorder not turned on)
• “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 (malfunctioning audio system prevented use of the pulpit microphone)
• Note — there is no podcast recording for the 4 October 2015 “Blessing of the Animals” worship service (no sermon in worship service)
• “Blessed is the Flame” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (27 September 2015)
• Note — there is no podcast recording for 20 September 2014 because significant portions of the sermon was delivered without use of the microphone.
• “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)
• Note — there are no sermon or worship podcasts for 12 July 2015, 19 July 2015, and 26 July 2015 (recorder malfunction for 12 and 26 July 2015, copyright issues for 19 July 2015)
• “A More Imperfect Union” by Uncle Sam (dramatic portrayal by John Allen – 5 July 2015)
• “Celebrating Pride” by Pam Brown (28 June 2015)
• “What’s Love Got to Do With It? (and Other Egregiously Borrowed Themes)” by Robert W. Smith (21 June 2015)
• “Getting to the Long View” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (14 June 2015)
• “Digging Back into the Toolbox” (An Intergenerational Worship) with Susan Caldwell and Members and Friends of All Souls (7 June 2015)
• “Companions for the Journey: The Fifth Source” with Steve Caldwell, Barbara Deger, and Eric First (31 May 2015)
• “Infinity and Potential” by Amanda Lawrence (24 May 2015)
• “Short of the Glory” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (17 May 2015)
• Note — there is no podcast recording for 10 May 2015 due to technical difficulties
• Words from 2015 Emerson Award Recipient — Dr. Brian Salvatore (3 May 2015)
• “My Brother’s Keeper” by Rev. Lee Jeter (26 April 2015)
• “Living on a Living Planet” with Susan Caldwell and Members and Friends of All Souls (19 April 2015)
• “One’s Place in the Web” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (12 April 2015)
• “Rising Green” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell (5 April 2015)

(Updated – 2 January 2019)