This message was delivered on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Barbara Prose in a special 10:30 am Service. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS:  WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:  or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:   Instagram:   All Souls Church Website:

"Trusting Life" with Rev. Barbara Prose

Randy Lewis

This message was delivered on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Randy Lewis in the 10am Service. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS:  WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:  or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:   Instagram:   All Souls Church Website:

"The Show Must Go On" with Rev. Randy Lewis

Marlin Lavanhar

This message was delivered on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar in The Point Humanist Hour. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS:  WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:  or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:   Instagram:   All Souls Church Website:

"The Paradox of Choice" with Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar

Carlton D. Pearson

This message was delivered on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Carlton D. Pearson in the 10am Service. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS:  WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:  or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:   Instagram:   All Souls Church Website:

"Mind, Memory, & Mercy" with Carlton D. Pearson

This message was delivered on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar in the 10am Service. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS:  WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:  or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:   Instagram:   All Souls Church Website:

"What Are You Looking For?" with Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar

This message was delivered on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Barbara Prose in the 10am Service. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS:  WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:  or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:   Instagram:   All Souls Church Website:

"Seasons of Love" with Rev. Barbara Prose

Is there a limit to mercy, and who decides?  And when we don't know how to forgive ourselves, where can we find the permission, or the courage, to do so?  In this timely message, Rev. Randy reflects on the challenges of forgiving ourselves, even from terrible things we've done, and the importance of letting mercy courageously enter our lives. This message was delivered on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Randy Lewis in the 10am Service. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS:   WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:   GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:   Instagram:  All Souls Church Website:

Is there a limit to mercy, and who decides?  And when we don't know how to forgive ourselves, where can we find the permission, or the courage, to do so?  In this timely message, Rev. Randy reflects on the challenges of forgiving ourselves, even from terrible things we've done, and the importance of letting mercy courageously enter our lives. This message was delivered on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Randy Lewis in the 10am Service. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS:   WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:   GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: <a href="http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE</a> or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Instagram: All Souls Church Website:

"When Mercy Speaks" with Rev. Randy Lewis

This message was delivered on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar in the 10am Service.     SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS:  https://www.youtube.com/user/allsoulsunitarian   WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943     GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:  http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text LOVEBB to 73256     LET'S CONNECT:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa/   All Souls Church Website: http://www.allsoulschurch.org/connect

This message was delivered on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar in the 10am Service.   SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/allsoulsunitarian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/allsoulsunitarian</a>  WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943</a>   GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: <a href="http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE</a> or text LOVEBB to 73256   LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa/</a>  All Souls Church Website: <a href="http://www.allsoulschurch.org/connect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.allsoulschurch.org/connect</a>

"R U Redeemable?" w/Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar

This message was delivered on Sunday, April 16th, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Carlton D. Pearson during The Point service.     SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS:  https://www.youtube.com/user/allsoulsunitarian   WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943     GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:  http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text LOVEBB to 73256     LET'S CONNECT:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa/   All Souls Church Website: http://www.allsoulschurch.org/connect

This message was delivered on Sunday, April 16th, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Carlton D. Pearson during The Point service.   SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/allsoulsunitarian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/allsoulsunitarian</a>  WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943</a>   GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: <a href="http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE</a> or text LOVEBB to 73256   LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa/</a>  All Souls Church Website: <a href="http://www.allsoulschurch.org/connect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.allsoulschurch.org/connect</a>

"Redeeming the Times" w/ Carlton D. Pearson

Marlin gives his Easter message This message was delivered on Sunday, April 9th, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar in the 10am Service. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS: https://www.youtube.com/user/allsoulsunitarian WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943 GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa/ All Souls Church Website: http://www.allsoulschurch.org/connect

Marlin gives his Easter message This message was delivered on Sunday, April 9th, 2023 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar in the 10am Service. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH SERMONS FROM OUR MINISTERS: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/allsoulsunitarian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/allsoulsunitarian</a> WANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943</a> GIVE TO SUPPORT LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: <a href="http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE</a> or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/allsoulstulsa</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/allsoulstulsa/</a> All Souls Church Website: <a href="http://www.allsoulschurch.org/connect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.allsoulschurch.org/connect</a>

"Wait There's More!" w/ Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar

Sermons delivered at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, OK.

I absolutely love this church. Even though I I&#39;ve too far away I can join in through the podcast or watching them live online. Thank you, All Souls!

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Although I have a UU church I attend where I live, I listen to these sermons on the bus or at night when I&#39;m in need of inspiration. I love them. I come away from each sermon with a new task to dedicate myself to in improving myself and the world around me. From the bottom of my heart: thank you for providing these important messages.

Excellent sermons

All Souls Unitarian Church

The message was delivered on Sunday, July 14, 2019, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister, at the Humanist Service. DESCRIPTION I never thought anybody would ever attribute the word “heresy”, “heretic” to me. It was just wasn’t in my mind at all. It just means choice or opinion, or to choose differently from others, “heresies” in Hebrew/Greek. So, the whole idea of getting out the traditions of the traded down ideologies and ideas, and developing an independent way of thinking, is dangerous. Join me in The Point, Humanist Hour as I trade places from my traditional pulpit to talking about my experience and the subject matter in the documentary, American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel. *Music: Majeste Pearson, vocal solo; David B. Smith, piano SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'AMERICAN HERETICS' - A message by Carlton D. Pearson (Humanist Service)

Bishop Carlton D. Pearson

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, April 1, 2018, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Transcendence is existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level. It is also ethereal, spiritual and/or psychological movement and motion. In a sense we all have both multiple personal order and multiple personality disorder or multi personalities out of order. Transcendence is the coping mechanism we use to traverse the human experience of living, moving and possessing or repossessing our being, which is the power and purpose of our resurrected Self. We're celebrating this amazing reality and renaissance the entire month of April, here at All Souls. Join and get to know and re-know yourself all over again. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'TRANSCENDENCE: YOUR RESURRECTION POWER' - A sermon by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson (Contemporary Service)

Barbara Prose

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Executive Director of Ministry. SERMON DESCRIPTION "This is how we win. Not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love,” says Rose Tico in the latest Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi. With women in the highest leadership positions, a deep reverence for the galaxy and science, the danger of heroic solo acts exposed … the core tension is about whether the Jedi Faith can or will survive. With Annie Lenox’s song, A Thousand Beautiful Things as a backdrop, we will explore a theology of the future and of resistance, so we can say with Ms. Lenox, “Every day I write the list of reasons why I still believe they do exist.” SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'STAR WARS THEOLOGY' - A sermon by Rev. Barbara Prose (Contemporary Service)

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION At some time every one of us would like to be given another chance and would prefer not to have to pay the full consequences of our actions or inactions. We've done something wrong. We wish we had not done it or at least we wish we had not been caught. True justice would see us punished, but with some mercy we might go free. A world without justice would be uninhabitable. A world without mercy would be inhumane. In May we begin with a new monthly theme of mercy. Our Universalist forbearers had a great capacity for mercy. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES' - A sermon by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. DESCRIPTION As we celebrate graduates this Sunday, there is something to be said about living our truth, post-graduation. High school grads will step into the world as their true selves, finding their way. Older grads will embark on their genuine paths. I charge our grads and community to stay fluid and flexible us room to grow and learn. Staying fluid and flexible enables us to influence and even change truth as we know it, experience it and perceive it. That’s what fascinates me most about the concept to truth. It’s malleable to our own understanding and relationship with it. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'LIVE YOUR TRUTH' - A sermon by Carlton D. Pearson (Contemporary Service)

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 17, 2019, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. DESCRIPTION To survive is to manage to keep going in difficult circumstances. Human spirituality can be both daring and dangerous because it involves imagination and experimentation with a neglected but natural part of our human essence. We're not just human beings seeking spiritual experiences, we are a spirit having an earthly encounter. Managing both is the primary charge and challenge of our human and humane psyche or soul. We have a mind and we have a body, but we ARE a spirit. Navigating and negotiating same is a daily and daunting task. Let's talk about it! SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'SURVIVING HUMAN SPIRITUALITY' - A sermon by Carlton D. Pearson (Contemporary Service)

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. DESCRIPTION Human nature tends to have a "hang or hold on" mentality, as if something is always being forcibly, or even subtly taken away. We naturally tend to fight to avoid being victimized and vandalized by life. Thus the idea of letting go, releasing, or relinquishing seems foreign and a kind of malady, weakness or liability. When in reality, letting go can be the most powerful asset of your soul. Letting go can lead to an expanded self, releasing you to your most liberated and engaged personal existence. Letting go can sometimes mean letting God to artfully and graciously bridge your humanity to your divinity in the most sublime way. Join us all month while we work and walk through the process an progress of letting go! *Music: Cynthia Simmons, vocals, and Barron Ryan, piano SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'LET GO AND LET GOD' - A sermon by Carlton D. Pearson (Contemporary Service)

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, January 5, 2020, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. DESCRIPTION Brother David Stendal-Rast, a Benedictine monk has observed: "Ninety-nine percent of the time we have an opportunity to be grateful for something. We just don’t notice it. We go through our days in a daze." We often don’t realize what we have until it’s gone. It’s often after a relationship ends that we realize how much it meant to us or when we leave a job or when our children go away to school or when our health changes and we realize we’ve taken it for granted. How can we appreciate what we have now in this moment and not when we come to die, realize we have not lived? Join me to experience the profound joy and gratitude of this moment and this life and share tools for living with presence and purpose. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'GRATEFULNESS AND GREAT FULLNESS' - A sermon by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar (Contemporary Service)

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, January 13, 2019, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. DESCRIPTION The idea of grace tends to trigger religious thoughts of a God who measures grace through sympathy and a kindness. In a non-religious sense, grace is one reflecting the same traits of sympathy and kindness as entirely human, evolving and including benevolence, simple elegance, and refinement of movement or mind. Grace and graciousness is a culture and characteristic we embrace and encourage as a spiritual community here at All Souls. We begin 2019 with an emphasis on grace through January, projecting it into the entire year. Join me to make the start of the year a freshly inspired reality. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'THE HUMANITY OF GRACE' - A sermon by Carlton D. Pearson (Contemporary Service)

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.” ―Tom Bodett Hope basically means happy anticipation of good. For some, hope means happy anticipation of God! Hope evolves and involves—aspirations, desires, wishes, expectations, ambitions, aims, goals, plans, designs, dreams, daydreams, pipe dreams. Scripture says, Hope is a form of emotional salvation. Join this hardy conversation about hope in every service this month. Read more about my take on the topic of hope on beyondbelief.online. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'THE HEALING SALVE OF HOPE' - A sermon by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson (Contemporary Service)

Victor M. Parachin

The message was delivered on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Victor M. Parachin, Guest Minister, at the Humanist Service. DESCRIPTION Sometime in 46 BC, Julius Caesar established January 1 as New Year's day. Since that time, people have used this transition time of year to audit themselves and make adjustments which might bring them more happiness. Join me to explore the Buddhist way to have a happy new year. *Music performed by Rick Fortner, Director of Music SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'HOW TO HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR: THE BUDDHIST WAY' - A message by Rev. Dr. Victor M. Parachin (Humanist Service)

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, April 21, 2019, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. DESCRIPTION Celebrate Easter at our Easter services with Communion following each service. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'DIRT & DUST' - A sermon by Carlton D. Pearson (Contemporary Service)

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister.SERMON DESCRIPTIONBoth sides of the political spectrum in our country are claiming someone has stolen the American Dream. The result is that the American people are turning on each other. "A house divided against itself cannot stand," said Abraham Lincoln. A person divided within himself (or herself) is also set up to fall. Politicians and religious leaders often offer simplistic answers that feed on people's desire for control in uncertain times. The divisions we are seeing are in part a spiritual disease. Our initial work to repair the divisions in our country begins within.SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:LET'S CONNECT:Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Both sides of the political spectrum in our country are claiming someone has stolen the American Dream. The result is that the American people are turning on each other. "A house divided against itself cannot stand," said Abraham Lincoln. A person divided within himself (or herself) is also set up to fall. Politicians and religious leaders often offer simplistic answers that feed on people's desire for control in uncertain times. The divisions we are seeing are in part a spiritual disease. Our initial work to repair the divisions in our country begins within. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:

'DIVIDED WE FALL' - A sermon by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. DESCRIPTION Where are the places that gather people in meaningful ways? There’s a big difference between being in other people’s company and encountering people in ways that change us all. This weekend is both All Souls annual Homecoming Sunday and the opening of Tulsa’s new $460,000,000 “Gathering Place” park. All Souls is a gathering place for people of various backgrounds and beliefs. If you’ve taken the summer off this is the day to return to All Souls. If you haven’t seen someone at church for a while, please reach out and invite them to come. The choirs have some wonderful music planned and our youth group will be serving fajitas for lunch as a fundraiser. We will have tables on the lawn and in Emerson Hall to gather and eat. Come to a service and then perhaps head to checkout the new park afterward. *Musical solo by Majeste Pearson. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'ANOTHER GATHERING PLACE' - A sermon by Carlton D. Pearson

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Creation and Divinity are inseparable. Creation is the testosterone of consciousness. We all have it and we all do it- create that is. It is part of our spiritual biology and mental ingenuity. We are created, creative, and creating beings. It is human nature to create, recreate, procreate, and co-create on every conceivable level. We create habitually. Learning to do so intentionally is our power of choice.  SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'CREATE WITH INTENTION' - A sermon by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, December 9, 2018, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. DESCRIPTION Peace is the most natural asset and desire of human nature—nothing satisfies us more. Mental calm, serenity and freedom from disturbance with quiet and tranquility are heaven on Earth. But, Peace comes in many forms. Peace is a life source and a life force.  At All Souls, we profess to be peace agents, and brokers when necessary, while being responsible to notice the things that prevent or impede peace in our character, church, country or culture. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'PEACE IS POSSIBLE' - A sermon by Carlton D. Pearson (Contemporary Service)

Kimberly Braun

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson &amp; Rev. Kimberly Braun, Guest Ministers.SERMON DESCRIPTIONWhen Jesus was asked what is the greatest commandment, he replied: “Love the Lord, your God, with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is similar, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”Christian love comes down to us from the teachings of other religions that pre-date Christianity by thousands of years. Buddha, Krishna, and other enlightened souls taught the same thing as the basis and essence of all spirituality.We don’t learn to love, we somehow forget to. Loving comes naturally; hatred is taught or appropriated. Love is the DNA of spirit and must be recalled, reclaimed and reconciled. This is what it means to be born again or anew.*Rev. Kimberly Braun is the author of, Love Calls: Insights of a Former Carmelite Nun - please join her at her book table after the service and on Wednesday July 22 for more from her Call to Compassion Tour.SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:VIEW ON YOUTUBE:SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS:GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:LET'S CONNECT:Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson &amp; Rev. Kimberly Braun, Guest Ministers. SERMON DESCRIPTION When Jesus was asked what is the greatest commandment, he replied: “Love the Lord, your God, with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is similar, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Christian love comes down to us from the teachings of other religions that pre-date Christianity by thousands of years. Buddha, Krishna, and other enlightened souls taught the same thing as the basis and essence of all spirituality. We don’t learn to love, we somehow forget to. Loving comes naturally; hatred is taught or appropriated. Love is the DNA of spirit and must be recalled, reclaimed and reconciled. This is what it means to be born again or anew. *Rev. Kimberly Braun is the author of, Love Calls: Insights of a Former Carmelite Nun - please join her at her book table after the service and on Wednesday July 22 for more from her Call to Compassion Tour. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VIEW ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:

'Love: The Essence of Human Spirituality' - A sermon by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson & Rev. Kimberly Braun, Guest Ministers

David Ruffin

The homily was delivered on Sunday, May 22, 2016, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. David Ruffin, Assistant Minister. HOMILY DESCRIPTION “Unfurl yourself into the grace of new beginning. That is at one with your life’s desire… For your soul senses the world that awaits you.” —John O’Donohue What is possible when we truly, fully receive the gift of Grace? What power do we release in our lives? What does it look like to not just have faith that grace will be there when we most need it (i.e. when our normal control mechanisms fail us) but to surrender to it, opening ourselves to receive and follow the flow of grace, each and every day?! The promise of grace - the unearned, unconditional love and beauty, and “right here, right now,” goodness of life, is the promise of the possibility of freedom from fear. Not freedom from vulnerability or heartbreak. But true freedom from ultimate fear. Can you let this promise give birth to you anew? What are you free to be and do with this one wild beautiful life of yours? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS HOMILY ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 41444 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'UNFURL YOURSELF IN GRACE' - A homily by Rev. David Ruffin

The message was delivered on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister, at the Humanist Service. DESCRIPTION We promise not because we are all good, but because we all suffer. At the heart of All Souls is a promise we make to each other. In a highly individualistic and materialistic culture like ours, to covenant with others is counter-cultural. Why do we bind our lives with people who are not family and who may be quite different from ourselves? When we show up for each other what happens to our fears, our hopes and our dreams? SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'A PLACE OF PROMISE' - A message by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar (Humanist Service)

The sermon was delivered on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Carlton D. Pearson, Affiliate Minister. DESCRIPTION William Cowper, the son of a minister, and 18th century poet, hymnodist wrote the phrase: “Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor.” A friend and mentee of John Newton, who wrote Amazing Grace, was an abolitionist and seems to have understood while living in England, the beauty of diversity and human community. A community is a small or large social unit that has something in common—norms, religion, values, or identity. The word itself is a combination of the two words; common and unity. Communion is likewise, common and union. Jesus prayed, "That they may be one." We pray "that we may be one." Our vision here at ALL Souls is to be both a physical and spiritual example of unity, diversity, a rainbow of colors, flavors and love beyond belief. Join us all month while we present and re-present this unique trait, trend, and target of our church community! SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST:  WATCH THIS SERMON ON YOUTUBE:  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL:  GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF:   or text LOVEBB to 73256 LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:  Twitter:  All Souls Church Website:

'MAY WE BE ONE' - A sermon by Carlton D. Pearson (Contemporary Service)

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