MVUUF

This page is devoted to video segments produced for the Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bloomington, Minn.

UUs in the blogosphere have been asking a lot lately about salvation. They pose a good question: Since Universalists have traditionally believed in universal salvation, just what does “salvation” really mean for today’s Unitarian Universalists? In this short video, MVUUF Minister David Breeden explores the idea of salvation in its various forms.

The Unitarian Universalist Association includes a number of large churches, but no “mega-churches.” Why? As Rev. Dr. David Breeden explains it’s partly because UU fellowships aren’t great proselytizers. We don’t go door to door spreading the “good news,” but rather wait and hope that those who need us will find us.

“Prairie Home Companion” host and Minnesota icon Garrison Keillor has been known to poke fun at Unitarian Universalists, and to accuse adherents of caring about nothing but social justice. In this video, MVUUF Minister Rev. Dr. David Breeden suggests that Keillor has some justification for taking shots at the church, but on balance he is wrong if he thinks the UU movement has no spiritual basis.

MVUUF’s Rev. Dr. David Breeden discusses humanism, belief and the UU church’s tradition of theological diversity. He also explains why he refuses to identify himself as an atheist.

In this segment, I interview Rev. Dr. David Breeden about the nature of prayer in its various forms, and whether there is a “correct” way for Unitarian Universalists to pray.

Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist minister Rev. Dr. David Breeden discusses the history of new year’s resolutions dating back to Babylonian and Roman times, and reminds us that it is well for us to resolve ourselves simply to observe the simple matters in life.

The video below is the inaugural video sermonette from Dr. Rev. David Breeden of Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Our goal is to make this a monthly feature. In this talk, David talks about Saint Augustine’s religious journey, his search for meaning, and how Augustine’s conclusions provide the basis for natural law in theology.