Speaker: Rev. Stephen Robinson
Stephen Robinson is originally from Carrollton, Georgia and has lived in Columbia, SC since 2004. He is the Clinical Pastoral Education Program Manager for Prisma Health Midlands and Chaplaincy Manager for Prisma Health Hospice and Community. Stephen has been an ACPE Certified Educator since 2008, and an ordained minister since 1994. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, GA and his M. Div. from the McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. He is an ordained minister and a chaplain endorsed by the Humanist Society of the American Humanist Association.
View his sermons below
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The Problem With Borders
As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we will commemorate the life and work of Sylvia Mendez. She dedicated her life to the struggle for the rights of Mexican Americans. The borders we create impact how we see people and connect to people groups. We are prone to fear and bias when we allow the borders … Continue reading The Problem With Borders
Celebrating the Water Communion
The Water Communion is our annual ritual of bringing summer to an end and launching ourselves into the new school and church year. Water reminds us that we are all connected and symbolizes our community. Bring water that represents your summer and we will join it together in a common bowl.
Looking for the Arc of Justice in the Great Resignation
Reflecting on another Labor Day holiday upon us, we have to think about how the workforce environment has changed since the COVID-19 Pandemic. Some call the change the “Great Resignation.” Labor has always been an economic issue, but more importantly, it’s a social justice issue. What does justice look like in this new world of … Continue reading Looking for the Arc of Justice in the Great Resignation
Befriending Our Boredom
The Problem with Winners and Losers
Reflections on Our Partnership and Pilgrimage
Reflections on a Month of Pride
Celebrating the Bridges of Transition
Join us during service this Sunday for “Celebrating the Bridges of Transition”. Parents, plan to celebrate the kids and their transitions, recognizing the end of the school year and their continued growth. New babies that have arrived since the pandemic will be invited up. Following this, children and youth will enjoy a beginning of summer … Continue reading Celebrating the Bridges of Transition
How Do We Measure a Year?
As we prepare for our Annual Meeting, our worship service will feature a reflection on the past year at the UUCC. We will talk about the goals that we set and how we worked toward reaching those goals. A healthy reflection involves both an examination of our challenges as well as a celebration of our … Continue reading How Do We Measure a Year?