David Breeden

Full name: Rev Dr. David Breeden

The Rev. Dr. David Breeden

The Rev. Dr. David Breeden is senior minister of First Unitarian Society in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has written several books on theological topics and translates the writings of philosophers of classical antiquity.

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UU World

O Peugeot of many names

David Breeden

From UU World Magazine
On authentically using the term ‘god.’...

WorshipWeb

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What Loss Means

David Breeden

From WorshipWeb
The words we cast to fill the silence left by one we loved never are enough.
Wedding Benediction

David Breeden

From WorshipWeb
May you rejoice in the unknown. May you hug uncertainty to you tight.
A sculpture by Jane Mortimer ("Loss"), showing a seated figure with their head tucked against their knees
A Lament

David Breeden

From WorshipWeb
When we feel overwhelmed, we gather to find a path, to find new ways forward.
A transmasculine gender-nonconforming person and transfeminine non-binary person waking up together in bed
Yes, There's No Binary

David Breeden

From WorshipWeb
The road not taken is not a fork. That’s too simple a thought, flipping some coin. Either/or. Nope. It’s not this or that. No or yes. It’s nor/...
Us. Here.

David Breeden

From WorshipWeb
This litany is intended to be read antiphonally (the congregation, split left and right, reading it to one another). Here I am, my sibling. Here I am....
About ten individual dandelion seeds float in the air against a blurred, forested background.
Hope, Nearly Not There

David Breeden

From WorshipWeb
There’s no package called hope. Nothing at a shop to look for. Hope won’t store like hay in a barn. It is a last leaf on a branch in deep winter. It is...
Religious leaders at multifaith Turning Toward Truth service
Justice, Meaning, and Purpose

David Breeden

From WorshipWeb
We light this chalice remembering and honoring our own tradition and celebrating the rich diversity of traditions among us. As we search for justice,...
Sunlight streams through a rounded window.
For Change

David Breeden

From WorshipWeb
For the setting sun from an airplane window; for the rising sun from a train window after riding all night; for the rising sun and setting sun in...
A bright sun, nearing the horizon, through a heart-shaped shape made with two hands.
What Is Holy to Humanists

David Breeden

From WorshipWeb
Late in his life, the philosopher Richard Rorty — a well-known atheist — was asked by an interviewer if he could define holy. Perhaps the interlocutor...

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