Sacred-ish
Joshua Lewis Berg
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About This Podcast
An atheist minister breaks it down.
Pastor Joshua Berg is the minister at Pacific Unitarian Universalist Church in California. This is a collection of his sermons, musings, and interviews with very interesting people.
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S2E19 Mamma Mia: Passion for Life
Send us Fan MailOn this Mother's Day, Pastor Joshua takes inspiration from mothers and from the ABBA-inspired musical, Mamma Mia, to talk about strength, positivity, and passion for life.
S2E18 What is Spirituality?
Send us Fan MailThere is an oft-repeated statistic that more people today are spiritual but not religious. This group, also known as the "Nones" is actually a target audience for UU congregations.…
S2E17 Who's To Blame?
Send us Fan MailOur current government blames the ills of society on immigrants, DEI, transgender people, people of color, liberals, "Woke" and whatever other bogeyman they can conjure up. Pastor…
S2E16 Liberation Theology on Easter and Passover
Send us Fan MailOn this Easter Sunday which falls during Passover, Pastor Joshua talks about Liberation theology though the story of Jesus’ righteous anger as a model for challenging oppressive…
S2E16 Liberation Theology on Easter and Passover
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua preaches about Liberation Theology
S2E16 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Tetzaveh)
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua reads Exodus Exodus 27:20-30:10.
S2E17 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Ki Tisa)
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua reads Exodus 30:11-34:35.
S2E15 Turn the World Around
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua talks about saving the moments in time that are meaningful to extend periods of hope that comes from witnessing awe.
S2E14 Forty-tude: Strength in Numbers
Send us Fan MailThe number forty has oodles of significance in the bible. Both Jesus and Moses fasted for 40 days. The Jews traveled in the desert for 40 years from Egypt to the promised land. In…
S2E13 Kaizen: I Think I can
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua shares the Japanese art of Kaizen - literally "change for the better."
S2E11 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Mishpatim)
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua reads Exodus 21:1-24:18, Parashat Mishpatim - detailing some truly extreme rules and laws.
S2E10 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Yitro)
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua reads Exodus 18:1-20:23 Parashat Yitro.
S2E12 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Terumah)
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua reads Exodus 25:1-27:19, Parashat Terumah - very detailed instructions on how to build a Tabernacle to God.
S2E9 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Beshalach)
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua Reads Exodus 13:17 through 17:16
S2E8 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Bo)
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua reads Exodus 10 through Exodus 13:16
S2E6 Healing Laughter
Send us Fan MailJanuary 14th was "Global Belly Laugh Day" when the health benefits of laughter are recognized. It was created by Laughter Yoga teacher Elaine Helle to highlight laughter's power to…
S2E7 Perspective
Send us Fan MailHumans, especially in the "first world" take self-centeredness to an extreme by ignoring anything we do not experience directly. In order to successfully embody resilience, we must…
S2E5 Identity: A Church by Any Other Name
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua preaches on January 18th, 2026 about Identity.
S2E4 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Va'era)
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua read Exodus 6:2-9:35
S2E3 Pastor Joshua Reads the Torah (Parashat Shemot)
Send us Fan MailPastor Joshua reads the first parashat of the book of Exodus, Shemot(Exodus 1:1 - 6:1)
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Sacred-ish has published 21 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality.
Sacred-ish is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 20m.
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