A FOOLISH CONSISTENCY IS THE HOBGOBLIN OF LITTLE MINDS… ~ RALPH WALDO EMERSON
It is quite common for the Unitarian Universalist Association to get compared to the United Church of Christ. Both have common roots in the congregationalist tradition and both have a tendency towards cultural, political, and theological liberalism. So, it is with interest that I read Anthony Robinson’s piece “An Obituary for the United Church of Christ?” Robinson’s piece, based on research...
The sermon to launch the 2026-2027 stewardship campaign for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
A sermon reflecting on the Islamic origins of Unitarian Universalism.
In this sermon I attempt to address, amongst other things, the horrible situation in Iran.
A sermon reflecting on the nature of the covenant of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
A list of the ten most read blog posts in 2025.
Belated reflections on what I read in 2025.
In this sermon I consider how the abolitionist legacy of Robert Wedderburn might inspire us to speak truth to power and dream freedom dreams.
A homily on the nature of pilgrimage in these times
presented at the chapel service of Harris Manchester College, January 21, 2026 There are many kinds of prayer. The petitionary requests of the divine intercession. Some times such words are offered imploringly, desperately, longing for the impossible. We beg of God—or however we conceptualize that which is greater than all yet resides within each—with words similar to those of Jesus, “Oh, my...