Libuše Jarcovjáková was recently named as one of 7 over 70 in the Czech language version of Forbes. Since it’s in a language I don’t read, everything I know about it consists of a small blurb from her publisher. “I want to photograph. I want to go places, travel, observe, and perceive. It’s enough simply to perceive — and to feel something,” says the woman included in Forbes’ selection...
A Growth Strategy for the Unitarian Universalist Association
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...
Living Our Mission
The sermon to launch the 2026-2027 stewardship campaign for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
No God But God: Unitarian Universalism’s Islamic Roots
A sermon reflecting on the Islamic origins of Unitarian Universalism.
All Bound Up Together
In this sermon I attempt to address, amongst other things, the horrible situation in Iran.
The Truth Spoken in Love
A sermon reflecting on the nature of the covenant of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
Top Blog Posts of 2025
A list of the ten most read blog posts in 2025.
Books Read in 2025
Belated reflections on what I read in 2025.
The Axe Laid to the Root
In this sermon I consider how the abolitionist legacy of Robert Wedderburn might inspire us to speak truth to power and dream freedom dreams.
Pilgrimage
A homily on the nature of pilgrimage in these times