as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, January 12, 2025 Thank you for joining us this morning. I do not typically begin my sermons with an expression of gratitude. Today is different. The subject promises to be heavy. I know that many of you come on Sundays seeking uplift and a smidgeon of hope. And today’s focus… well, death is difficult to face. Death is difficult to...
as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, November 17, 2024 My text for this Sunday consisted of three separate segments: a pulpit editorial, a set of readings created with the assistance of ChatGPT, and a sermon. Pulpit Editorial Some Unitarian Universalist congregations have the tradition of pulpit editorials. These are short theological reflections by a minister on...
A post-election sermon reflecting on the need to build Beloved Community.
Homilía por El Día de los Muertos, el 27 de Octubre de 2024
The sermon I preached before the members of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston voted to call me with a 97% yes vote.
We are living through an Age of Anxiety. In this sermon, I offer some reflections on how we might manage the seemingly unending anxiety in our lives.
as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, October 13, 2024 Next Sunday, you will be holding a special meeting to call me as First Unitarian Universalist’s settled Senior Minister. If the vote goes ahead as I hope it will, I will be the eighth person in the congregation’s history to hold that role. This morning and next, I want to spend our time together reflecting on our...
A sermon focused on the launch of the Vidas Robadas, stolen lives, project.
A sermon preached during the Unitarian Universalist Association's 2024 Climate Revival.
The second sermon in the series "Future Visions, Future Selves" explores relationship between religious freedom and Unitarian Universalism.