Some reflections on my most recent trip to Perugia, Italy.
A Centre for Unitarian and Dissenting Studies
A brief reflection on my time at Harris Manchester College and the nascent effort to establish a Centre for Unitarian and Dissenting Studies.
100 Years of the Flower Communion
Reflections on the 100th anniversary of the flower communion, and the ritual's connection to anti-fascism.
Joy
A sermon about joy and the Unitarian Universalist tradition.
Prayer at the Harris County Commissioners Court, June 6, 2023
The text of the prayer I offered at the Harris County Commissioners Court, as prepared.
New Horizons; Transformations, the eighth Principle
This sermon was offered to the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston in advance of a congregational vote on the Eighth Principle.
Suffering for Blasphemous Libel
A sermon on the significance of the Rev. Robert Wedderburn, the first Unitarian minister of African descent.
Networks of RESISTANCE: A May Day Sermon
as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, April 30, 2023 I have been in Houston almost five years. I have gotten to know the city pretty well, the congregation better, and the state of Texas somewhat. In that time, I have come to appreciate the role that Unitarian Universalism and Unitarian Universalist communities can play in a state governed by what I sometimes name the...
Building the Beloved Community
A sermon preached before the March 5, 2023 congregational vote to adopt a new vision, mission, and covenant for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
A Day of Mourning
A sermon calling for the end to gun violence.