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 New World in Our Hearts: Reimagining Democracy
A post-election sermon reflecting on the need to build Beloved Community.
Widening Love’s Circle: Spirit Vision 2050
The sermon I preached before the members of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston voted to call me with a 97% yes vote.
Beyond Hope
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.
The Next Revolution
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...
Vidas Robadas
A sermon focused on the launch of the Vidas Robadas, stolen lives, project.
Future Visions, Future Selves
The first sermon in the 2024-2025 series, "Future Visions, Future Selves," places play and imagination at the center of religious life.
Through Eyes That Have Cried (Houston)
A sermon reflecting on my recent participation in a border witness trip organized by Texas Impact.
Border Witness, Day 2
My initial reflections on the second day of the Courts and Ports border witness trip.
Border Witness, Day 1
Reflections on the first day of a two day border witness trip.