The eighth sermon in the Lives of the Spirit series focuses on the Sicangu Lakota leader Mary Brave Bird.
The River is Our Blood: Mary Brave Bird
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Crying for America: Fannie Lou Hamer
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The seventh sermon in the series Lives of the Spirit focuses on Fannie Lou Hamer.
Black Humanism
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A sermon from 2010 on Black humanism, suffering, and theodicy, that was later published in the UU World and included in an anthology of writings on humanism.
Statement at the Houston City Council Meeting: Repeal the anti-Food Sharing Ordinance
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A statement presented at the Houston City Council calling for the city to: end the enforcement of its Anti-Food Sharing Ordinance; drop all charges against volunteers who have been cited for food sharing; and repeal the ordinance.
All Labor Has Dignity
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When we observe the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday we should remember his commitment to the labor movement.
A prayer for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human rights
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A prayer offered for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Liberating Love: ARticle II
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The text of my sermon discussing the proposed revisions to Article II of the UUA's bylaws.
Speech Calling for Representative Lizzie Fletcher to Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza
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The text of a speech I gave calling on Representative Lizzie Fletcher to endorse a House resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Borderlands: Gloria AnzaldúA
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This installment of the Lives of the Spirit series focuses on the queer Chicana writer Gloria Anzaldúa and her concept of spiritual mestizaje.
Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
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In this sermon given in advance of Indigenous Peoples Day, I link the current conflict in Israel-Palestine to the ongoing process of colonialism in the Western Hemisphere and the Doctrine of Discovery.