A prayer offered for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
A prayer for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human rights
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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.
Divine Pathos: Abraham Joshua Heschel
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The second sermon in the series "Lives of the Spirit" focuses on the life and teaching of Abraham Joshua Heschel.
New Horizons; Transformations, the eighth Principle
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This sermon was offered to the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston in advance of a congregational vote on the Eighth Principle.
Networks of RESISTANCE: A May Day Sermon
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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...
Ordinary/Extraordinary; an ordination sermon for J Sylvan
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as preached February 26, 2023 at Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church, Houston, Texas There is much in the ordinary life of a religious professional that more secular people find extraordinary. A friend recently reminded of this over dinner. A word about my friend, he is a well-known writer and war correspondent. Most of us would probably describe his life as extraordinary. He has reported from...
The Sacred and the secular
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A sermon about the nature of the sacred and the secular offered during the Jewish High Holidays.