as prepared for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, July 13, 2025 Recent events have been overwhelming, for me personally, for my family, for our congregation, and, indeed, for many in the state of Texas. I have been in something of a state of shock from the relentless media cycle and sheer number of hateful messages that we have received. The convergence of a horrific disaster...
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...
The second sermon in the series "Future Visions, Future Selves" explores relationship between religious freedom and Unitarian Universalism.
A sermon reflecting on my recent participation in a border witness trip organized by Texas Impact.
The remarks I gave at a press conference celebrating the installation of solar panels at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
A sermon for Covenant Sunday 2024 on the nature of First Unitarian Universalist's covenant.
A prayer offered for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
This sermon was offered to the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston in advance of a congregational vote on the Eighth Principle.
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...
A sermon considering the proposed covenant of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.