The second sermon in the series "Future Visions, Future Selves" explores relationship between religious freedom and Unitarian Universalism.
Love is the Spirit: Covenant Sunday, 2024
A sermon for Covenant Sunday 2024 on the nature of First Unitarian Universalist's covenant.
To Make This World A Paradise: First Unitarian Universalist’s ANNIVERSARY
A sermon celebrating the history of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
What does it mean to be a Unitarian Universalist
A sermon considering the Bond of Union of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland.
Nurture Your Spirit, Help Heal Our World (w/ the Rev. Joan Van Becelaere)
A sermon co-written with the Rev. Joan Van Becelaere for Association Sunday in 2007.
Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
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.
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.
Our Covenant
A sermon considering the proposed covenant of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
The Waning of the Light
as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, December 4, 2022 In the Jewish tradition there is a midrash, an interpretation, of the Torah, the sacred text, about twilight. It points to a spiritual practice that is essential for many Unitarian Universalists. The midrash has to do with what once happened at the waning of the light, that period of time when it is no longer day...
Act Upon Hope
as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, November 13, 2022 This past summer, I had the opportunity to hear the Commoners Choir in concert. The show was part of their Hope & Anger tour. They are a British folk choir that sings all original compositions. Our choir sang one of their pieces, “Hope,” earlier in the service as today’s special music. It was the song’s North...