The ninth sermon in the series Lives of the Spirit focuses on the Detroit based activist Grace Lee Boggs.
Grace Lee Boggs: The Next American Revolution
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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.
Lives of the Spirit
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The first sermon in the 11 part series, lives of the spirit.
The Buddha Should be as useful as a can
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My 2023 sermon reflecting on the art and philosophy of the composer John Cage as a resource for deepening our spirituality.
Perugia
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I spent last weekend visiting my friend from graduate school Zach Nowak. Zach’s now the Director of the Umbra Institute and invited me to come stay with him. I had never been to Italy before and the combination of seeing an old friend and free housing seemed like a great idea. Zach’s an Italian citizen but he’s originally from Rochester, New York and has a deep love for, and deep knowledge of...
Self-Help
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as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, February 27, 2022 My sermon this morning is inspired by the person who won the right to “Name the Sermon” in last year’s auction. When I asked them what they would like me to preach about their answer was both simple and capacious: self-help. I responded with a desire for a bit more specificity. What about self-help? The...
Mourning the Past
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In this sermon I consider how we might re-imagine mourning the past.
Grieving the Future
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In this sermon, I consider how we might grieve for losses that will occur in the future.