In this sermon I consider how the abolitionist legacy of Robert Wedderburn might inspire us to speak truth to power and dream freedom dreams.
The Axe Laid to the Root
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The Complete Education: Martin Luther, Jr. and the Content of Character
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In my sermon in honor of Dr. King I reflect upon the evil that besets our city and our country and call for us to live lives guided by love.
Charles Sumner: The True Greatness of the Nation
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A sermon honoring the legacy of the great Unitarian, abolitionist, and Senator Charles Sumner and the recent martyr to human rights, Renee Nicole Good.
Reclaiming Paradise: the Power of the Powerless
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In this sermon on the dissenting tradition I reflect upon lessons from Václav Havel's text The Power of the Powerless and the importance of the free pulpit.
Paradise Lost: Religious Dissent in Times of Defeat
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The November installment of the series "A Dissenting Tradition" focuses on how we might continue to dissent when the politics of cruelty are ascendent.
Eulogy for Remington Alessi
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A eulogy for Remington Alessi, the Texas chainsaw lawyer.
Is there no Holy Land?
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A sermon reflecting on the two year anniversary of the conflict in Gaza.
Protest as Practice
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as preached on September 14, 2025 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston If you pass by First Unitarian Universalist on weekday mornings then you are probably familiar with a sight. For the past five years, two members of our congregation have been keeping regular vigil near the corner of Fannin and Southmore. One of them bears sign that reads, “Stop the Zionist Genocide, Micah 2:1...
Día Del Trabajo
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Homilía del 31 de Augusto, 2025 para la Primera Iglesia Unitaria Universalista de Houston Creo que somos la única iglesia en Houston que tiene un servicio con música del movimiento sindical para el Día del Trabajo. En un estado y un país donde los malos gobiernos están en contra del movimiento sindical y no tienen cuidado por las vidas de los trabajadores pienso que es importante hacer esto...
Revelation is not Sealed
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In this sermon I consider the place of ongoing revelation in the Unitarian Universalist tradition.