Libuše Jarcovjáková was recently named as one of 7 over 70 in the Czech language version of Forbes. Since it’s in a language I don’t read, everything I know about it consists of a small blurb from her publisher. “I want to photograph. I want to go places, travel, observe, and perceive. It’s enough simply to perceive — and to feel something,” says the woman included in Forbes’ selection...
A sermon reflecting on the Islamic origins of Unitarian Universalism.
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...
In this Easter sermon I consider and challenge the claim that the death and resurrection of Jesus sits at the center of history.
In this installment of "Future Visions, Future Selves" we consider lessons we might glean from science fiction, particularly the works of Octavia Butler and Star Trek.
as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, January 12, 2025 Thank you for joining us this morning. I do not typically begin my sermons with an expression of gratitude. Today is different. The subject promises to be heavy. I know that many of you come on Sundays seeking uplift and a smidgeon of hope. And today’s focus… well, death is difficult to face. Death is difficult to...
The first sermon in the 2024-2025 series, "Future Visions, Future Selves," places play and imagination at the center of religious life.
A sermon reflecting on my recent participation in a border witness trip organized by Texas Impact.
In my 2024 Easter sermon I celebrate the theology of the late Bishop Carlton Pearson.
My 2008 Easter sermon on the theme of resurrection.