A celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday!
Is there no Holy Land?
A sermon reflecting on the two year anniversary of the conflict in Gaza.
Protest as Practice
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...
New Ways of Being: The Religion of the Future
This sermon celebrates the "No Kings" protests while inviting us to imagine the future of religion.
Silicon Gods: Artificial Intelligence and Religion
as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, November 17, 2024 My text for this Sunday consisted of three separate segments: a pulpit editorial, a set of readings created with the assistance of ChatGPT, and a sermon. Pulpit Editorial Some Unitarian Universalist congregations have the tradition of pulpit editorials. These are short theological reflections by a minister on...
The Practice of non-practice: Thich Nhat Hanh
The sixth sermon in the series "Lives of the Spirit" focuses on the life and teachings of the spiritual activist Thich Nhat Hanh.
Homilía de Nochebuena (2023)
Mi homilía de Nochebuena (2023).
A prayer for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human rights
A prayer offered for the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The common Good: Howard Thurman
The fourth sermon in the "Lives of the Spirit" series focuses on the life and teachings of Howard Thurman.
Speech Calling for Representative Lizzie Fletcher to Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza
The text of a speech I gave calling on Representative Lizzie Fletcher to endorse a House resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.