The sermon I preached before the members of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston voted to call me with a 97% yes vote.
The Next Revolution
as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, October 13, 2024 Next Sunday, you will be holding a special meeting to call me as First Unitarian Universalist’s settled Senior Minister. If the vote goes ahead as I hope it will, I will be the eighth person in the congregation’s history to hold that role. This morning and next, I want to spend our time together reflecting on our...
Climate Revival
A sermon preached during the Unitarian Universalist Association's 2024 Climate Revival.
To Make This World A Paradise: First Unitarian Universalist’s ANNIVERSARY
A sermon celebrating the history of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
Divine Pathos: Abraham Joshua Heschel
The second sermon in the series "Lives of the Spirit" focuses on the life and teaching of Abraham Joshua Heschel.
New Horizons; Transformations, the eighth Principle
This sermon was offered to the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston in advance of a congregational vote on the Eighth Principle.
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.
Widening Love’s Circle
as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, February 18, 2023 He drew a circle that shut me out–Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.But Love and I had the wit to win:We drew a circle that took him in! Those words might be familiar. They have long been popular in Unitarian Universalist circles. They come from the poet and lifelong Universalist Edwin Markham. Active in the...
Our Covenant
A sermon considering the proposed covenant of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
Covenant Sunday: Success and the Beloved Community
The sermon I preached for Covenant Sunday 2022.