The sermon to launch the 2026-2027 stewardship campaign for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
Living Our Mission
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The Axe Laid to the Root
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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 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.
Paradise, Now or in the Next World
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The third sermon on the dissenting tradition focuses on dissenting from the politics of cruelty.
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...
Statement to the METRO Board
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Comments that I made to the METRO Board .
Love at the Center
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as prepared for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, July 13, 2025 Recent events have been overwhelming, for me personally, for my family, for our congregation, and, indeed, for many in the state of Texas. I have been in something of a state of shock from the relentless media cycle and sheer number of hateful messages that we have received. The convergence of a horrific disaster...
New Ways of Being: The Religion of the Future
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This sermon celebrates the "No Kings" protests while inviting us to imagine the future of religion.
Beyoncé, Amen!
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A celebration of the spiritual power found within H-town icon Beyoncé!
Easter: The Crucified God
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In this Easter sermon I consider and challenge the claim that the death and resurrection of Jesus sits at the center of history.