A sermon reflecting on the nature of the covenant of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
The Truth Spoken in Love
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A Prayer for a Service Celebrating the Life and Legaprcy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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presented at the chapel service of Harris Manchester College, January 21, 2026 There are many kinds of prayer. The petitionary requests of the divine intercession. Some times such words are offered imploringly, desperately, longing for the impossible. We beg of God—or however we conceptualize that which is greater than all yet resides within each—with words similar to those of Jesus, “Oh, my...
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.
The Ghost in the Machine
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In this sermon on artificial intelligence and religion, I explore the ways in which stories about AI often rehash religious narratives.
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.
A Dream Deferred
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A sermon in advance of the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, preached in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Widening Love’s Circle: Spirit Vision 2050
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The sermon I preached before the members of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston voted to call me with a 97% yes vote.
Trembling and Bewildered
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In my 2024 Easter sermon I celebrate the theology of the late Bishop Carlton Pearson.
Crying for America: Fannie Lou Hamer
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The seventh sermon in the series Lives of the Spirit focuses on Fannie Lou Hamer.
Quillen Shinn’s “Paradise”
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An account of the first extant sermon from the Unitarian Universalist tradition preached in Houston, Texas.