Under the current President the United States is moving from the War on Poverty to the War on the Poor.
A Dream Deferred
A sermon in advance of the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, preached in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Death
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 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...
Grace Lee Boggs: The Next American Revolution
The ninth sermon in the series Lives of the Spirit focuses on the Detroit based activist Grace Lee Boggs.
The River is Our Blood: Mary Brave Bird
The eighth sermon in the Lives of the Spirit series focuses on the Sicangu Lakota leader Mary Brave Bird.
Crying for America: Fannie Lou Hamer
The seventh sermon in the series Lives of the Spirit focuses on Fannie Lou Hamer.
Haggadah
A sermon about Passover preached at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland in 2008.
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.
All Labor Has Dignity
When we observe the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday we should remember his commitment to the labor movement.