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.
Reclaiming Paradise: the Power of the Powerless
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Revelation is not Sealed
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In this sermon I consider the place of ongoing revelation in the Unitarian Universalist tradition.
What does it mean to be a Unitarian Universalist
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A sermon considering the Bond of Union of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland.
I Ask No Monument: The Legacy of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (Santa Barbara)
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A sermon calling for a reimagining of the Unitarian Universalist canon.
The Successful Pilgrim
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A sermon reflecting on pilgrimage as a spiritual practice, inspired by a backpacking trip in the Gila National Wilderness.
Being, Becoming
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A sermon on the tension between Unitarian and Universalist visions of salvation.
Juneteenth
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My sermon celebrating Juneteenth, 2023.
100 Years of the Flower Communion
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Reflections on the 100th anniversary of the flower communion, and the ritual's connection to anti-fascism.
Roots and Branches
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as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, September 11, 2022 It is good to be back in the pulpit. It is good to share this morning with you. It is a special morning for me. It is my first Sunday back from sabbatical. And it is my first time preaching to you or anyone else since we held our flower communion back in June. I am glad to be with you, to see longtime members of...
Sermon: The Resurrection of the Living
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as preached for the January 24, 2021 online service of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Something rather momentous occurred since I was last with you. The United States has a new President and a new Vice President. A man with almost five decades of experience in government is now the country’s chief executive. A woman is now in the nation’s second highest office. The new cabinet...