In this sermon I attempt to address, amongst other things, the horrible situation in Iran.
All Bound Up Together
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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.
Exorcising The Spirit of the Confederacy
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as preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, February 23, 2025 This past week the President’s supporters recognized Black History Month with an event at the White House. While there, they celebrated the appointment of noted conspiracy theorist Kash Patel to the position of FBI Director. In the past, Patel has “talked about going after” the President’s enemies. In footage...
The Dawn of Everything
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The second sermon in the series "Future Visions, Future Selves" explores relationship between religious freedom and Unitarian Universalism.
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.
How to form a Labor Union
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A Labor Sunday sermon devoted to that ever important subject, "how to form a labor union."
Suffering for Blasphemous Libel
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A sermon on the significance of the Rev. Robert Wedderburn, the first Unitarian minister of African descent.
Ordinary/Extraordinary; an ordination sermon for J Sylvan
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as preached February 26, 2023 at Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church, Houston, Texas There is much in the ordinary life of a religious professional that more secular people find extraordinary. A friend recently reminded of this over dinner. A word about my friend, he is a well-known writer and war correspondent. Most of us would probably describe his life as extraordinary. He has reported from...
Books read in 2022
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A list of the books I read in 2022.
London Libraries
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Since my purpose in visiting London was to conduct research, it only seems reasonable that I offer a blog post about the city’s libraries. I spent time at only a fraction of them. There’s probably well over a half dozen libraries that I could have made use of if I had had more time. But, because I was in the city for only two weeks of archival research, I focused my time on two places, the...