A celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday!
A Fondness for Reading
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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.
Paradise Lost: Religious Dissent in Times of Defeat
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The November installment of the series "A Dissenting Tradition" focuses on how we might continue to dissent when the politics of cruelty are ascendent.
Dissent as a Family Value
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In this next sermon on the tradition of religious dissent, I consider how dissent can be a family value.
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.
Christian Nationalism and Liberalizing Religion in Texas
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A report on a talk I gave for the European Center for Populism Studies is now online.
A Dissenting Tradition
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A sermon to launch the start of the program year at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
Día Del Trabajo
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Homilía del 31 de Augusto, 2025 para la Primera Iglesia Unitaria Universalista de Houston Creo que somos la única iglesia en Houston que tiene un servicio con música del movimiento sindical para el Día del Trabajo. En un estado y un país donde los malos gobiernos están en contra del movimiento sindical y no tienen cuidado por las vidas de los trabajadores pienso que es importante hacer esto...
Revelation is not Sealed
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In this sermon I consider the place of ongoing revelation in the Unitarian Universalist tradition.
Statement to the METRO Board
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Comments that I made to the METRO Board .