A sermon from 2010 on Black humanism, suffering, and theodicy, that was later published in the UU World and included in an anthology of writings on humanism.
Islam
A sermon on Islam, part of series on the religions of the world preached at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland during the 2010-2011 program year.
Lives of the Spirit
The first sermon in the 11 part series, lives of the spirit.
24 Hours in Florence
Reflections on our 24 hours in Florence, Italy, with some itinerary recommendations.
The Successful Pilgrim
A sermon reflecting on pilgrimage as a spiritual practice, inspired by a backpacking trip in the Gila National Wilderness.
Hungarian Catholic intellectuals in contemporary Romania
My review of Marc Loustau's Hungarian Catholic intellectuals in contemporary Romania: reforming Apostles has just been published in Politics, Religion, and Ideology.
The Living tradition
A sermon reflecting on the proposed changes to Article II of the Bylaws of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Ordinary/Extraordinary; an ordination sermon for J Sylvan
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
A list of the books I read in 2022.
Ignorant as the Dawn
A sermon on what is permanent and what is transient preached at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.