My sermon to launch First Unitarian Universalist's 2025-2026 stewardship campaign asks us to consider the importance of building common goods.
Creating Compassionate Community
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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...
A Dream Deferred
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A sermon in advance of the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, preached in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Through Eyes That Have Cried (Houston)
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A sermon reflecting on my recent participation in a border witness trip organized by Texas Impact.
Political Theology, Discovery and the Roots of the ‘Great Replacement’
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In a recent article in Race & Class I trace the origin of the "great replacement" conspiracy back to the Doctrine of Discovery.
The River is Our Blood: Mary Brave Bird
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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
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The seventh sermon in the series Lives of the Spirit focuses on Fannie Lou Hamer.
To Make This World A Paradise: First Unitarian Universalist’s ANNIVERSARY
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A sermon celebrating the history of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
Islam
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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.
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.