Information about my calendar while I am in England.
Book Launch: The Political Theologies of Populism
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In Attacking Pope Leo XIV President Trump is Reviving an Old White Supremacist Trope
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Trump congratulates Pope Leo XVI after he is named first American pontiff. 5/8/25 (Image via Fox News created using Getty Images) The feud between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV has been the subject of a fair amount of commentary. Some of the President’s allies have warned the Pope not to talk about theology or claimed that he doesn’t understand the Bible. Critics of the...
There is a Field: Rumi’s Poetic Vision
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A sermon celebrating Rumi's poetic vision.
Music Sunday: Punk Rock
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The text for First Unitarian Universalist's 2026 spring music Sunday. The service focused on punk rock.
In Remembrance of What Has Been Done
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A sermon reflecting on Diana Matar's exhibition "My America."
Easter, Love at the Center: That All Might Be Saved
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My 2026 Easter sermon.
The Photographer As Dissident (Libuše Jarcovjáková in Forbes)
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Libuše Jarcovjáková was recently named as one of 7 over 70 in the Czech language version of Forbes. Since it’s in a language I don’t read, everything I know about it consists of a small blurb from her publisher. “I want to photograph. I want to go places, travel, observe, and perceive. It’s enough simply to perceive — and to feel something,” says the woman included in Forbes’ selection...
A Growth Strategy for the Unitarian Universalist Association
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It is quite common for the Unitarian Universalist Association to get compared to the United Church of Christ. Both have common roots in the congregationalist tradition and both have a tendency towards cultural, political, and theological liberalism. So, it is with interest that I read Anthony Robinson’s piece “An Obituary for the United Church of Christ?” Robinson’s piece, based on research...
Living Our Mission
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The sermon to launch the 2026-2027 stewardship campaign for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston.
No God But God: Unitarian Universalism’s Islamic Roots
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A sermon reflecting on the Islamic origins of Unitarian Universalism.