Called by Loss, Called by Peace
The sermon celebrates the first night of Hanukkah by looking at the deeper meaning of the holiday. 12/2/18 Hanukkah is called the Festival of Lights because…
The sermon celebrates the first night of Hanukkah by looking at the deeper meaning of the holiday. 12/2/18 Hanukkah is called the Festival of Lights because…
This homily was preached at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Huntington on 11/26/17 for our Thanksgiving Contemplative Service. It looks at the dual nature of peace and…
This sermon was preached at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Huntington on 10/29/17 as part of our All Souls Day service. It puts Reinhold Niebuhr in conversation…
This sermon was preached at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Huntington on 10/22/17 as part of our annual service for UN Sunday. This year’s focus is on…
This sermon was preached at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Huntington on Mothers’ Day 5/8/16. It hearkens back to the origins of the holiday as a women’s movement…
This sermon was preached on 9/6/15 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Huntington. It struggles with the gospel of productivity and consumption while reflecting on the holiday of…
Spirit of Peace, God of Many Names, Mother of Love, Move through out hearts, lighten our tight grips and clenched teeth, ease the uninformed fears, that…
There’s an old joke about the theological difference between Universalists and Unitarians before our merger in 1961. I’m not normally keen on making jokes about our…
Spirit of Hope, God of Many Names, and one transforming and abundant love, May we pause before the quiet of the hour, taking in another week…
Gather our spirits this hour, In peace, in thanks, with care in our hearts, and hope on our lips. It is in being together that we…