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Rick Hoyt-McDaniels

Author, Artist, Composer

Category: Sermons

As a minister for thirty years, I wrote nearly a thousand sermons. These are the most recent. Sermons from August, 2022 on were written for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City. I’m especially proud of the sermons I wrote during my last year (September 2024 through June 2025) when I tried to close my ministry with some final thoughts about fundamental spiritual issues.

The Last Word

Posted on June 29, 2025November 5, 2025 by Rick

Today I conclude my ministry career.  Although my ordination is for life and I’ll likely find small ways to serve… Read more The Last Word

We Give Thanks

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Rick

We close the church’s program year with a day to recognize and thank the many volunteers who contributed throughout the… Read more We Give Thanks

Endless Song

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Rick

Join us for a joyful and reflective Music Sunday as we celebrate the power of music in our community. This… Read more Endless Song

A Community of Ages

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Rick

Our church community keeps growing! We’ll enjoy a look back at this past church year, the kids will share some… Read more A Community of Ages

The Eternal Rememberer

Posted on May 25, 2025August 13, 2025 by Rick

“We remember them” we say, in one of the litanies from our hymnal. But if honoring the dead depends on… Read more The Eternal Rememberer

Loyalty: A Delicate Virtue

Posted on May 18, 2025August 13, 2025 by Rick

To perceive that something is valuable, to connect ourselves to that thing, and then to stick with it when times… Read more Loyalty: A Delicate Virtue

Continuous Creation

Posted on May 11, 2025May 24, 2025 by Rick

The old story tells us that God finished the work of creation in six days and rested on the seventh.… Read more Continuous Creation

Something Always, Always Sings

Posted on April 20, 2025August 14, 2025 by Rick

For Unitarians, who hold a conception of a strictly human Jesus, a physical resurrection is not possible. No human can… Read more Something Always, Always Sings

Let Me Flower, Help Me Flower

Posted on April 13, 2025August 14, 2025 by Rick

The story of Passover endures because it speaks to one of the fundamental aims of religion: liberation. We seek to… Read more Let Me Flower, Help Me Flower

For the Beauty

Posted on March 30, 2025August 14, 2025 by Rick

As one of the three transcendentals: the good, the true, and the beautiful, beauty is an essential quality of being.… Read more For the Beauty

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