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
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.
We Give Thanks
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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