I like to say that Unitarian Universalism is a “reality-based” religion. I mean both that we honor science and are… Read more An Honest Reckoning
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 are the Heretics
The UU historian Earl Morse Wilbur named the core principles of Unitarian Universalism as “Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance.” Freedom means… Read more We are the Heretics
Election Day Sermon
One way to define our identity is to name our core principles: we are what we value. On the eve… Read more Election Day Sermon
Re-Enchanting the World
By the time the Unitarian and Universalist theologies were incorporated into religious institutions of our own, much of our faith… Read more Re-Enchanting the World
On Our Own
Our religious history is grounded in Judaism and Christianity but crucially passed through a Humanist lens 500 or so years… Read more On Our Own
Is Good Enough, Enough?
The Days of Atonement, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, are a time to notice where we have fallen short… Read more Is Good Enough, Enough?
A Perfect Ten
A celebration of ten years of ministry with Rev. Tera Landers and a theological examination of the word “perfect.” In… Read more A Perfect Ten
We Are Unitarian Universalists
Expanding the circle of relationships beyond our congregation, we are also members of a larger faith embracing Unitarian Universalists of… Read more We Are Unitarian Universalists
We Are This Community
The spiritual question of identity, refers both to the personal question, “Who am I?” and the broader question of humanity,… Read more We Are This Community
I Am What I Do
For this Labor Day weekend, continuing our liturgical theme of identity, I’ll talk about the common practice, at least in… Read more I Am What I Do