Spiritual practice can be done in community (like at a church), or alone, or, also, in public. Many Unitarian Universalists… Read more Building Up a World
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 Soul of Nature
Second only, perhaps, to Sunday worship, communion with nature is the most common spiritual practice for Unitarian Universalists. When we… Read more The Soul of Nature
For All That Is Our Life
Many folks make a personal spiritual practice of reflecting on their lives. Mindfulness is a way of observing life closely… Read more For All That Is Our Life
I Will Pray
We make space for prayer and meditation in our Sunday worship, but prayer is also an individual spiritual practice for… Read more I Will Pray
Let It Be a Dance
Dance and other forms of movement can be a spiritual practice. Yoga explicitly is about joining the mind and body… Read more Let It Be a Dance
Let Us Break Bread Together
Many religions include a spiritual practice around eating a communal meal (The Eucharist, the Passover Seder) or not eating (fasting… Read more Let Us Break Bread Together
Come Sing a Song With Me
Making music is a powerful form of spiritual practice for many. In church, Unitarian Universalists sing hymns, sing in the… Read more Come Sing a Song With Me
Come Sunday
The most familiar form of spiritual practice for most Unitarian Universalists is our Sunday gathering: our communal practice of joining… Read more Come Sunday
Practice, Practice, Practice
Several years ago, after I had already been a minister for several years, I had a woman in my congregation… Read more Practice, Practice, Practice
Taxes
I’ve been having some fun this summer preaching about topics that don’t usually get talked about in polite society, or… Read more Taxes