We have been talking in worship, all this year, about the Five Developmental Tasks that the Unitarian Universalist Association recommends… Read more For the Work of the Church
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.
Three Little Words
If we were to write a mission statement for this church… Well, we have one, and it’s long, not particularly… Read more Three Little Words
After We’re Gone
Stewardship is the principle of managing resources so that they most effectively fulfill the purpose for which they were given,… Read more After We’re Gone
At Our Best
We’ve been talking for the last two months about the spiritual issue of identity. The questions of “Who am I?”… Read more At Our Best
Use of the Democratic Process
For President’s day we look at another core principle that defines who we are as Unitarian Universalists: the principle that… Read more Use of the Democratic Process
Side With Love
For Valentine’s Day we look at love. The romantic expression of love flows from an even more powerful life force… Read more Side With Love
The Search for Truth
The seven principles of Unitarian Universalism are an attempt to express the values that we share. But even deeper than… Read more The Search for Truth
At My Core
Eventually we come to know ourselves. Like a Unitarian Universalist faith, defined by values, but expressed in a multitude of… Read more At My Core
A Victor of Circumstance
We’re talking for the next few weeks about the question of identity. Identity is one of the three core spiritual… Read more A Victor of Circumstance
The Good We Inherit
Today, in the Christian calendar, is the holiday of Epiphany. The 12 Days of Christmas ended just yesterday, if you… Read more The Good We Inherit