In this 500th year since the beginning of the Reformation, we will explore what happened in the world of belief at the time of the Reformation, and how that continues to affect us today.

This summer, I was scheduled to lead a workshop at the UU General Assembly which would explore how we are, as a nation, both more inter-religious and increasingly secular concurrently. I will offer a sermon-sized examination of this topic.

While many think of humanism as being a rejection of religion, more recently there have been strong appeals for humanism to be more closely aligned with and in dialogue with religious traditions.

A gathering of hundreds of white nationalists in Virginia took a deadly turn on Saturday when a car plowed into a group of counter-protesters and killed at least three people in a flare up of violence.

One of the promises of the American tradition is liberty and justice for all. However, our current culture seems to have shifted our understanding of liberty to be more about freedom. This sermon will explore the keen differences between these two concepts and how they … read more.

The purpose and value of denominations has shifted and changed over the past century. In some ways, the Unitarian Universalist Association exists as a post-denominational entity, despite its origins in the Unitarian and Universalist movements. We will examine how denominations came to be, what their … read more.

Each year, our culture appoints a day in which we are to celebrate our parents. On this Father’s Day, we consider the role that our fathers play and have played in our lives.

The turn of the seasons is upon us, as are all sorts of transitions in our personal and work lives. Today, I will examine how the summertime months mark our lives.

Following up on last month’s sermon on Reinhold Niebuhr’s 13 years as a pastor in Detroit, this month we will examine one of the ways that mainstream culture often examines him, as the author of “The Serenity Prayer,” which has been taken on as an … read more.

One of the most important moments in the development of Unitarian Universalist history was William Ellery Channing’s “Baltimore Sermon” gave a powerful defense of Unitarian thought and practice, in opposition to the rising Christian orthodoxy of his day. We will explore this definitive moment in … read more.