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I Promise
We live in a cynical age, do we not? When it comes to politics, for example, at least since Watergate, we have expected our politicians to lie to us. We’ve expected them to deceive us with their words...
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Pour It Out
The reading for this sermon comes from the Gospel of Mark, 14:3-9: While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly...
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Open Hearts, Open Hands: Practicing Generosity in Everyday Life
This month’s theme at my congregation is generosity. Enjoy! *** Generosity. It’s so basic, the act of giving, being ready to give, taking pleasure in giving— it’s so basic, it’s hard to imagine how we...
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Stand by This Faith
Here’s a short piece I shared this past weekend in honor of Women’s History Month about Olympia Brown, one of my heroes. Enjoy! *** Stand by this faith. Work for it and sacrifice for it. Do not demand...
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Another Darn Transformation Experience
Transformation is this month’s theme at UUCF. Thanks for reading. And for all those folks affected by yesterday’s events at the Boston Marathon–our hearts are with you. *** Transformation! Such a...
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A Blossom in Your Mind
Hello dear friends! I’m catching up on sermon posts after a busy couple of months…this is a homily I gave for an all-ages service at my congregation in May. *** Not all people see the same way. My dad,...
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Alive Now
Here comes another catch-up sermon post–this one from Father’s Day weekend back in June, based on two texts I love: the “You are that” section of the ancient Chandogya Upanishad (VI:13) and Ric...
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Neurotheology: This Is Your Brain on Religion
Finally caught up! Here’s this past weekend’s sermon on one of my favorite topics: neurotheology–the science of what happens in the brain during religious experiences. Enjoy. *** I want to start with a...
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Sacred Space in a World on the Move
Our worship space at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax has enormous plate glass windows that look out on trees all around us. It’s a beautiful place to feel our connection to the...
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Taking a break
As you may have noticed, I haven’t posted anything in a while…my sermons this fall have felt very specific to my congregation & less suitable for posting publicly. So I’ve decided to take a break...
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