I’ve had some requests for more information about last Sunday’s sermon, “To Protect and Defend the Constitution” – I’m posting some of the direct primary sources below. I can also recommend some storytelling about the creation of the Constitution. One you may want to watch with your family is a...
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Learning More About the Constitution
November 4, 2025
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Something Witchy This Way Comes
October 28, 2025
On Sunday, we talked about witches, or more specifically, beliefs about witches across thousands of years. This was one of those sermons where the information far outpaced the limited time of a service. Since I received so many interesting comments and questions afterwards, I thought I’d share more for those...
A Visceral Response: This Isn’t Cinema Magic
October 21, 2025
When I saw the photos of the East Wing of the White House being demolished to make way for the construction of an unvetted ballroom, I viscerally felt sick. I realized that I had seen images like this before, but they were a) always fictional and b) from an attack...
Questions…
October 15, 2025
Sunday was our Question Box Sunday, where members submit questions and the ministers answer them on the fly. The questions I receive are always impressive, but I think y’all outdid yourself this year. So many good ones, we couldn’t address them all. No problem, you’ve given me great fodder for...
Opening the Question Box
October 7, 2025
This Sunday, it’s time for one of our most popular services, “The Question Box.” During the offering, you’ll be invited to write down your question on an index card. We’ll gather them, then AJ and I will answer as many as we can during the “sermon” time of the service....
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The Boundaries We Set
September 30, 2025
One of the bits of wisdom from Brene Brown that I repeat often, to myself and others, is “Clear is kind.” As someone enculturated as a woman in the South, this takes a lot of work. We are taught to be unclear in how we communicate – just think of...
Oct 5: Baby/child dedication
September 24, 2025
Most religions have some type of ceremony to mark the arrival of a baby or child and express the commitment a community gives to the child and their parents – baptism, Bris, etc. For Unitarian Universalists, we have a dedication ceremony that is conducted during a regular worship service. This ceremony welcomes the child into our faith (and,...
Conquering Fear
September 17, 2025
If you are feeling fear these days, worried about the encroaching fascism you see, know that it is by design. People are who are fearful are easier to manipulate. People who are fearful will do terrible things in order to feel safe – turn in their neighbors, act in ways...
Interrogating the Archive
September 9, 2025
Dr. Gregory Cuéllar writes about “trespassing on the archive” when studying history, because “master-narratives that wield power within a body politic often seek the authoritative status of universality.” On Sunday, I lifted up the archive of Unitarian Universalism. We have over 200 years of theology, written thought, and historical activities...
Walking Through the New Liturgy
September 2, 2025
Spoilers ahead…this Sunday, we’ll have a new order to the worship service! With the beginning of the new church every September, we change the liturgy, that is, the standard script for the worship service. It keeps things fresh, prevents items from becoming “tin gods” that can never be changed, plus...