First Unitarian Universalist Society Burlington October 26,....
Sing Out Love: A Brief & Incomplete History of Our Hymnody (sermon)
[This sermon was written, but due to time constraints, not actually delivered....
Ritual for Broken Times (updated)
written by me, a version of this ritual, written in 2018, is published in The Spirit that Moves, edited by Rev. Barbara Child Here is a vessel filled with shards of broken pottery and shattered glass. These sharp and jagged things....
Ouch, Oops, Thank You, A-ha (sermon)
We start with a quote from Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, an excerpt from an essay....
We Are All Bound Up Together (sermon)
Part IHistory is being corrupted by those in power. Black history is being....
Here Comes the Sun-Day (sermon)
First Unitarian Universalist Society Burlington September 21, 2025 Reverend Karen G. Johnston Plant lust. I was familiar with the feeling, the impulse, the craving, but not the term. If you are gardeners or lovers of indoor plants,....
They Bring More BS? We Bring More Joy! (sermon)
First Unitarian Universalist Society Burlington September 7,....
The Absence of the Word ‘Only’
Today, I took a bike ride to places Unknown. Or at least Unplanned. And ended up at a place with signs that declare, “Whites Beach.” Never before have I been so thankful for the absence of the word “only.” The signs were not declaring....
The Changing Shape of Our Faith: A History Sermon (sermon)
Shouldn’t all sermons begin with a lava lamp metaphor? Some of you have....