Enlightenment Liberalism has three legs — freedom, reason, and tolerance, rooted in a commitment to the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Last month, Rev. Eklof gave a sermon … Continue reading Think for Yourself but Think! Considering the Right and Responsibility to Reason

Developmental psychologists have understood the differences between immature and mature morality since the early 20th century. Yet today we are still waiting for our societies to grow beyond authoritarian and … Continue reading An Immature and Fixated Morality: What Are the Signs?

There are strange ideas these days that, for many, make no sense and that can’t be rationally explained by those who do embrace them. In struggling to find the right … Continue reading Our Postmodern Milieu: What is it, Where did it Come from, and How to Recover Our Senses

In this sermon we’ll catch up with all that’s going on with our North American Unitarian Association, as well as find inspiration in its larger purposes, values, and genuinely liberal … Continue reading NAUA: What’s it about? Where’s it at? Where is it going?

As much intolerance as there appears in the world, tolerance is a modern value most of us would agree we at least ought to adhere to. Yet there was a … Continue reading Tolerance: Is the Bar too Low, or Just High Enough?

The Age of Artificial intelligence is upon us and it’s changing so fast that it’s nearly impossible to keep up with. In this sermon, I’ll discuss what I know and … Continue reading Everything I Knew about AI Yesterday

There is an almost archetypal idea of our primitive ancestors as healthy, happy, isolated individuals living at one with nature, whose idyllic lives were ruined by the advent of civilization, … Continue reading The Myth of the Noble Savage

Have you ever been certain you were right about something, only to later change your mind, perhaps when new evidence suddenly appeared, or after having had your thinking “evolve” over … Continue reading But On the Other Hand: Demonstrating the Dialectic

Following the previous week’s sermon by John H. Dietrich, Rev. Eklof will discuss the turning point our liberal religion faces today and the direction he believes it must take if … Continue reading Liberal Religion at Another Cross-Roads

American Unitarianism has experienced three major controversies during its history, two of which were ignited by ministers of our Spokane congregation, Rev. John H. Dietrich who helped fire “The Humanist … Continue reading John Dietrich’s Sermon: “Liberal Religion at the Cross-Roads” – As Presented and Amended by Rev. Eklof