The entire world is suddenly living in a new reality that most of us still don’t realize, which has led to much anxiety, denial, and hostility. What is the nature … Continue reading One World: How We are Becoming a Global Community and How Some are Resisting It

In this sermon, I’ll discuss the significance of Unitarianism’s historic values, the state of Unitarian Universalism today, and, based upon outcomes at its most recent General Assembly, the possibilities for … Continue reading Liberal Religion in America: What I think about Unitarian Universalism’s Past, Present, and Future

This is an opportunity to ask me questions regarding topics I have or haven’t spoken of from the pulpit. Although I won’t engage in church business in this setting, I … Continue reading Conversations with Todd

Why do so many seem driven to have the final word and to convince everyone else they are right? How can this be healthy in a world of 7.5 billion … Continue reading The Compulsion to Convince

In this sermon I’ll reflect upon my experience at the HxA (Heterodox Academy) Conference that I recently attended in Denver, CO. SERMON TEXT CLICK HERE

The above title is the title of my dissertation. In this sermon, I’ll talk about what I learned during the process of researching and writing it. SERMON TEXT CLICK HERE

Not having stop signs at every corner was new to me when coming to Spokane. At first, I had no idea how to navigate these uncontrolled intersections. Soon, however, taking … Continue reading The Ethics of Uncontrolled Stops

What is truth? Take your pick. Tired of one religion? Try another. What’s the government really up to? Select your favorite conspiracy theory off our dessert tray. It’s all you … Continue reading Eating Empty Carbs at the Postmodern Buffet

The “Rapture” is a belief of among Christians that Jesus will return someday to snatch up all his true believers in “the blink of an eye,” leaving everyone else to … Continue reading The Rapture: “Two men will be working in the field; One will be taken and the other left behind.”

“Feelings,” the song says, “nothing more than feelings,” yet how often we project our subjective emotional experiences onto the world, trying to make empirical reality justify our personal feelings and … Continue reading The Idolatry of Emotions: Objectifying our Own Subjective Experiences