Upon recently reading Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth, Harvard theoretical physicist Avi Loeb’s 2021 book, I began thinking about some of the things humans know that … Continue reading Understanding Aliens: What We Share in Common with Intelligent Beings Everywhere

This is a sermon I usually give in July, at the start of a new church year, but had forgotten about until now. So, I’ll take this opportunity to reflect … Continue reading Preaching to the Preacher: My Personal Responses to Some of Last Year’s Sermons

I had intended to give this sermon a few years ago, when I was being pressured to stop talking about my concerns regarding our liberal religion. I didn’t because another … Continue reading “My Pulpit, Mine”

In this sermon I’ll reflect a bit about my own theological journey, including how I came to call myself an atheist and what the term means to me.

During his final service with us before his unexpected death, church member Owen Muir asked me, “Instead of answering our questions, what question would you like to ask us?” It … Continue reading Why Are You Here?

In the science fiction film, Ready Player One, the creator of a virtual world says, “Reality is the only thing that’s real.” It makes good sense, but philosophy, which has … Continue reading “Reality is the Only Thing that’s Real.” Or is it?

Aikido best translates, “The Way of Harmony.” Although it is widely considered a martial art, Aikido is a philosophy of life that can be put into practice by anyone. In … Continue reading The Way of Harmony: Practicing Aikido in Everyday Life

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