Our church was the first to call Rev. John H. Dietrich to a Unitarian Pulpit (in 2011) and is where he first began calling himself a Humanist. Dietrich went on … Continue reading John Dietrich’s Sermon “What is a Liberal?” – As Presented and Amended by Rev. Eklof

There have been few, if any, generations in modern history who have felt mostly positive about the direction the world is heading, even though the world, by many markers, continues … Continue reading Peace on Earth: A Rough Start to the Beginning of a Better World

Liberal religion in North America has struggled to thrive, and sometimes just to survive, since its arrival more than 200 years ago. Today, liberal religion, as we know it, manifested … Continue reading The End of an Era: The Dismantling of Unitarian Universalism by the Illiberal Left

Liberal values should not be taken for granted. It was relatively recently that people first conceived of them, yearned for them, and began to believe they should be the basis … Continue reading Enlighten Up! A History of Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance

I have loved puppets all my life and they still hold the same magic for me as when I was a child. Along with the magic comes wonder: wonder about … Continue reading Puppets & People: What’s the Difference?

Drug addict. Mentally ill. Criminal. These are some of the stereotypes often associated with those who are homeless. While they may be true of some, they have never been true … Continue reading Unaffordable Housing & the Homeless: What Does the Data Say?

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.