Sunday Services are at 9:15am and 11:00am. Since completing my courses at Singularity University last year, I have continued to be inspired as a member of the Abundance Digital Community, also founded by Dr. Peter Diamandis. Some might think hanging out with entrepreneurs talking about technology is the last place a minister would find inspiration, but I am profoundly moved and enriched everyday just knowing those involved in these endeavors are as motivated by the humanistic ethic as I am.

Sunday Services are held at 9:15 and 11:00 am. In preparation for his September 29th visit, this sermon will serve as an introduction and refresher to celebrated theologian Matthew Fox and his teachings about Creation Spirituality.

Sunday Services are held at 9:15 and 11:00 am. Whether one believes in reincarnation or not, the idea can bring much meaning to how we go about the one life we know we do have. In this sermon, we’ll explore why the reincarnation myth matters through the story of Milarepa, one of Tibet’s most colorful and revered figures.

Sunday Services are at 9:15 & 11 am
There’s lots of talk today about using the correct pronouns desired by those we’re addressing. Moving beyond dualistic and, when it comes to gender, binary thinking, can be difficult for some to surmount, though it’s important to do our best and treat each other with compassion in the process. But in this sermon, I want to backup and consider a deeper look at the all-pervasive distinction between female and male, “he” and “she,” that has long distinguished individuals even when one’s gender has no bearing on matters, which is most of the time.

Sunday Services are at 9:15 & 11 am
Exile and ostracization, or worse, have long been means by which societies punish those who say the wrong things, present novel ideas, and offer dissenting opinions. This instinct to disdain those we disagree with, and its twin instinct to “keep a lid on it,” even if we do have different ideas, is rooted in a fear of freedom, for others and ourselves, and can only lead to totalitarian societies and groupthink if we can’t collectively find the courage to overcome it.

Sunday Services are at 9:15 & 11 am
Solipsism it the belief only oneself is real, or, at least, the only person one can be sure is real. It’s such an outlandish idea, its falsity seems obvious. Yet it also seems there are many people who behave as if it’s true, even if they don’t believe it. In this sermon we’ll consider how to maintain a healthy sense of self and individual freedom while respecting the rights of others and accepting our responsibilities toward them.

Sunday Services are at 9:15 & 11:00 am
Attempting to define the historical Jesus is almost like describing the shape of playdough, and usually ends up sounding more autobiographical than biographical. Nevertheless, there’s a strong case to be made that Jesus embraced humanistic principles. In this sermon I’ll discuss why I claim this is so.

Sunday Services are at 9:15 & 11:00 am
Like the first sea creatures to crawl out of the primordial oceans onto land, life on Earth is now crawling into outer space. In this sermon I’ll consider what this means for our species and for life itself in the near and distant future.

Sunday Services are at 9:15 & 11:00 am
When reducing our concept of economics to money, we reduce the solutions to society’s biggest challenges to having more money. In this sermon I’ll challenge this presumption by exploring a broader definition of economics, the limitations of money, and better ways to tackle our problems and fashion a society that works for everyone.

Sunday Services are at 9:15 & 11:00 am
Humanism is the opposite of the Doctrine of Original Sin because it doesn’t believe in human depravity, the notion that human nature is inherently evil. Yet this doctrine has been with us so long that many who may no longer believe in it still accept there’s something innately wrong with human nature. In this sermon I’ll argue that human nature, like that of all animals, is an expression of nature and we are no less a part of our Earth than any of our fellow creatures.