Author Archives: KGJ

There Are No Unsacred Places (sermon)

Posted on September 18, 2017 by KGJ

September 17, 2017 The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick (this sermon was delivered extemporaneously, though written in full ahead of time; the content is substantially the same, though minor changes exist between this text and the one preached) Place is important.  … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Steelmantown Cemetery

Posted on July 6, 2017 by KGJ

I don’t remember ever needing or wanting a burial spot, though I do remember thinking about it from an early age. When one looks at my family, there are many ways to respond to the dead human body and the … Continue reading →

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Rise Up: Reflections on Patriotism (sermon)

Posted on July 3, 2017 by KGJ

I am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R we are meant to be A colony that runs independently Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin’ on us endlessly Essentially, they tax us relentlessly Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree He ain’t ever gonna set … Continue reading →

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And the Welcome Will Be Wide: It’s Not About the Bathrooms (sermon)

Posted on June 11, 2017 by KGJ

The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, New Jersey And the table will be wide. And the welcome will be wide. And the arms will open wide to gather us in. We are fortunate that here in New Jersey: more protections for the rights … Continue reading →

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Here We Are, All in One Place (sermon)

Posted on June 4, 2017 by KGJ

New Member Sunday The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Not long after the presidential election, Yale history professor Timothy Snyder published an article that has been republished all over the internet and was turned into a little book. This little … Continue reading →

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What’s Going On?: Message for the White Supremacy Teach In (sermon)

Posted on May 16, 2017 by KGJ

May 14, 2017 The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Time For All Ages story:   Message An uncomfortable journey. We have been asked to take one: talking and listening about something that is abhorrent, something that lingers, something that has … Continue reading →

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Shifting Grounds Beneath Us: Facing White Supremacy (sermon)

Posted on April 3, 2017 by KGJ

I never met Margaret Maurer, founding member of this congregation. She died in 2011 at the age of 101. Despite having never met her, I have benefitted – we all have — from her legacy. Thanks to an incredibly generous … Continue reading →

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Befriending Death: An Excursion (sermon)

Posted on March 26, 2017 by KGJ

The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Our reading can be found here. Dylan Thomas’ most famous lines are these: Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against … Continue reading →

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A Compass, Not a Map (sermon)

Posted on March 19, 2017 by KGJ

The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ March 19, 2017     A compass, rather than a map. Last week I told you that I have been reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Its subtitle is “Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, … Continue reading →

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Honorable Harvest: A Canvass Sermon (sermon)

Posted on March 18, 2017 by KGJ

The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ March 12, 2017 This is our work, to discover what we can give. Isn’t this the purpose of [church], to learn the nature of your own gifts and how to use them for good … Continue reading →

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