Category Archives: Sermons

Here are sermons I have preached.

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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Lullabies for Our Children, Ourselves (sermon)

Posted on February 12, 2017 by KGJ

February 12, 2017 The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ   When my little ones were little, I would sing as part of our bedtime routine. One of the songs was The Ballad of Erica Levine by the late Bob Blue. … Continue reading →

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be * LOVE * d (sermon)

Posted on February 5, 2017 by KGJ

The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ February 5, 2017 (written text does not match delivered sermon exactly) Our Time For All Ages story: click here. Our reading: click here. We all want to be loved. We — likely all people … Continue reading →

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You Are the Sixth: The Five Smooth Stones of Liberal Religion (sermon)

Posted on January 22, 2017 by KGJ

The Unitarian Society East Brunswick, New Jersey January 22, 2017  Last May, when I sat with many of you at the Women’s luncheon to interrogate – I mean interview – the ministerial candidate to decide whether to call her – … Continue reading →

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Getting Free Together: The Ministry of Joshua Young Still Preaches Today (sermon)

Posted on January 22, 2017 by KGJ

The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick January 15, 2017 (this is an abreviated form of the sermon that received the 2016 Unitarian Universalist History Convocation prize)   Imagine the most notorious train cargo of its time. The body of a man … Continue reading →

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A Small Room With Room Enough for All (sermon)

Posted on December 4, 2016 by KGJ

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service Hosted by Temple B’nai Shalom East Brunswick, New Jersey November 22, 2016 to see video click here GaHave any of you, say, in the past month been in an airport? Let’s see a raise of hands. How … Continue reading →

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Wild & Impracticable Ideas to Send You Over the River (sermon)

Posted on November 21, 2016 by KGJ

The Unitarian Society East Brunswick, NJ a multi-generational service Would you do something others might think foolish, or silly, or wild, if you thought it might bring about more fairness in our world? If, like Benny and his bagels, it … Continue reading →

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Loving the Hell Out of the Cracks in the World (sermon)

Posted on November 13, 2016 by KGJ

The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ In the sermon I spent all day writing on Friday and scrapped yesterday, I was going to ask you to cultivate curiosity. But it seemed a little too premature. Some time in the near … Continue reading →

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