Resistance

Courage to Decolonize (sermon)

October 9, 2022 The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ One definition for what it means to “decolonize” is to reverse the harms created by Settler Colonialism. Before we go deeper into what it means to decolonize, let’s spend a little time on that last phrase: Settler Colonialism. As it relates specifically to the indigenous peoples …

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This Pride: A Reflection Pride Month (sermon)

(I didn’t actually give this sermon this morning. I had planned to do so, but time did not allow. Turns out it wasn’t necessary. The rest of the worship service connected with Spirit and fed the spirits of all in attendance – no need for a sermon! Here it is, anyway.) Back in 8th grade, …

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They Are All Honored Here: Nothing Is Lost

Better poets and theologians have made their offerings. Who am I to attempt to join them? Yet, because Universalism tells us we are all loved and since Universalism tells us we all have a role in collective liberation: who am I not to? So, I humbly offer this hoping it yet is enough. Near the …

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Visiting the Whitney Plantation, part two

All over the plantation, there are artifacts and there is art. Artifacts include whole buildings, some from this particular plantation, some preserved and brought from other areas; smaller items used in daily life; HUGE metal kettles used for boiling the cane to make sugar. And there is art created by a number of modern artists, …

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