The Burnout Baptist Church (and Other Possibilities)
12 Step Recovery Groups tell us we need to reconnect with our inner child. In Red Bay, Alabama, there is a congregation called the Burnout Baptist Church, humor unintentional. How…
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Our 7th Principle calls us to respect the interdependent web of existence of which we are all a part. How do we stay committed to being green even when it…
Is Poor a 4 Letter Word?
Liberation theology seeks freedom for people from the root causes of poverty. We rarely hear politicians speak about the poor these days. All the emphasis is on the middle class.…
The UU Penalty Box
Roller derby has a penalty box for players who break the rules. For the season of Lent we will ask the question, "What would a Unitarian Universalist have to do…
Preemptive Radical Inclusion, Justice, and Equity
Beloved community is sometimes articulated as a community of inclusion. CB is going to suggest that “All are welcome” is an opening, an invitation to beloved community, but it is…
One Love, One Heart
In a Unitarian Universalist church the text for the sermon may come from a Bible or from a reggae song. This Sunday it will be a reggae song.
#BLM: An Understatement
All too often the slogan Black Lives Matter gets shorten to the hashtag #BLM. Even before it was shortened it was still an understatement. This Sunday we will explore why…
Here Comes the Church
The church is not a building. It's the people. How can we organize ourselves so that when people need hope they can say, "Here comes the church." This Sunday we…
The Story We’ll Tell
To be human is to tell stories; narrative is how we make sense of the world, and the stories we create help us understand as well as shape reality. As…
Why It’s a Sin to Call Someone a Sinner -In Person and Virtual Worship
In the Southern United States in the buckle of the Bible Belt we hear a lot of hellfire and damnation sermons about sin and the sinners who commit them. However,…