The current (May 2016) conflagration in Canada that is destroying hundreds of homes and many square miles of forest brought to my mind a sermon I wrote the day after Hurricane Ivan hit Pensacola. Such “acts of God” often evoke the question of how a God which would inflict such pain could be considered a loving god – as Jesus of Nazareth taught and most Christians believe. Though 15 years old, this is still my answer to the question.
Continue reading →S O L S T I C E S E R V I C E Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boulder 22 December 1992 P R E L U D E David Greene and Lee Smith Sonata in E (2nd and … Continue reading →
HAVE FAITH IN THE SEED A Sermon by Rev. Robert M. Eddy, M.Div. Delivered at The First Unitarian Church Denver, Colorado 23 March 1995 On Friday morning, Virginia Culver, religion editor at the Denver Post called to ask … Continue reading →
Unitarians and Universalists have been singing hymns since their origins in the 16th century. Our Hymnal, first published in 1993, contains a multitude of hymns from as early as 850 of the common era, to 1992. One can trace the development (or degeneration) of UUism by selecting from those hymns. All texts are copyrighted by the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Continue reading →An 84 year old Unitarian Universalist minister shares the ways in which he uses dubious memories to prepare for an uncertain future with the help of a talented keyboardist and quotations from many bits of pop profundity. To skip the introduction, click here.
Malcolm and Martin were not friends. They seemed the antithesis of one another yet they shared more than they realized. Both were sons of Baptist ministers – but Martin’s Father “knew his place”. It was a privileged place – as privileged as that of any “black” Man in Atlanta during Martin’s childhood. Malcolm’s father was different; a “rabble rouser”’ an “uppety “black”” who didn’t “know his place.” And he – Malcolm’s father – was murdered for his refusal to “keep his place” in a Michigan that hypocritically prided itself on it’s role in the war to “free the slaves”. …
Religious communities cover an unimaginable spectrum of beliefs, rituals, and customs but they all have one thing in common: fund raising! In this lighthearted sampling of methods of “paying the bills” I examineI eight that I have observed:
The Commune Method, The Bake Sale Method, The Entrepreneurial Method, The Mystic Society method, The Holiness method, The Mafia Method, The Forbes Method and finally the Viagra Method. And, of course I end with a recommendation.
The Unitarian Universalist Association’s General Assembly three years ago adopted “by more than two thirds votes of the delegates voting” a statement on war and peace. I compare this statement – with which I agree – with a statement made by the assembly of Unitarian Churches in 1917, supporting “the war to end all wars” and denouncing ministers who refused to concur. The last Unitarian to serve as President of the United states, chaired that meeting. I also explore briefly Civil Resistance as an alternative to war.
Continue reading →BOBVERBS: SEVEN PROVERBS TO REMEMBER ME BY A sermon by Robert M.Eddy, M.Div. Delivered 19 June 2005 to the congregation of The Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola Several years ago, I made a rather rude response to a member … Continue reading →
WHAT’S REALLY REAL? A sermon by Robert M. Eddy Delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church Indianapolis 7 January 1996 READING Towards the end of his brilliant book, “Infinite in All Directions” physicist Freeman Dyson, one of the world’s great theoretical … Continue reading →