Unitarian Universalist
Church of the Hill Country
Sunday Service @10am 960 Barnett St., Kerrville Texas
Sermons & Meditations
Resurrecting Jesus
In February, this white guy told you about Black Resilience. In March, celebrating Women’s history, I talked about sexism and listening to women. Now at Easter, here I am. a Jewish UU guy, back to preach my Easter sermon “Resurrecting Jesus!” Bring back...
Abrams, Democracy & Voter Suppression
--Our country, now from thee,Claim we our liberty,In freedoms nameGuarding homes altar fires,Daughters of patriot sires,Their zeal our own inspires,Justice to claim....
Suffragist Inspiration
I often begin my sermons with a joke. Sarah frequently sends me jokes. Sarah is on the Worship Committee and we recently discussed the reasons that services sometimes run past 11:00. This week Sarah emailed me one that said: “Words of wisdom: There’s a fineline...
Deep Dive Into Dignity
A priest, a minister and a rabbit walk into a bar. The priest orders a glass of wine. The minister does the same. Then the rabbit says “I’m only here because of autocorrect.” How’s that for dignity? Today I am hoping we can take a deep dive into the value and quality...
Black Resilience
Toward the end of Sunday service, the Minister asked,How many of you have forgiven your enemies?" 80% of the congregation held up their hands. The Minister asked his question again. All responded this time, except one small elderly lady. "Mrs....
Honoring MLK by Continuing His Legacy
A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. "If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, "Let my brother have the first pancake. I...
The Inherent Worth in Every Person
There was once an ashram where 'most everyone' got along well. The members worked in relative harmony. Daily services were filled with meditation and powerful chanting. The gardens were cared for and the food was nourishing. However, there was one member few seemed to...
Solstice; Embracing Darkness and Returning Light
One afternoon Jamie was playing in his backyard. He was riding a broom pretended that it was a horse. He was having a wonderful time and rode the broom until it was getting dark. He left the broom on the back porch and went inside. A while later, his mother noticed...
What Kind of Man are You?
A woman who lived next door to a preacher was puzzled by his personality change. At home he was shy, quiet and retiring, but in the church he was a powerful orator, rousing the masses with force and confidence. It was as if he were two different people. One day she...
Fear
I have an irrational fear of over-designed buildings. It's a complex complex complex. The swordfish has no natural predators to fear.......except the penfish, which is said to be even mightier. What is the fear of giants called? Fee-fi-phobia. I used to fear...
