This message includes a sermon discussion from members of the Davies congregation. 

How do you find meaning in life when you experience or hear about a tragedy?  Financial corruption, economic disruption, kidnappings, murders, and robberies leave us with a feeling of hopelessness and despair.  How do you find meaning with this madness?

This sermon was given during our annual Flower Communion / Earth Day service.  The All Souls Jubilee singers were present and there was also a special presentation where members' gardens were shown to the congregation.  It was a great service.

So, do plants and people have similarities?  Sure.  Check out this special Earth Day sermon and some good singing from the Jubilee Singers.

Thanks,

Rev. John

This is my Easter 2009 sermon where Joe Jencks performed, however, we lost the audio so this is a studio version of it where I read the text.  Hope you still get the spirit of the message!  Easter = Hope.  Peace and love.

Here are a few songs from my friend Joe Jencks, a folk singer and songwriter who travels the country moving people with his melodic tenor voice, guitar and powerful lyrics!  

I used my facebook friends for this message to help me define what organic spirituality means to me.  Check it out...

James Luther Adams was perhaps one of Unitarian Universalism's most well-known theologians.  Today I study his teachings around giving for Davies' annual Stewardship Sunday--what we call the "sermon on the amount" ;-).  This message was preached on March 8, 2009.

In this podcast you will hear some of the music and liturgy that add to our spirit-filled service at Davies Church.  The sermon will play afterward...

Who is the master?  I use an old Chinese tale along with Hindu concepts to weave this message together about finding the master within you.  Enjoy!
This sermon was preached at Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, an intentionally diverse congregation in Camp Springs, MD.

Hello again.  This is some of my personal story of why I chose this faith and some of what I gave up to be a UU.  This sermon was preached at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fairfax, VA.  Stay tuned at the end for my favorite hymn "Building a New Way" with the UUCF Choir and House Band.  They rock!  Enjoy!

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So how do we get off the wheel and create the life and world we want?  Eric Holder's statement "nation of cowards" lifted up in this message.  This sermon was preached at All Souls Church, Unitarian.  Enjoy.

 

This sermon focuses on how the UU liberal principles challenge us to maximize the minimum and NOT minimize the maximum by reinventing ourselves time and time again until we reach Beloved Community.

You will also hear "Amazing Grace" and "I Believe I Can Fly" performed by the Davies Choir and House Band, featuring guest soloist Precious Joubert.  Enjoy.

 

This sermon was preached during a family service and it's interactive so I called on our new DREAM --Director of Religious Education & Music Director to help me share why creating a salad bowl society and church is the true American ideal.  Check out why I love salad so much and why our faith is at a critical point of needing to become diverse in many facets if we are to be vibrant and vital in this new century.

Four Decades after King's death we witness his dream as more real today than ever before.  In this sermon, I look at how our hope and faith in Democracy has been restored with this remarkable election of President Obama.

This sermon was preached at the White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church in Minnesota, an absolutely beautiful congregation.  Enjoy!