Speaker: Carter Smith - Summer Minister

Entangled Life

It is so good to be with you all today. I can’t tell you how fond I’ve become of seeing your faces here on Sunday morning, and feeling the warmth of those of you joining from afar.

As Reverend Tom mentioned at the beginning of our … read more.

The World as Beloved Community

Today, we continue on our exploration of our Unitarian Universalist principles, focusing on number six:

“We covenant to affirm and promote the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all”

The goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all. There’s a … read more.

Free and Responsible

This sermon began with a guided visualization, titled “Jars of Truth”:

What is Truth?

For some, Truth is solid and immovable, like a boulder: a sturdy, unchanging thing that we can rest upon.

For some, that Truth is like clay: a pliable substance that we can mold ourselves, … read more.

No Matter What

I want to begin my sermon by telling you a little bit about what it was like for me to grow up Unitarian Universalist. For much of my childhood, I didn’t feel that different from my peers. In the South, where I’m from, families go … read more.