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“An Experiment in Love”: An MLK Day Sermon
Alex I was invited to deliver a service in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, and it was remarkable to be asked not only because it’s an honor to receive such an invitation but...
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Invitation to a Multi-faith Playground
Teo So many of us bristle at the language from someone else’s religious, spiritual or humanist tradition. Perhaps we bristle because we believe that our path is the True Path. Perhaps we bristle...
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Preface to Square Talisman
Teo This piece is a preface to the piece Square Talisman. I was at a conference recently where the staggering number of trans folk who have attempted or died by suicide was being discussed. Among these...
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On Marriage
Alex When I was 17 years old I got married to my dear friend Chris. I don’t remember who proposed to whom or even what inspired us to have a ceremony, but I remember the service well. It was held at...
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Religion is Not a Dirty Word
This post is the second of a two-part response to the assertion among some yogis that yoga is not a religion. Read Honoring Yoga’s Sacred Religious Roots for part one. Teo The second part of my...
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Walking Faith
This reflection was originally delivered at The Sanctuary Boston worship service on April 18, 2013, three days after the Boston Marathon bombings. Teo Take a moment and just feel whatever is holding...
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What Being Sober for Exactly Half My Life has Taught Me
Teo On Thursday January 2nd I passed the milestone of being in recovery for half my life: 23 of my 46 years. I have now been sober three times longer than I drank. Along the way I have learned a great...
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Liberation: Why “Equality” Isn’t Enough
This sermon was delivered at First Church Unitarian in Littleton, MA, on April 13, 2014. I want to come out to you about something, and that’s this: I am not an advocate for equality. That might sound...
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The Power of Community
This sermon was delivered on July 17, 2016, on the first day of the annual GAYLA retreat for men who love men at Ferry Beach in Saco, Maine, where I served as minister of the week. I’m publishing it...
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Impossible Until It’s Not
This sermon was delivered virtually at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 30, 2022. You can also watch/listen to an online recording. If you told a caterpillar that...
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