Unitarian Universalist
Church of the Hill Country
Sunday Service @10am 960 Barnett St., Kerrville Texas
Sermons & Meditations
Embracing Uncertainty, a UU Guide to Enlightenment
These are the lyrics of a hymn from Singing the Journey, “When I Am Frightened” written by Shelly Jackson Denham.When I am frightened, will you reassure me? When I’m uncertain will you hold my hand? Will you be strong for me? Sing to me quietly? Will you share some of...
What is Love, Anyway?
Jesus instructed us to love our neighbors. He also told us to love our enemies. I think he knew that they were the same people. Many people are concerned about Christian nationalism finding its way into US policy especially in the military. Recently claims...
How We Respond to Trauma; Grieving, Healing, Moving Forward Together
Everybody by John Prine While out sailing on the oceanWhile out sailing on the seaBumped into the SaviourHe said, "Pardon me"I said, "Jesus you look tired"He said, "Jesus so do youOh, sit down son'Cause I got some fat to chew"You see, everybody needs somebodyThat they...
I, We, & UU; Individuality & the Collective in our Faith
A ship, sailing past a desert island, spots a man who has been stranded there for several years. The captain goes ashore to rescue the man and notices three huts. “What’s the first hut for?” he asks. “That’s my house,” says the castaway. “What’s the second hut for?”...
Aspiring to be Human; Humility, Awe, & Religious Humanism
We thought it was our ability to love that made us human, but it turns out it was actually our ability to SELECT EACH IMAGE CONTAINING A TRUCK. What does it mean to be human?” Every religious tradition has given answers to this question. The book of...
UU Observance of Lent
As you may have guessed from my past two sermons, I have given up my sermon starter jokes for Lent. Instead I’ll begin with a question that should be easy for anyone raised Catholic. What are the three spiritual practices of Lent? Answer: Prayer, fasting and giving...
A Celebration of Trees, inspired by the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat
Last Sunday Audra began her talk saying that she didn’t have any jokes. Martha Mitchel shouted out “Good!” Y’all know that I value feedback, and I wonder if maybe I went too far. Like Billy Joel I don’t know why I go to extremes. Perhaps I descended too far into...
Employing Happiness; Radical Notions for Life and Liberation
Why are frogs so happy? They eat whatever bugs them! Why are soccer referees happy? They whistle while they work. Why was the pencil happy? It drew smiles everywhere it went. Some people cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go. If 4 out of 5...
New Frontiers of Spirituality, Near Death Experience, and Postmortum Relations
The angel of death comes for a rich man. He informs the man that it’s time to go. The rich man becomes very much aggrieved because he had worked very hard for his money, and he wanted to be able to take it with him to Heaven. He pleaded to the angel to let him take it...
Earth Day
A climate scientist and a climate change denier walk into a bar. The denier says, bartender, what is your strongest whiskey.The bartender says, this one here. It’s 95 percent alcohol. The denier slams down his fist and leaves the bar in a hurry. The scientist says,...
