Guest Minister Rev. Nell Newton's sermon delivered on August 2, 2015. We'll take a short tour of the history of our concept of "spirit" and examine the ambivalent ways that spirit might move or remain inert in our daily living.

Assistant Minister Rev. Marisol Caballero's sermon delivered on July 26, 2015. In many liberal activist circles, we hear the term "creating safe space" casually thrown about. Is "safe space" truly ever possible or is the notion a popular fiction of progressive rhetoric? Is being safe what will ultimately transform our world?

Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on July 19, 2015. First UU has become a sanctuary church for an immigrant facing deportation to a country where her life would be in danger should she be returned to it. We will explore the tradition and the current state of the sanctuary movement. How might it transform her and our religious community?

Assistant Minister Rev. Marisol Caballero's sermon delivered on July 12, 2015. The dying give us many lessons and infinite wisdom about living. Rev. Marisol brings stories from film, literature, and her experience as a chaplain in reflecting on this topic.

Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on July 5, 2015. The beginning of our Declaration of Independence lays out a set of values to which we aspire but have not always fulfilled. As our Standing on the Side of Love campaign and the recent Supreme Court decision establishing marriage equality demonstrate, our Unitarian and Universalist religious traditions have always been and continue to be intertwined with our social mores and our political system.

Guest speaker Carolina Trevino's sermon delivered on June 28, 2015. Looking at mystical poetry, we explore how to keep our spirits alive in the modern world.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on June 21, 2015.

In honor of Father's Day, we talk about this Sun holiday, the Summer Solstice. What is celebrated on this day? How does it relate to fatherhood and the balance of male and female in everything?

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on June 14, 2015. We observe the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was not enforced in Texas until two years after it was made. Many enslaved men and women hadn't heard that the government had declared them free. Juneteenth is the celebration of that good news.

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on June 7, 2015. Rev. Meg continues her fairy tale sermon series with a classic Japanese story, "The Boy Who Drew Cats." How can we know what will make a difference? How do we know which efforts are large and which are small? How are the things which bring you joy used for the good of the whole?

Assistant Minister Marisol Caballero's sermon delivered on May 31, 2015. Summer has arrived and we welcome it. Our annual flower communion service celebrates stubborn hope and new life despite all odds. We'll be "Whistling with a Shoe Full of Slush."