In this playful and powerful Pride Month service, we draw questions from the jar and reflect on the art of drag: its history, beauty, defiance, and joy. As drag faces renewed attacks, we lift it up as a vibrant, liberating form of self-expression and a sacred act of resistance and celebration. This Sunday’s service featured a Q&A with Guest Minister & Drag Queen Miss Deija Vaton. Due to the extemporaneous nature of this sermon, no written manuscript is available. Shared Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Jun. 14, 2026 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

As we mark one of Unitarian Universalism’s special ceremonies, what is the message of the flowers? Join us in this celebration of diversity, abundance, and freedom! Homily from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Jun. 7, 2026. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister, UU Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

Horror and religion have more in common than you’d think. Both explore our deepest fears of death, the unknown, and what lurks beneath the surface of ordinary life. We explore what frightens us, what it awakens, and what our faith has to say. Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., May 31, 2026. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister, UU Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

Our bodies are not separate from our spirits. Honest, compassionate sexuality education is important justice work in our world today. Our UU commitment to Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a countercultural and sacred act. What does it mean to inhabit our whole lives with honesty, dignity, and grace? Homily from UUCGT's Service on Sun., May 17, 2026. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister, UU Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

Enlightenment rarely arrives as a blinding flash. More often it comes as a quiet shift, a door swinging on its hinge. This morning, we share the moments that broke us open. What has awakened in you? Homily from UUCGT's Service on Sun., May 10, 2026. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister, UU Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

Dr. King’s vision of the Beloved Community was never meant to stop at the church door. It is a vision for the world itself: just, interconnected, and whole. What does it mean to weave ourselves into the life of Oakwood–Vaughan, our city, and our wider human family? What might love ask of us when we step outside these doors? Sermon from FirstU's Service on Sun., Apr. 26, 2026. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Settled Ministry Candidate, First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto (FirstU), Canada.

Ministry begins in the simplest places: a cup of coffee, a conversation, someone who meets you exactly where you are. What might we build together if we made that our daily practice? Sermon from FirstU's Service on Sun., Apr. 19, 2026. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Settled Ministry Candidate, First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto (FirstU), Canada.

Inspired by the concept of “Holy Envy,” we reflect on what we admire in other faiths and what they awaken in our own hearts. As we enter the wilderness, what holds us close? Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Apr. 12, 2026. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

On this Easter morning, we reflect on the shared wisdom of Jesus and the Buddha: two great spiritual teachers who showed the way of compassion, peace, and liberation. Through story, silence, and a contemplative communion, we honor the deep truths that connect these sacred traditions. Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Apr. 5, 2026. Shared by Rev. Alex & Kozan McLean, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan. This sermon was shared between Rev. Alex & Kozan McLean, Grand Traverse Zen Buddhist Community, offered extemporaneously. Video recordings of the shared sermon and service are below. No manuscript is available.

This sermon was originally preached during my first year of ministry. What is our theological inheritance as Unitarian Universalists? As we head toward Easter Sunday, we’ll explore past ideas and heresies in our religious past around the divinity of Jesus. What does this history say to who we are now? Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Apr. 17, 2022. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.