This sermon was originally preached during my first year of ministry. At times, our intended outcomes can sometimes be different from the actual impacts we have. How do we approach intentionality and living intentionally in the midst of this risk? Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Jan. 23, 2022. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

This sermon was originally preached during my first year of ministry. Many people experience a “Great Divide” in our present political situation, country, and world. How do we dialogue across such difference? Are we divided now more than ever? Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Jan. 9, 2022. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

What’s the meaning of life? What is prayer, really? What about your favorite color? Ask Rev. Alex a question on your mind and heart in this service of earnest questions and honest answers! Questions from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Dec. 28, 2025. Shared by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

What is the message and spirit of Christmas? Come as we tell the familiar story once again and revel in the joy of this season. Message from UUCGT's Service on Wed., Dec. 24, 2025. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

A Solstice message on surviving the darkest season, resisting despair, and rediscovering our shared power to warm the world through community, care, and love. Message from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Dec. 21, 2025. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

This sermon was preached back in 2022, in my first year of ministry. As Unitarian Universalists, we are a faith tradition. What does “faith” mean for us? How do UUs understand faith, especially with tensions between science and faith? Are these that irreconcilable after all? Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Mar. 20, 2022. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

Hope lifts us up… and sometimes weighs us down. This Soul Matters month of “Choosing Hope, we’ll explore the Buddhist insight of the “twin thieves” of hope and fear, and how we live meaningfully when hope feels distant. Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Dec. 7, 2025. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

This sermon was preached back in 2021, in my first year of ministry. Thanksgiving can be a complicated holiday. Holding the themes of gratitude and abundance with the histories of colonization and violence against Indigenous Peoples, we reflect on what it means to gather in this time and how we can hold and make sense of this complex history. Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Nov. 21, 2021. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

This sermon was preached back in 2023, yet it speaks to this time of gathering together around tables and what it means to embody radical love and inclusion. UU congregations seldom celebrate communion. Though, we hold a lineage and historic importance to this ritual of generosity and abundance. What are its roots? How might we reclaim communion and set a table for all who need it? Sermon from UUCGT's Service on Sun., Nov. 12, 2023. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.

What does it mean to age with grace, purpose, and humor? In this service inspired by Karl Keinath’s auction offering, we reflect on the gifts and growth of the aging journey. Preached by the Rev. Alex Jensen, Senior Minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse (UUCGT), Traverse City, Michigan.