“[Democracy] is not merely majority rule based on the fact that the majority has the physical force to prevail…"

May we be active participants in the liberatory potential of democracy.

we protest what others cherish

Let us grieve for our own pain, as oppressions / come between us, as sharp / as broken glass.

The soul of America has yet to be born.

Life is political, not because the world cares about how you feel, but because the world reacts to what you do.

“Specialists without spirit, sensualists without heart; this nullity imagines that it has attained a level of civilization never before achieved.” ―Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Raise your hand if you believe you’re not doing enough right now. Do you feel like...

As we light this chalice [this evening], may it serve to give us clarity of purpose and illumine our way as we set about doing the work of this congregation, in commitment, in cooperation, and in love.

"A faith that is not the sister of justice is bound to bring people to grief....

Although the German word Giftschrank sounds like a quirky holiday tradition, the term is really a combination of the words poison and cabinet....