“WHAT NOTHING MATTERS MORE THAN”
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
On October 31, 2010
At the start of the first of her two memoirs, Here If You Need Me, the Rev. Kate Braestrup, Unitarian Universalist minister and sole chaplain of the Maine Warden Service, speaks of [...]
“Heroes of Our Faith: Theodore Parker”
The Sermon a the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
On October 17, 2010
Just as Lutherans on occasion reflect back on the greatness of Luther, Presbyterians on Calvin, Mormons on Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, and so forth, we of liberal religious persuasion may look [...]
“WHO ARE WE UUs?”
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Mass.
On September 19, 2010
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
And so we launch into our 371st year as a congregation.
A lot has changed since 1640, not only in the world but here at First Parish, and not just new meetinghouses in [...]
“HOW RATIONAL ARE WE?”
The Sermon at the First Parish in Wayland, Massachusetts
On October 10, 2010
By the Rev. Ken Sawyer
Three weeks ago I preached a sermon titled, “Who Are We UUs?” After all, it was the start of a new church year and a time to reaffirm some basics, and introduce us to any [...]
Opening words From “The Secret” by Denise Levertov
Two girls discover the secret of life
in a sudden line of poetry.
I, who don’t know the secret, - wrote the line.
They told me (through a third person)
they had found it but not what it was
not even what line it was.
No doubt by now, more than a week later,
they [...]