for Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Chuch Adelphi, Maryland 3/19/2017Van Summers, Worship Associate Each of us has to make decisions about the charitable giving of our time and money to do good in the world. This morning I’d like for us to think about the thinking we do in making those decisions. I’ll start by describing … Continue reading Reflection: Doing Good Better

A sermon for Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist ChurchJanuary 29, 2017The Rev. Evan Keely, Interim Minister ADONAI has sworn, and will not change his mind:you are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.PSALM 110:4 These ancient words from the canon of the sacred writings of Hebraic civilization speak to a universal phenomenon: in every … Continue reading The Order of Melchizedek

A sermon for Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church, Adelphi, MarylandJanuary 15, 2017The Rev. Evan Keely, Interim Minister It is painful to note how Martin Luther King Day in 2017 coincides with the final weekend of Barack Obama’s presidency. No one should believe, nor should anyone ever have been so irresponsible as to even have suspected … Continue reading The End of the Obama Era and the Rise of Trumpism

A sermon for the Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church, Adelphi, Maryland November 27, 2016The Rev. Evan Keely, Interim Minister We gathered in this space on the evening of Wednesday, November 9th, the night after election day, for worship and reflection and fellowship. It was good for us to be together. At that time I offered, … Continue reading Love. Organize. Resist.

A sermon for Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church, Adelphi, Maryland Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016The Rev. Evan Keely, Interim Minister I have never believed with generations of Christians in the literal resurrection of Christ, nor have I been motivated to adopt a faith that believing in that resurrection is my own hope for life eternal … Continue reading An Inconvenient Tomb