The Rev. Carol A. Huston, Community Unitarian Church at White Plains

“Lincoln and Darwin: The Stars Aligned"

(February 1, 2009)

First Reading: From the Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln, 1865

“On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. . . Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. . .read more

“Liberators”

(January 18, 2009)

Reading: From “Where Do We Go From Here?: Chaos or Community? (1967)

“All over the world like a fever, freedom is spreading in the widest liberation movement in history. The great masses of people are determined to end the exploitation of the races and lands. They are awake and moving toward their goal like a tidal wave. . .read more

“Finding Home”

(November 4, 2007)

I got used to seeing Sam and Betty at art openings in St. Louis. They stood out in that particular crowd. Shabby dress, unkempt hair, bodily hygiene varied from time to time but often pretty questionable. The interesting thing was... read more

“Perfection”

(September 30, 2007)

Reading: from a Coming of Age Credo by Nick Cutsumpas

In my eyes, there is no one supreme God that holds the universe within the palm of his hand. I believe that God is composed of the perfect things found within every person. Everyone in the world has something perfect about him or her...read more

“Becoming More than Muggles”

(September 23, 2007)

Reading: from Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale by Frederick Buechner

For this theologian and preacher, the fairy tale is a category which includes folk tradition and also authored works like The Wizard of Oz, Through the Looking Glass, and Lord of the Rings. Buechner says that these works give us the sense that in another world, distinct from ours, the marvelous and impossible thing truly happens...read more