Category Archives: Sermons – Text

Attention, Deficit, Hyperactivity, Disorder: The American Crisis

Posted on January 24, 2017 by bobjanisdillon

Part 1 of my four-part sermon on what is going on in America can be found at: View at Medium.com

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Remembrance Sunday Sermon – Park Lane Chapel, Bryn, 2015

Posted on November 9, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

They were not just soldiers. They were bricklayers and collier workers and parcel clerks. They were Sunday School teachers and part of the congregation at this chapel, who sat in these pews. They were sons and brothers and new husbands. … Continue reading →

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Sermon: “A Few Practical Suggestions for Falling in Love with the Mystery”

Posted on February 9, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

“A Few Practical Suggestions for Falling in Love with the Mystery” Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon, delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington’s Crossing 2/8/2015 “There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you … Continue reading →

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(Sermon) “How to Do UU”

Posted on January 30, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

(While I wrote this sermon explicitly for my fellow Unitarian Universalists, I think it may speak equally well to all people who try to join with others to seek meaning and make a better world.) “How to Do UU” I … Continue reading →

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(Sermon) “Parenting as a Spiritual Discipline”

Posted on January 6, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

A sermon about the spirituality involved in being a parent – but also about where we find spirituality in general. The poem is excerpted from Mary Oliver’s “In Blackwater Woods”. “Parenting as a Spiritual Discipline” People will go to great lengths in … Continue reading →

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(Sermon) The New Jersey Resurrection

Posted on January 6, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

A fun sermon about extraterrestrials and wonderful New Jersey… “The New Jersey Resurrection” Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon The First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County May 17, 2009 Good news, friends, good news: it turns out we are not alone. There … Continue reading →

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(Sermon) Walking to the Laundromat

Posted on January 6, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

This is a sermon I’ve delivered several times to various congregations – it’s a less literal, oral poem to help us reflect on our amazing, bewildering life in the modern age. The text in italics – sung in the oral … Continue reading →

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Sermon: “Ghosts”

Posted on October 27, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Thanks to Dorothea Dix Unitarian Universalist Community for hosting me. Here’s the text of the sermon: It was after the waves of pirates and princesses, after the ninjas wearing bathrobes and plastic swords, after the cute little pumpkin being pushed … Continue reading →

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Halloween story/sermon – audio & text

Posted on October 23, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

I love preaching about Halloween, this time of transformation, wonder, and possibility. This is a version of a sermon I recently preached at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood. All the characters are fictional and any resemblance to people living or … Continue reading →

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Hope sermon (text)

Posted on June 4, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

“Hope: The Future of the World” Living a Visionary Life Sermon Series Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon The First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County 6/1/2014 It was a beautiful beginning. The star of stars burst into being, the world exploded into … Continue reading →

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