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It is frequently assumed that a deep devotion to Enlightenment principles makes one a Humanist, and, therefore, isn’t “very spiritual.” It is also asserted that human dignity, reason, freedom, and tolerance, therefore, cannot be the basis of a meaningful religion because these are simply too shallow, too mundane, and too uninspiring to give our lives purpose. I reject such assumptions and asser...

The Apostle Paul has been called the true founder of Christianity. Yet the New Testament writings attributed to him hold many contradictions, sometimes suggesting he was a radical free spirit who included everyone and permitted just about anything, and sometimes that he was rigid, unforgiving, authoritarian, and misogynistic. In this sermon, we’ll consider what is authentic Paul and what isn’t.

Books to Prisoners Spokane is a small collective connecting incarcerated individuals with reading materials at their request. They seek to empower people who are incarcerated with access to the books and knowledge they deserve. The Spokane chapter of BTP was founded in 2016 and collaborates with other regional chapters to fulfill book requests. They rely on donations from the community to do ou...

Just in time for the holiday, Rev. Eklof will deliver one of John H. Deitrich’s historic sermons from the same pulpit this great figure once occupied. Deitrich, our Spokane congregation’s minister from 1911 to 1916, went on to become known as the Father of Religious Humanism and a signer of the Humanist Manifesto. In this particular sermon, Dietrich discusses the significance of what Christmas,...

Roughly 2,000 years ago, the Roman authorities executed a young Jewish man named Jesus. Even this much we don’t know with certainty, yet there has been more said about him than any other person in history. In this sermon, we’ll consider what I think is the most plausible explanation of who the historic Jesus really was and what was so good about his good news.

We’ve all been taught that prejudice is wrong and that we should never judge a book by its cover. But there is one type of prejudice we should have, human prejudice. Whatever else we see or think we see when looking at others, there is one thing we immediately know about everyone; that all of them, every last one, is a human being and deserves to be treated as such, with worth and dignity.

Rod Serling, one of America’s most highly awarded and famous television writers and producers was also a Unitarian. The same values that drew him to our liberal religion were displayed in his screenwriting and TV programs, but also in the way he lived his life in service to others and by standing on the frontlines of the causes he most cared about. In this sermon, we’ll learn more about Serling...

In this guest presentation, Larry Luton, Professor Emeritus of Public Administration at Eastern Washington University and a Board Member of 350 Spokane, will give an overview of climate change in Spokane. He asks where are we in our work on climate change mitigation, adaptation, sustainability and resilience, and what is next? Larry Luton is Professor Emeritus of Public Administration at Easter...

In this guest presentation, Linda Lauch, the executive director of the American Indian Cultural Center, Karen Stratton, the AICC’s capital campaign manager, and Stephanie Sijohn, the special projects coordinator, will present the history of the American Indian Community Center in Spokane and discuss their efforts to build a permanent facility near the confluence of the Latah Creek and Spokane R...

In this guest presentation, Linda Lauch, the executive director of the American Indian Cultural Center, Karen Stratton, the AICC's capital campaign manager, and Stephanie Sijohn, the special projects coordinator, will present the history of the American Indian Community Center in Spokane and discuss their efforts to build a permanent facility near the confluence of the Latah Creek and Spokane R...

Our annual service where we remember those who passed away in 2024.

2025 01 22 BoT Meeting Regular Video

Sunday Second Service: Conversations with Todd

Sunday First Service: Conversations with Todd

The Insane Society: The Pathology of Normalcy and the Necrophilous Orientation in Today’s World

The Spirituality of ‘76: Is it Enough to Base our Religion On?

A Tale of Two Pauls: Who Was Christianity’s Most Important Apostle and What Did He Really Have to Sa

Cosmic Advent

Guest Speaker Ryan Louise: Books to Prisoners Spokane

2024 12 18 BoT Meeting Video

A Christmas Meditation by John H. Dietrich

A Pastoral Response to the U.S. Presidential Election

A Pastoral Response to the U.S. Presidential Election: Sermon Only

The Good News: Who Was Jesus and What Did He Really Have to Say?

2024 11 27 BoT Meeting Regular Video

Human Prejudice: Take One Look and You’ll See All You Need to Know

Rod Serling: Man from the Twilight Zone

Forever Home for American Indian Community Center: The Hope for a Permanent Facility

A Pastoral Response to the U.S. Presidential Election