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Sacred Subtext

Seth Anderson-Matz

Queer & trans theology, philosophy, culture, religiosity, sermons, stories, poetry, prayers, liturgies, and more.

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I Love to Tell the Story

This Time for All Ages was originally delivered at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis, MN on Sunday, April 5th, 2026.

I want to tell you a story. Or, at least, a part of a story. It’s kind of the end of the story, but it’s also kind...

3 months ago

A Poem for Good Friday & Holy Saturday

“I lost myself. Forgot myself.

I lay my face against the Beloved’s face.

Everything fell away and I left myself behind,

Abandoning my cares

Among the lilies, forgotten.”

—St. John of the Cross

My body-mind goes through the motions

o...

3 months ago
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All the Rest is Water

This sermon was originally delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato on Sunday, March 8th, 2026.

(The message begins with the song “When Water Comes to Life” by Cloud Cult.)

The 8th century Islamic woman mystic Hazrat...

4 months ago
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Land of 10,000 Revolutions: An Activist Theology of the Twin Cities

Photo Credit: Alex Kormann / Minnesota Star Tribune

This sermon was originally delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fargo-Moorhead in Fargo, ND on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026.

Good morning! It is a joy and privilege to be bac...

4 months ago
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Imagining Our Future Selves

This Time for All Ages mini-sermon was originally delivered at First Universalist Church of Minneapolis on Sunday, February 15th, 2026.

Good morning! My name is Seth Anderson-Matz, I use he/him pronouns, and I serve here at First Universal...

5 months ago

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