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Life Should Be an Adventure
“Rapid change has a harmful effect upon many people. They find it difficult, and sometimes impossible to adjust. The result is expressed in a fear of the uncertainty and insecurity of the world they inhabit. …
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Will God Keep His Promise?
“If the results of injustice, indifference to the welfare of others, selfishness and greed, bring terror, then we may hope that if we learn to do the right we may bring peace and joy.” In …
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Religion and the Goals for Dallas
“Religion is worship and social action. It is both existential and worldly.” In this sermon of October 30, 1966, Rabbi Olan starts from the difference between priests and prophets. He sees priests as experts in …
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Life Is Like a Dream
“Whether we choose it or no, we will live on after we die. The question really is one of quality and character. How shall we affect tomorrow by our lives, for affect it we must.” …
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We Need Not Fail
October 16, 1966 “Our vows are no vows, our oaths are no oaths, our resolutions are no resolutions.” –The Kol Nidrei Are you plagued by a pattern of unkept promises that you have made to …
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The Nation Is not God
“We are in a frightful danger of becoming accustomed to living with war as a normal way of life.” In his sermon of October 9, 1966, Rabbi Olan develops two images: the blowing of the …
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Life Is Growth
“If time passes quickly for us and we are not aware of it, we assume that we have had a good time. We have escaped boredom. The goal for us, it seems, is to be …
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Tested by Trouble
“Religion must have something better to say in times of great suffering than, ‘It is God’s will, have faith.'” Are you troubled by the circumstances of your life and the times in which we live? …
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Our Changing Morality
“Is there anything which is right or wrong for all time and in all places?” In his sermon of April 17, 1966, Rabbi Olan begins his quest for a universal moral standard by acknowledging that …
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Rabbi Levi A. Olan: The Conscience of the City 