Ordained Interfaith Minister

Wisdom of the Ages - Rev. Robert discusses lessons learned over 60 years, including from his dog Blazer... This 21 minute talk was given at Unity Center of Norwalk, CT on 1/12/2025.

God's Love in John 3:16 - Rev. Robert takes a fresh look at this classic, often misunderstood, text, using translations and context to shine a new light on Christianity for our times.

This 23 minute talk was given at Unity Center of Norwalk, CT on 9/22/2024.

Re-Imagining Our Father - Rev. Robert looks at masculinity today and in ancient times and invites us to reconsider what masculinity and God can mean.

This 25 minute talk was given at Unity Center of Norwalk, CT on 8/25/2024.

Women, Love, and Power - 25 minute talk given at Unity Center of Norwalk, CT on 3/12/2023

Hyper-Masculinity affects us all. Rev. Yarnall speaks about the importance of re-integrating the Feminine into ourselves and our society, with references from Riane Eisler, Eckhart Tolle, Debbie Ford, Walter Wink, and Jesus (Matthew 5:38-45). Rev. Robert includes personal experiences with the feminine aspects within him, and looks at the need we have to heal our collective shadow, our dis-owning of all things feminine. Loving our enemies also means loving those "enemies" within.   

Loving Wastefully: A Tribute to John Shelby Spong - 25 minute talk given to Unity of Montclair 2/6/2022. Talk begins at 29 minutes into the service.

John Shelby Spong (1931 - 2021) - Episcopal Bishop serving Newark from 1976 to 2000 - is a spiritual hero of Rev. Robert's. This talk serves as an introduction to his life and thinking. 

See the RESOURCE PAGE for more on Bishop Spong.  

In 2021 Rev. Robert offered a Summer Talk Series on Unity's Five Principles at Unity of Montclair.

Introductory Talk "Inter-Dependence and The Five Principles of Unity" - 24 minute talk given July 4, 2021 at Unity of Montclair (via Zoom) - TALK BEGINS at 36:00 

Only One Power - Unity's 1st  Principle - 26 minute talk given July 25, 2021 at Unity of Montclair - TALK BEGINS AT 26:30

Owning Our Goodness: Unity's 2nd Principle  -  25 minute talk given August 15, 2021 at Unity of Montclair.(via Zoom) - TALK BEGINS AT 31:30 

Spiritual Authority: Unity's 3rd Principle -  26 minute talk given August 29, 2021 at Unity of Montclair (via Zoom) SONG starts at 12:15, TALK at 16:30

Spiritual Tools: Unity's 4th Principle -  27 minute talk given September 5, 2021  at Unity of Montclair.(via Zoom) - TALK BEGINS AT 29:30 

Living from Truth: Unity's 5th Principle - 26 minute talk given September 26, 2021 at Unity of Montclair (via Zoom) TALK BEGINS AT 36:30

Spiritual Authority; Truth & Fiction in the Stories We Tell Ourselves - Individually and in groups we create stories about life then repeat them until they box us in. Who is "narrating" our life? How do groups create collective stories that harm others through racism, sexism and other biases? This 15-minute talk, given via Zoom on 8/8/21, explores all of this with references to the Hebrew Bible, Jesus, Buddhism, Gandhi and Einstein. 

Overcome with Joy!  Delivered via Zoom for New Thought Spiritual Center of Long Island, this 15-minute talk covers the spiritual side of adversity as honored through Passover and Easter.  Often the Joy we experience is related to how we process the adversity in our life. 

Laughter Allowed During Lent! Details at 11... Go to the 30 min mark to see this SONG and TALK. Given at Unity of Montclair March 14, 2021. 

Rev. Robert looks at Humor and Laughter as Spiritual qualities in this one-of-a-kind talk. References to Father James Martin, Mother Teresa, Einstein, Teilhard de Cahrdin, the Bible, and Elmer Fudd.  

Re-Claiming the Feminine: A Key to our Well-Being - talk starts 29 minutes in.

For Gay Pride 2020, a look at how misogyny warps us culturally, spiritually, and physically and how re-claiming the disowned parts of ourselves that we consider feminine will help us individually and collectively to lead fuller, more inclusive lives. A 25 minute talk given at Unity of Montclair. 

Receiving the Word: Divine Revelation & Inspiration

See my premiere talk at Unity of New York, recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City on May 19, 2019. In it I offer a three-point program for accessing the divine creative realm. With references to Jesus, Moses, Rumi, Eckhart Tolle and more.    OR   See the talk as presented in Norwalk,CT

Martin Luther King and the Call to a Higher Law.
We often hear about the Dream on MLK Day, but Dr. King had a lot more to say and his radical message challenges us today to bring our spiritual beliefs into the world in a tangible way. Given at The New Thought Spiritual Center of Long Island, January 20, 2019. (MLK Weekend) 

From Killing to Kindness - Spiritual Lessons from the 6th Commandment.
A metaphysical look at "Thou Shalt Not Kill," going deeper than we normally do. Given at Unity of Long Island, Fall, 2018.  NOTE - The talk starts around 1:45, after the Charlton Heston movie clip....

From Greed to Gratitude - Spiritual Lessons from the 10th Commandment.
A metaphysical look at "Thou Shalt Not Covet..."  The talk looks at our modern tendency toward greed and how we can move toward gratitude as a practice. Given at Unity of Long Island, Fall, 2018.  NOTE - The talk starts at around 2:30, after the Charlton Heston movie clip.