Covenant Words
A covenant made … should be regarded not as restrictive but as protective.Russell M. Nelson Unitarian Universalists (UUs) use the term “covenant” a lot, almost as much as they say “congregational...
View ArticleE is for Equal
Virtue can only flourish among equals. ~ Mary Wollstonecraft E is for Equal: where women and men Can listen and speak, and say “No!” or “Amen” … EQUAL Within Unitarian Universalism women and men are...
View ArticleHOW COME NO ONE TOLD ME?
Unitarians Represent Many Religions. I have been an official Unitarian Universalist for 6 months now. I go to our services every Sunday (except the one the day after I broke my foot or the occasional...
View Article5 Small Things
1. There are pleasures for keeping as enjoying, — for using delicately, the zest lasting long, the more affluent when tasted with moderation and seldom. Amos Alcott (Unitarian, educator, reformer,...
View ArticleRead With Me..
Read With Me Fall doesn’t have to mean more serious reading, following as it does the summer tradition of beach reads, still I do find more non-fiction choices on my bed stand. I read Mary Pipher’s The...
View ArticleEnglish as Second Language: Update
FMUU Member and Chair of the Social Justice Council, Mike Headrick, practicing English with members of the Bhutanese community. Lots of progress was made this summer at CHARISM as we worked with our...
View ArticleHow To Be a Welcoming Church
Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe As one who spent her first two Sundays at coffee time all alone staring at the floor, I know whereof I speak. Here’s...
View ArticleD is for Difference
Share our similarities, celebrate our differences. ~ M. Scott Peck D is for Difference enriching our lives where lifestyles are many and openness thrives. DIFFERENCE. In many religions, everyone...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Fairytale?
I have long been fascinated by folk- and fairytales. This genre of literature began as oral tales told by adults to adults. In my imagination, I see a group of people circled around a...
View ArticleContemplation Tuesday: To Serve
A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire. ~ Thomas Merton...
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