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Featured Ministers

A Minister’s Musings

Musings on Money

Last Sunday, Mother's Day, I noted that I'd much rather preach the annual canvas sermon to my congregation than the annual Mothers' Day sermon.   (I said, "Nobody wants to talk about m... [read more]

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Sunflower Chalice

Unitarian Universalist Pentecost – Living into the Missional Shift

Tomorrow is Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost is celebrated in western Christianity as the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Jesus fifty days after Easter.   The story is recounted in Act... [read more]

Sunflower Chalice

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Rev. John Morehouse

After Each Storm

We hardly need reminding that life is precious and fragile.   On Friday I attended the funeral for 43 year old man who died from a staph infection.   He left behind his wife and th... [read more]

Rev. John Morehouse

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thelivelytradition

Afraid to lose ourselves

Be the change you want to see. What we need is a world that operates by the values of liberality: openness, reverence, honesty, humility, gratitude and generosity, self-possession, solidarity. We ... [read more]

thelivelytradition

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A human rights weblog

Fear Mongering

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A human rights weblog

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RevThom

Sermon: "Spirituality & Motherhood" (Delivered 5-12-13)

Call to Worship[Inspired by the lyrics to hymn #311 “Let it be a Dance. ]Welcome partners, welcome dancing partners,welcome to this dance of life, this dance of spring,this dance of the human fam... [read more]

RevThom

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Just Wondering

A Minister With A Tattoo, For God’s Sake?

The guy who did my tattoo was stunned when I told him what I do for a living.   Maybe that’s not surprising. He’s an inked, pierced, race car driving tattoo artist who thinks ministers onl... [read more]

Just Wondering

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iMinister

Beloved Community?

My mother, who lives in a senior community which is a ministry of the United Methodist Church, told me today that she had a religious question.  What, she asked, was the meaning of the term ... [read more]

iMinister

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Ideas from UU World

A quiet revolutionary

IDEAS: Laura Matilda Towne devoted her life to a school for former slaves. [read more]

Ideas from UU World

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Caute

A meditation on the death of God for Ascension Day

Click on the picture to read the 1966 article This address has come out of a number of things. The first is that my father has been seriously ill in hospital for nearly two months. On a couple of o... [read more]

Caute

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A Unitarian Universalist Minister in Mississippi

Welcoming Tsarnaev home

People are quite adamant that the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev not be given a burial ground.  Even people within my faith community are questioning why any Unitarian Universalist might offer a grave... [read more]

A Unitarian Universalist Minister in Mississippi

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Planting God Communities

A Place At The Table: A Homily from the Welcome Table, to the Phillips Theological Seminary community

   A Place At The Table Homily by Rev. Ron Robinson at Phillips Theological Seminary Tuesday, May 7, 2013 Noon Chapel Acts 2: 43-4743 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and ... [read more]

Planting God Communities

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PeaceBang

What It Takes To Discourage A Second Grader

I don’t know how old I was — maybe second grade? I had gotten really good at reading and spelling and was feeling very proud of myself. Then one day my mom or my teacher corrected my pr... [read more]

PeaceBang

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Lake Chalice

Community AND Faith

Even in the secular, market sphere, greed, unconstrained, backfires. Gordon Gekko, in the sequel to “Wall St. ” has come to recognize the problems of extreme greed: “It’s greed that makes m... [read more]

Lake Chalice

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Ms. Kitty’s Saloon and Road Show

Minister in Residence

Ever since I agreed to serve the little Pacific UU Fellowship by doing pastoral care as needed plus a sermon every month or so, for a small honorarium, I've been puzzling about what we should call... [read more]

Ms. Kitty’s Saloon and Road Show

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Celestial Lands

Resources for Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day

Every year, I receive requests from ministers and worship associate teams from across the United States, and sometimes across religious denominations, asking if I will help them to plan a Memorial ... [read more]

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Rev. Cyn

Parenting in an Age of Fear

I used to experience the occasional horrible events of terrorism and gun violence without a strong personal reaction of fear.   After September 11, 2001, I was greatly saddened, I was worried ... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

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UU PLANET Ministry and Media

A UU Theology of Community Organizing by Matt Meyer

The attached PDF is a paper written by Matt Meyer sharing a “Unitarian Universalist Theology of Community Organizing. ”   It begins: Social justice work and Unitarian Universalism are... [read more]

UU PLANET Ministry and Media

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Drink from the Stream

Another Darn Transformation Experience

Transformation is this month’s theme at UUCF. Thanks for reading. And for all those folks affected by yesterday’s events at the Boston Marathon–our hearts are with you. *** Transf... [read more]

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the yes church

banish that earworm

Got a song stuck in your head? Are you driving yourself to distraction because you cannot stop singing “All the Single Ladies,” or “Seasons in the Sun,” or maybe some jingle from a commerc... [read more]

the yes church

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The Reverend Dr.

High Holy Week

Down the street from us sits a quaint neighborhood pub in the Irish tradition, and by tradition, I don’t mean the pouring of green beer in March. Its name is a jumble of words from the Irish Gael... [read more]

The Reverend Dr.

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Odds & Ends

traveling tUUsome

The First State

With a weekend at the First Unitarian Church, Wilmington, Delaware, a tour of the beautiful and history filled campus, and camping at Lums Pond State Park just southwest of the city, Austin and ... [read more]

traveling tUUsome

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Sexuality and Religion: What’s the Connection?

Tell ESPN Anti-Gay Is Not Christian/Support Jason Collins

NBA Basketball Player Jason Collins inspired so many — including me — with his courage in coming out as a gay man and citing his Christian faith as a core reason for being public about his se... [read more]

Sexuality and Religion: What’s the Connection?

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The manic mind of the minister

What It Takes To Discourage A Second Grader

I don’t know how old I was — maybe second grade? I had gotten really good at reading and spelling and was feeling very proud of myself. Then one day my mom or my teacher corrected my pr... [read more]

The manic mind of the minister

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Educated & Poor

Friday Kittehs: 4/5/13

Here's a sleepy, snuggly Sherwin working the Qte (as always). Just because it's Friday doesn't mean the HKC kittehs take a break. Well, okay, so they're all taking a break right now, getting a ... [read more]

Educated & Poor

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What's Your Real Religion?

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UU News

Afghan Parliament Tables Bill Protecting Women After Objections From Islamic Legislators

Today's Deutsche Welle reports that in Afghanistan's Parliament, lawmakers have withdrawn a bill that would have instituted a number of protections for women.  The action came afte... [read more]

Religion Clause

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Unity Temple, All Souls (DC) win big grants, and other UUs in the media

Churches win big grants for restoration The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Unity Temple UU Congregation in Oak Park, Ill. , won a $10 million grant that will pay for major restoration work on the hist... [read more]

UU’s In the Media

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‘You are not the center of the universe,’ and more UU conversation

Living with vulnerability Rebecca Hecking’s forty-seventh birthday brings reflections about mortality. Mortality is our companion on the human journey, whether we acknowledge it or not. . . Lat... [read more]

the interdependent web

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Beacon Buzz: How “Snob Zones” keep out affordable housing

The latest news about Beacon authors and books. [read more]

Beacon Broadside

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UUA President’s Statement on Marriage Equality in Minnesota

The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, issued a statement applauding the legalization of same-sex marriage in Minnesota. It begins, “Last November, M... [read more]

Unitarian Universalist Association: Top Stories

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Featured Podcasts

DMUUC Message

"Making Peace" by Rev. Natalie Fenimore & Denise Brenner

May 12, 2013 - During this family service, Denise Brenner presents Time for All Ages: "Making Peace in My Corner of the World" about how we work to help the hungry through our donatio... [listen to the episode]

DMUUC Message

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Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN

On Blessing, A Mother's Day Service, May 12, 2013.mp3

This podcast features two reflections. The first offered by Hallman Ministerial Intern Mae Gibson Wall. The second offered by Unity's Co-Minister Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs. [listen to the episode]

Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN

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First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Podcast

Small Group Ministry at UUSF: On Covenants & Covenant Groups

Reverend Stephen Furrer and members of the SGM celebrate a key ministry of our congregation and how it resonates with not only in the hearts of many current members, but with the heart of histori... [listen to the episode]

First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Podcast

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Bull Run Unitarian Universalists

"Now is the Time: Stewardship Sunday" - April 10, 2011

Come celebrate the gift of our beloved community as we reflect on what this moment in our congregational history calls us to do. We'll also have a child dedication at this service. [listen to the episode]

Bull Run Unitarian Universalists

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