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The DIY spiritual practice
A spiritual practice my wife and I cobbled together.
By Doug Muder 11.16.09 LIFE

From mother to gypsy
Saying goodbye to the home where I raised my children.
By Meg Barnhouse 8.10.09 LIFE

The promised land is under your feet
Communities owe their health to those with the fortitude to stay put.
By Michael Schuler 7.6.09 LIFE

Graduation day
Parenthood makes life serious and challenges you to push past limitations you have accepted too easily. But those issues don't go away when you decide not to have children.
By Doug Muder 5.11.09 LIFE

A little of that human touch
Relationship insights from the Boss.
By Jeffrey B. Symynkywicz 2.2.09 LIFE

The devil and Martha Stewart
Don’t give in to the voice that fuels the fires of perfectionism—especially here at the holidays.
By Meg Barnhouse 12.22.08 LIFE

How to raise a mensch
Cultivating your child's ethical and spiritual growth.
By Debra W. Haffner 9.8.08 LIFE

Letter to a new parent
Your heart will be worn and joyous, wise and beat up, and full of sorrow and amazement.
By Meg Barnhouse 6.30.08 LIFE

The daffodil rescue mission
People say, ‘Bloom where you’re planted,’ but things happen.
By Meg Barnhouse 5.5.08 LIFE

Adapting to children's needs for 200 years
How Unitarian and Universalist religious education evolved over two centuries.
By Kimberly French 3.10.08 LIFE

Home grown Unitarian Universalism
Developing home-based community rituals that root UU adults and children.
By William J. Doherty 3.3.08 LIFE

The War on Drugs' war on families
A documentary film shows the tragic consequences of mandatory minimum sentences.
By Melissa Mummert 1.28.08 LIFE

On the death of a child
Buddhist wisdom honors a brief life.
By James Ishmael Ford 11.1.07 LIFE

The floating life
Going with the flow sounds nice, until the river tries to kill you.
By Meg Barnhouse 9.17.07 LIFE

Documenting the gay marriage revolution
The story of legal same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.
By Christopher L. Walton 9.17.07 LIFE

UU minister performs Iowa's first same-sex wedding
Gay couple married by Unitarian Universalist minister.
By Jane Greer 9.7.07 LIFE

Liberal religion and the working class
Unitarian Universalism has a class problem.
By Doug Muder 9.3.07 LIFE

Even secular parents are religious educators
If you don't answer your children's religious questions, someone else will
By Roberta M. Nelson 8.27.07 LIFE

Jesus for UU children
New book offers a Unitarian Universalist view.
By Christopher L. Walton 8.27.07 LIFE

Once and for all
Watching a loved one fade into dementia.
By Kathleen McTigue 8.20.07 LIFE

Excess baggage
Nonmaterialists on vacation.
By Barbara Merritt 7.2.07 LIFE

Fireworks at the wedding
Fireworks and church may not seem to go together, but in my family they do.
By Meg Barnhouse 7.2.07 LIFE

Help for anxious parents
The world is a dangerous place, but many parents are at risk of overprotecting their children.
By Kimberly French 4.2.07 LIFE

Parents' top concerns and what you can do
Advice from 'The Safe Child Handbook.'
By Kimberly French 2.15.07 LIFE

Books address adoption's complications
Clear and honest writing about adopting a child.
By Jane Greer 2.5.07 LIFE

What demythologizers tell their children
Stories are for everyone.
By Susan M. Smith 12.18.06 LIFE

Legally married same-sex couples--two years later
UU gay and lesbian couples reflect on life after Massachusetts marriage ceremonies.
By Donald E. Skinner 6.23.06 LIFE

Book introduces Unitarian Universalism to young children
Full-color illustrations will delight children and adults.
By Christopher L. Walton 5.15.06 LIFE

Learning to raise lifelong UUs
We're not just a religion of exiles.
By Barbara Wells ten Hove 3.27.06 LIFE

What's spiritual about parenting young children?
A passage from Bless This Child.
By Kathleen McTigue 2.27.06 LIFE

Books to honor great occasions
Four new books celebrating life's passages.
By Christopher L. Walton and Kenneth Sutton 2.15.06 LIFE

Three ways husbands express love
A new book surveys men in heterosexual marriages.
By Neil Chethik 2.13.06 LIFE

Winter holiday resources for UU families
Recommendations from the UUA's Lifespan Faith Development staff.
By Staff Writer 11.28.05 LIFE

Creating UU family Christmas rituals
Finding the right mix of family traditions.
By Meg Cox 11.28.05 LIFE

The ceremony of innocence
A ceremony of innocence is a statement of faith and an act of hope.
By Galen Guengerich 1.1.05 LIFE

Rituals for holidays and everyday
Five rituals to try at home.
By Meg Cox 7.1.03 LIFE

Creating rituals with and for children
Celebrate your family's values with your own traditions.
By Meg Cox 7.1.03 LIFE

Sophia Lyon Fahs, revolutionary educator
Starting in 1937, Fahs helped lead a Unitarian religious education revival.
By Christopher L. Walton 3.1.03 LIFE

Are boys getting what they need at church?
When Sunday school isn't boy-friendly.
By Neil Chethik 1.1.03 LIFE

What do sons really need from their dads?
What losing a father teaches men about fatherhood.
By Neil Chethik 1.1.01 LIFE

Tips for more confident fathering
Hands-on fathers help children thrive.
By William J. Doherty 1.1.01 LIFE

Reclaiming the best of fatherhood
Roundtable discussion with Mary Pipher, William Doherty, and Neil Chethik.
By David Whitford 1.1.01 LIFE

E.J. Graff asks what marriage is for
The author of a history of marriage says the time has come for same-sex marriage.
By Neil Miller 3.1.99 LIFE

What's distinctive about UU relationships?
Unitarian Universalist principles for healty relationships.
By Neil Chethik and Kelly Flood 3.1.99 LIFE

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