Recent Stories
The DIY spiritual practice
A spiritual practice my wife and I cobbled together.
Practice gratitude
Like hope, trust, and love, gratitude is both a feeling and a spiritual practice.
Their spirit is still with us
One year after a gunman opened fire in the Unitarian Universalist church in Knoxville.
The church board and the Illuminati
What did the Décor Committee know, and when did they know it?
Sabbath, an ecological spiritual delight
Slow down and walk lightly on the Earth, even if just for a moment.
Imagineers of soul
Our churches should be sorcerer’s apprentices in the art of opening the doors of meaning. Why, then, are we so scared?
A religion for hard times
Faith is what’s left when you stop responding to radical uncertainty with panic and denial.
Serving Dionysus
I worshiped the gods of comedy and tragedy long before I worshiped Jesus's God.
That elusive more
What do Unitarian Universalists need to go deeper?
Hold on: The wisdom of endurance
Suffering and anxiety are usually just as finite and
time-limited as high passion and unalloyed joy.
Renewing the world
Modern and ancient New Year's celebrations from around the world.
A broken hallelujah
Praise in the midst of a broken world and a broken heart?
Assembly of a lesser god
Belief and worship are powerful tools for organizing thought and behavior. If others get control of those tools, they can make us dance like puppets. But if we’re careful, we can learn to pull our own strings.
Ceremonies for everyday life
Establishing connections with self, family, and the earth.
Home grown Unitarian Universalism
Developing home-based community rituals that root UU adults and children.
Praying as Unitarian Universalists
How can we pray with integrity, grace, power, and purpose?
Sketches of Crete
A sense of humor builds a bridge across cultures.
A Unitarian Universalist view of 'The Secret'
Despite the silly 'science' and fake experts on the hit DVD, some of The Secret's advice actually helped me.
Sitting between the extremes
Why a journalist writes haiku.
Even secular parents are religious educators
If you don't answer your children's religious questions, someone else will
Reading our lives
Take time to read the story of your life.
The spiritual practice of hospitality
Welcoming people to our congregations is a way to encounter the mystery and wonder of life.
Unitarian Universalists on the Eightfold Path
Buddhism puts down roots in American congregations.
Don't be stingy with your faith
Unitarian Universalism saves lives. Don't keep it to yourself.
Unitarian Universalist spiritual directors form network
Network can help religious liberals find a spiritual director.
A theology of gratitude
Gratitude should be the center of Unitarian Universalist theology.
Mayhem and the manger
Why didn't you warn me about Christmas pageants?
The storyteller by the sea
And the amazing, soulful, transforming stories she tells.
Fortune cookies for the soul
If I owned a fortune cookie company.
Why I am fasting for Ramadan
A Unitarian Universalist embraces a month-long discipline of letting go.
Pilgrimages: Places that touch the spirit
Glory be to time and to water.
Our calling, Summer 2006
Unifying features of Unitarian Universalist worship.
Unitarian Universalists and Pentecostals sing together
A chance encounter in a hotel lobby leads to new understanding.
A ritual is born
Once, twice, ritual!
Outdoor labyrinth
Virginia church practices a centuries-old tradition.
Many religions, but only one earth
Can reverence for the earth bring us together across religious differences?
Winter holiday resources for UU families
Recommendations from the UUA's Lifespan Faith Development staff.
Creating UU family Christmas rituals
Finding the right mix of family traditions.
Halloween's ritual roots
Even in its secular and commercial form, Halloween ritualizes our inescapable destination.
New songbook explores new music styles
A review of Singing the Journey.
Spiritual lessons from running
Ten spiritual lessons that running has taught me.
Beltaine (May 1)
Make an altar to celebrate the senses.
Small group ministry creates sacred time
A time when the stories of our lives are heard.
The ceremony of innocence
A ceremony of innocence is a statement of faith and an act of hope.
Orthodox Jewish wisdom for religious liberals
Engaging my ancestral Judaism enriches my Unitarian Universalism.
The practice of reconciliation
A personal guide.
Reconciliation as a spiritual discipline
In our own souls, between individuals, within groups, and between groups.
Rituals for holidays and everyday
Five rituals to try at home.
Creating rituals with and for children
Celebrate your family's values with your own traditions.
Bearing witness to human diversity
A visit to Auschwitz.
