Personal Stories

  • Life
    Don’t give in to the voice that fuels the fires of perfectionism—especially here at the holidays.
    Meg Barnhouse
  • Life

    It was Christmas Eve, a time when any sensible person stays safe in his house with a good book. But then Ben’s reading lamp burned out.

    Doug Muder
  • Spirit
    There's no better context than a family reunion to get over your fears.
    Meg Barnhouse
  • Ideas
    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.
    Doug Muder
  • Spirit
    The only really upsetting thing about being old is realizing that I'm not going to see how everything comes out.
    Richard D. Leonard
  • Spirit

    I knew the gunman who killed two in a Knoxville church, but I don’t need an explanation for his actions. I need stories of heroes and kindness and compassion.

    Meg Barnhouse
  • Spirit
    People keep secrets for all kinds of reasons, even Unitarian Universalists.
    Doug Muder

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