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thelivelytradition

Beyond Congregations -- What's a Religious Movement?

When some people hear that President Morales wants us to think of ourselves as "a religious movement," they get anxious.  It sounds like the UUA will become even more boundary-le... [read more]

thelivelytradition

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the yes church

help them grow

We all want and expect different things from our church. Some of us come here to find peace and healing; some come to get informed and energized to go out and fight against injustice. Some want cla... [read more]

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The Reverend Dr.

Underwater Cathedral

Although I come from a long line of beachy people, I am not a beachy person myself. I burn too easily to worship the sun. Instead, I wear broad-brimmed hats and scurry to the shady spots along the ... [read more]

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Caute

Coyote, the parable of MetaK and the future of liberal religion

Click on the following link to hear the podcast of this post and/or download an mp 3 (see bottom left of the page): Coyote, the parable of Meta K and the future of liberal religion - 29 Januar... [read more]

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Celestial Lands

The Center of a Liberal Faith Movement

What it means to be a Unitarian Universalist has been on my heart this last week.   Not surprisingly, considering that many UU’s are currently thinking about similar things in reaction to the re... [read more]

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Carrots and Ginger

Our Sandy Dog

It looks as if our dog Sandy is coming to the end of her life. The vets tell us she is in heart failure, and she is on a series of medications to help her heart work and to help keep fluid out of h... [read more]

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Planting God Communities

Freely Following Jesus, a sermon preached in Austin, TX Wildflower Church

Freely Following Jesus Wildflower Church Austin TX Jan. 22, 2012 The reading from Mark 1:14-20…a part of the weekly lectionary, a way churches of different traditionsall read and comment on the s... [read more]

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Auspicious Jots

Whatever Mantra Gets You Through the Day

Did you get a look at the bodyguard for the Australian Prime Minister today? I want to be that guy. The Australian PM, Julia Gillard, was surrounded by an angry group of aboriginal protesters and s... [read more]

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Just Wondering

Union Busting And UU Values

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 will someday be remembered, either as the day the citizens of Indiana received their wake-up call, or the day on which the decline of worker pay and workplace safety b... [read more]

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A Jersey Girl In Kentucky

Practice Makes IMperfect.... Week 15-ish of sabbatical

Well, I am counting down the weeks LEFT in my sabbatical now. Not altogether with trepidation, because I am actually feeling energized and ready to get back to work. I love almost everything about ... [read more]

A Jersey Girl In Kentucky

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A Jersey Girl in Kentucky

Practice Makes IMperfect.... Week 15-ish of sabbatical

Well, I am counting down the weeks LEFT in my sabbatical now. Not altogether with trepidation, because I am actually feeling energized and ready to get back to work. I love almost everything about ... [read more]

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Ms. Kitty’s Saloon and Road Show

A Life of Work, Part 4

During the four years I spent at Iliff School of Theology, in Denver, I had many opportunities to experience ministerial responsibilities. The required curriculum at Iliff gave me some of those bu... [read more]

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Rev. Cyn

Thoughts on "Congregations and Beyond"

The UUA President, the Rev. Peter Morales published a working paper titled "Congregations and Beyond" last week.   It's available in its entirety here.   In it he says, ... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

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Lake Chalice

Strangers in the Land of Egypt

My heart had a visitor this week. Knock, knock. "Yes? " "Hi, I’m anger. " "Oh, yes. I recognize you by the tightening I’m feeling. You’re here about t... [read more]

Lake Chalice

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iMinister

3 of 4 UU's Don't Belong to Congregations. Why?

Of course, it is technically true that all UU's belong to UU congregations, because technically, there is no way to be a UU unless you belong to a congregation.  But don't tell the peop... [read more]

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timesunion.com

What Emerges Out of Silence

The Buddha taught again and again: Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anythin... [read more]

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The Latest Form of Infidelity

The More Things Change…

I am currently reading W. E. B. Dubois classic "The Black Reconstruction in America. " In a section describing the treatment of the African Americans in Louisiana shortly after the Civil... [read more]

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help create peace now...

wrapped in a blue cloud cloth

Langston Hughes writes. .. "Bring me all of your dreams, You dreamers, Bring me all of your heart melodies, That I may wrap them in a blue cloud cloth Away from the too rough fingers of the ... [read more]

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Ideas from UU World

The empowerment tragedy

IDEAS: Unitarian Universalists remain unreconciled four decades after controversy over 'black empowerment' nearly tore the UUA apart. [read more]

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Thousand Voices

Of the 1%, By the 1%, For the 1%: Economic Justice in America

Reading before the sermon is available here. ** “What can we say,” asks economist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, “about the [Occupy Wall Street] protests? First things first: The protesters... [read more]

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A Unitarian Universalist Minister in Mississippi

In search of an Honest Person

In search of an Honest Person by Rev. Fred L Hammond Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Tuscaloosa January 15 2012 ©   In our story for all ages, we heard the story of Clementine Hunter, an a... [read more]

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Bytes of Grass

Choosing Your Obsession with Our Annual Fire Communion with the Rev. Bret Lortie

Emerson wrote that a “person will worship something, have no doubt about that…That which dominates our imaginations and our thoughts will determine our lives, and our character. ” In ... [read more]

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Odds & Ends

Educated & Poor

My, what big teeth you have!

Isn't it a pain when you can't locate the . jpg file you need? On and off for a week, I've been looking for an image I downloaded from i Stock Photo a couple years ago. It's in my i Stock down... [read more]

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The Journey

Love Beyond

"My grandmother used to tell me stories about how they would put straw under the eyelids of slaves so they couldn't fall asleep," he confided to me. JT and I took many classes togeth... [read more]

The Journey

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Sexuality and Religion: What’s the Connection?

My Top 10 Predictions for 2012 on Sexuality, Religion,and Public Life

Happy New Year to you all. Here are my top 10 predictions on sexuality, religion, and public life for 2012. Tell me what you think! 10. The Republican candidate for President will run on an unamb... [read more]

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What's Your Real Religion?

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UU News

Syrian Uprising Becoming Shiite-Sunni Conflict

Yesterday's Christian Science Monitor reports that as the fighting goes on in Syria, the conflict is moving from a popular uprising to a confrontation between Sunnis and Shiites, explaining:The re... [read more]

Religion Clause

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A passion for environmental justice

LIFE: For the Rev. Bob Murphy, environmentalism and ministry overlap like the shoreline and the sea. [read more]

Life from UU World

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UUA Board urges repudiation of 'Doctrine of Discovery'

NEWS: Meeting in New Orleans, board names moderator candidates, mulls future of UUA headquarters and social justice resolutions. [read more]

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MLK's Prayers: "Our Attitude of Self-Centeredness"

The prayers of Martin Luther King, Jr. prayers acknowledge a meaning to existence that transcends the self and its immediate circumstances. [read more]

Beacon Broadside

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Responding to a vision statement, and other UU blogging

‘Congregations and Beyond’ This past week Unitarian Universalist Association President Peter Morales published “Congregations and Beyond,” encouraging all Unitarian Universa... [read more]

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Featured Podcasts

DMUUC Message

The Spirituality of needlework by the Davies Stitch and Bitch Group, Camp Springs, MD

The Spirituality of Needlework with the Stitch and Bitch Group (led by Sandy Greenberg and Lynne Godfrey) will address how creative activities can enhance your spiritual life, encourage a med... [listen to the episode]

DMUUC Message

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First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Podcast

Candlelight Christmas Eve Service: A Child’s Christmas in Wales

Candlelight Christmas Eve Service: A Child’s Christmas in Wales -- Sermon delivered by Rev. Dr. Stephen H. Furrer December 24, 2011 at 4:45 pm [listen to the episode]

First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Podcast

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UU Church of Berkeley

Dark of Winter

The dark of winter surrounds us. The sun appears for only nine hours a day. We are held in the womb of the night. Dark, starry skies embrace us in the infinite Darkness invites us to come ... [listen to the episode]

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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]

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