Morning Prayer May 21, 2013
Good Morning, Wisdom! On our way today, may we be steadfast to the principles that guide us, to the promises we have made, to how goodness calls us to create, to aid mercy, to live generously all our
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Evening Prayer May 21, 2013
In the garden of life, may we cultivate Wisdom, that wonderful flower with sharp lessons as well as soft and gentle ones. In the garden of life, may we care for and nourish the wholeness of life, atte
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A Mozarabic prayer in the Hymns of the Spirit
So, why is there a prayer from medieval Spain in the “old red hymnal” (Hymns of the Spirit) ? See page 139, under the heading “Prayers for Righteousness of Life”: Grant us, O Lord, to pass this day in
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A question occurs to me
While reading the latest news about the unfolding IRS scandal, and the offhand suggestion that "even in the best of times," the Internal Revenue Service is "the federal government's most reviled agenc
The Rev. Jack Morrill For KnoxVegas
On my Facebook page the other day I noted that some wag on Twitter had announced that New York City was so “over” as America’s greatest city. I heart New York forever and I personally found the sugg
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19 May 2013 Sermon Podcast
Message from 2013 Emerson Award Recipient Lillian Moskeland
Those Who have Influenced My Present Thought
First of all, I am inspired by the Deuteronomist historians. At a time when the old ways of the ancient Hebrews had come to naught -- their kingdom defeated, the Temple fallen, their religious and po
What is Worth Saving? (sermon)
Village Church, Cummington, MA May 19, 2013 Karen G. Johnston Candidate for the Unitarian Universalist Ministry Readings A Stone Jug A bulldozer digging a pond on my mother’s family’s land unearths tw
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Homily for Bridging Sunday – May 19, 2013
Given at UUCA on Sunday, May 19, 2013 for the annual youth Bridging service. Many, many tears were shed. My name is Tim Atkins, and I’m going to do my best to get through this homily without crying.
Religious Education
"Chaliceout - Fire of the Spirit illumine for us the way of peace through difficult times."
“Chaliceout - Fire of the Spirit illumine for us the way of peace through difficult times.” - Naomi King - Twitter: @revnaomi
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A DISCOURSE ON THE TRANSIENT & PERMANENT IN CHRISTIANITY: A Meditation on Theodore Parker & the Call of Liberal Religion
A DISCOURSE ON THE TRANSIENT & PERMANENT IN CHRISTIANITY A Meditation on Theodore Parker and the Call of Liberal Religion James Ishmael Ford 19 May 2013 First Unitarian Church Providence, Rhode Island
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"The poor steamer foundered because it drifted…the man who has no aim higher than himself also..."
“The poor steamer foundered because it drifted…the man who has no aim higher than himself also drifts…Do not drift, but steer.” - James Freeman Clarke, Everyday Religion (1886) p.6 (Unitarian, clergy,
The secular, conversational spirit of democracy - a meditation on Pentecost
READINGS: Acts 2:1-13 It Matters What We Believe by Sophia Lyon Fahs Some beliefs are like walled gardens. They encourage exclusiveness, and the feeling of being especially privileged. Other beliefs a
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Friday Night Supper Club: Cho Ga (2013)
Time: May 24 2013 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm Type: Dinner Friday Night Supper Club happens once a month, and is an opportunity for Gaians to get together informally for a meal and socializing, usually at a l
Prayer during Pentecost (Marc Carson, Syria)
Spirit of Peace, God of Many Names, and One Transforming and Abundant Love, We gather again in community, In song and in quiet, To lay down our burdens for an hour, To ease the pain of our neighbor, T
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Milhous or Millstone?
Let us lefty types praise Congressional Republicans, at last for their current stupidity. That is, their reanimation of the odious GOP disgrace Tricky Dick Nixon. They seem to be oblivious to the low
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Representations of the Hollywood Witch: 1939-1950
Our last stop on this cinematic journey was 1937 with the release of Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Up to that point, the Hollywood witch had already evolved from a turn-of-the-century “cl
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Compassion and Connection
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has graced New Orleans with his presence this weekend. Prayer flags are fluttering from balconies more accustomed to Mardi Gras beads and brass bands are sharing the scene
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"When people are in danger…everyone has a duty to speak out. No one has a right to pass by on..."
“When people are in danger…everyone has a duty to speak out. No one has a right to pass by on the other side” - Kofi Annan, Interventions: A Life in War & Peace
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