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Burger Hungry
It’s not hard to imagine someone being hungry for a burger, but a burger that is hungry—that’s quite a different thing! Then again, we often concentrate on what we want, what we are hungry for, withou
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What I’m doing this Memorial Day weekend (not writing about the UUMA)
I’m going to spend the long weekend not writing about the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (UUMA) and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). After all, I have a newsletter for the U
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Column: The Unresolved Persecution of a Brazillian Occultist
Guest columnist Raphael Tsavkko Garcia reports on a case of an occultist who was framed for the murder of two children in southern Brazil. Continue reading Column: The Unresolved Persecution of a Braz
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In the Interim, May 2019
Interim ministry is by its very nature a period of time when a congregation is caught between its past and its future. I have been especially aware of this dynamic over the last few weeks. Recently, t
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Interdependent Web: Love songs to Unitarian Universalism, their stories demand to be heard, limitless, limited, and loved
Heather Christensen A weekly roundup of blogs and other user-generated web content about Unitarian Universalism
It is Well with My Soul. Part 5 of 5
"Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say: It is well, it is well, with my soul." Life right now is unimaginably heartbreaking. Children are trained to expect a murderer to walk into their schools
Ask Alexa
Alexa: What is the significance of an out of body experience? The out of body experience is the realization that you are not a body but a mind and as a mind part of the Oneness which has no space, no
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Sleeping Beauty
Dear, dear beloved— Thank you for “being here.” Thank you for being with me, some of you, for something like five years! Some changes are coming to Reflections, and I look forward to hearing from you.
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Public opinion is a crucial factor in the democratic society.
It is an important medium for the achievement of the consent of the governed. Under contemporary conditions, however, it is an elusive and even a deceptive thing. Indeed, a semblance of public opinio
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community arts awards
I received two awards last night at a spaghetti dinner honoring the artists in our community. Hosted by the Basin Park Hotel and Main Street Eureka Springs, I was honored as "Best Arts Educator," and
The helpers - Ishmael, Target cashier is patient with elderly customer and lesson for mother and young daughter
The helpers is a regular feature on UU A Way Of Life ministries blog which appears on Fridays. The second principle of Unitarian Universalism is justice, equity, and compassion in human relations. The
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ACIM and UU - Chapter four, "Wrong mindedness or right mindedness?
Chapter four Wrong mindedness or right mindedness? The choice is always ours to make. If we understand that it is the experience of Love that is more important to spiritual development than knowledge,
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Food for the Poor
“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.” ― Dom Helder Camara How would you like to see the problem of hunger addressed? The
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Breath by breath may we dance our way into healing peace,...
Breath by breath may we dance our way into healing peace, relationships of wonder, love, and hilarity
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The great hunt for Witch bottles project
LONDON – The United Kingdom Arts and Humanities Research Council is currently funding a project based on witch bottles, in an effort to understand more about this type of practice. It’s being helmed b
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Daily Bread #58
A flock of turkeys flew up to our neighbor’s roof this morning. Sometimes one can look out at a distant horizon, and feel that they are all alone. But very nearby (gobble, gobble, look to your right
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Staff Announcements from Rev. Marlin Lavanhar and Rev. Barbara Prose.
As summer approaches we have a few important staff announcements. Like with most staff transitions there is some really good news and some not so good news. The post Staff Announcements from Rev. Marl
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Check Your Privilege: A Merit-Based Immigration System Will Not Work
We take a closer look at how the Trump administration's "merit-based" immigration system will affect asylum-seekers and other migrants.
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The Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II Calls on Graduating Students to “Get Up, Get Together, and Get Involved Tomorrow”
I have come today to issue both a caution and a call. And it is that you must graduate today, but get up, get together and get involved tomorrow.There are some that want to promote the lie that all is
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