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… were once brought into a room in the middle of which stood an elephant. Each … directed to a different part of the animal, and then all five were …Story | October 29, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Animals, Conflict, Connections, Direct Experience, Discernment, Diversity, Doubt, Individualism, Interdependence, Letting Go -
… 1999. UU&Me! is published by the Church of the Largeer Fellowship. Hello. My … the world is the "stuff" that farm animals drop wherever they go. The …Story | By Judith Campbell | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, Community, Diversity, Globalism, Hospitality, Multiculturalism, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Multiculturalism -
… Inspired by the ancient epic poem, "The Conference of the Birds," by the Persian Sufi … community stronger. Representatives of all the bird species gathered to …Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Animals, Canvass/Pledge, Community, Inclusion, Interdependence, Islam, Leadership, Stewardship, Strength, Teamwork -
… Used with permission. Read or tell the story. Here is a new story about … to him that he didn't need any of the other creatures. There he … all the other creatures were kind of strange. There was Rabbit, with …Story | By Kenneth W. Collier | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful WelcomeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Acceptance, Animals, Community, Connections, Diversity, Earth-Centered, Forgiveness, Friendship, Happiness, Individualism, Interdependence -
… Once, on a summer night in the country Afghanistan, the ruler Shah Abbis changed out of his fancy robes and left his … "Every day my life is filled with blessings from God. I know that …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Belief, Challenge, Courage, Discernment, Ethics, Faith, Good, Happiness, Hope, Judaism, Justice, Prayer Practices -
… a Big Toe? Stories About Stories in the Bible (HarperTrophy, 1993). Used … he saw beautiful things. The sight of a fresh new flower or a sunset … at the thought of some furry little animal becoming his supper. So Isaac …Story | By Rabbi Marc Gellman | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Christianity, Gender, Judaism, Love, Men, Strength, Weakness, Women -
… Caroline Sturgis, October 22, 1840. The letter may be found at Houghton … and wrote literary critiques of major European philosophic and … of the Divine in me I could bless myself like the holy Mother. …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Anger, Brokenness, Change, Conflict, Death, Gender, Identity, Illness, Integrity, Letting Go, Unitarianism, Reproductive Justice -
… Dr. Anthony Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Belief, Brokenness, Change, Community, Contemplation, Culture, Diversity, Doubt, Unitarian Universalism, Multiculturalism -
… 2004). Many years ago in the land of Transylvania, in a … and shadowed by great forests of beech trees, there was a village …Story | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Chalica, Commitment, Community, Faith, Family, Hope, Love, Meaning, Stewardship, Tradition, Unitarianism -
… K Grohsmeyer (Light a chalice, if there isn't already one lit, and … wind. It changes with every breath of air. (Demonstrate this.) Fire is … They had fires in their homes, of course, to cook food and keep …Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Direct Experience, Faith, Religion, Reverence, Unitarian Universalism -
… Recrafted with permission of the author, Francis Dorff, O. Praem, of the Norbertine Community of …Story | November 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Community, Conflict, Connections, Diversity, Hospitality, Inclusion, Relationships, Respect, Transcendence
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… 1998). Permission pending. On the first day of school, Velvet's classmates … and heart shaped boxes of potpourri. Velvet handed her …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Class, Culture, Direct Experience, Diversity, Imagination, Inclusion, Integrity, Simplicity -
… Sarah Conover, Freda Crane Download the coloring sheet by Amy Paschall … Beautiful Signs, A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and … Long, long ago in the country of China, lived a young woman of the …Story | By Sarah Conover, Freda Crane | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Challenge, Discernment, Forgiveness, Imagination, Islam, Love, Poverty, Redemption, Wisdom -
… Ellen Gold. Based on information in the book, Maglipay Universalist, by … Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, 2001) and a 2002 review of Muir's book by Rosemary Bray …Story | By Ellen Gold | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Brokenness, Challenge, Change, Christianity, Commitment, Courage, Faith, History, Multiculturalism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Universalism, Multiculturalism
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… The existence of a snowflake is a … in a cloud. Clouds carry drops of water vapor. Clouds also contain … tiny particles of dust. Drops of the water vapor cling to the dust …Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Aging, Community, Death, Diversity
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… After many years of being out of shape, he decided it was time to do something about the state of his body. With great …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Caring, Challenge, Change, Commitment, Community, Despair, Empathy, Friendship, Health, Unitarian Universalism
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… arrived at Camp Taylor for the congregation's weekend retreat. … see such leadership in the children of the congregation." "Leadership?" … components short to leave plenty of room for people to share. The …Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Culture, Direct Experience, Identity, Meaning, Reverence, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian Universalism, Worth
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… more than a hundred years ago on the island of Jamaica, a boy named Ethelred … people sang their creed, their list of what they believed. But that …Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Christianity, Diversity, Education, Faith, History, Immigration, Inclusion, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Sacrifice, Unitarianism, Immigration
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… for Youth and Young Adults of Color. When I was 24, my father gave me a new name. I was … in graduate school. The professor required all students who …Story | October 15, 2012 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About for Young AdultsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Brokenness, Character, Community, Connections, Diversity, Faith, Forgiveness, Hope, Kindness, Unitarian Universalism, Multiculturalism -
… From the book Aisha's Moonlit Walk: … anyone, anywhere in the world. Most of the people at the rally aren't … now, peace now," which is as much of a Lammas celebration as anything …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Children, Earth-Centered, Lammas, Leadership, Nature, Paganism, Peace, Spiritual Practice, War