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… Tim Cahill (National Geographic). The world still holds many wonders … … Too many public sightings of ball lightning have been reported … move, nor is there evidence that an animal or human moves them—so, how …Story | May 26, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Awe, Belief, Contemplation, Direct Experience, Earth, Limitations, Meaning, Mystery, Nature, Reason, Science -
… Fahs Excerpted from Worshipping Together with Questioning Minds, by … Lyon Fahs. Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Boston. Two … to forget that morning during one of our Junior Department services of …Story | By Sophia Lyon Fahs | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Aging, Awe, Children, Contemplation, Immanence, Mystery, Nature, Playfulness, Science, Unitarianism, Wisdom -
… Quinn, in Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (New York: … and the dust. Not a single blade of grass waved in the wind, not a …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Acceptance, Belief, Multiculturalism, Mystery, Reason, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Multiculturalism -
… Newsprint, markers, and tape Tool of the Day - a mirror Toolbox of Our Faith poster and clear tape …Activity | October 26, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Toolbox of FaithTagged as: Meaning, Mystery -
… COLORING SHEET … "The Magic Vase" (PDF) Illustration: … little house in the neglected part of the city. They tried to be a … They didn’t tend the little patch of garden in front of the house. The …Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Beauty, Depression, Direct Experience, Family, Home, Mystery, Teamwork -
… A retelling of a Hawaiian legend. The god Maui was the smallest but smartest of his brothers, who often made fun …Story | May 13, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Birth, Earth, Earth Day, Earth-Centered, Family, God, Goddess, Interdependence, Mystery, Nature, Transformation
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… The date is January 15, 2009. The … Today is a Thursday. You got out of school early to catch the plane. … for a weekend wedding. The rest of your family will join you there …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Riddle and MysteryTagged as: Mystery -
… an anecdote told in A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (Bantam, … Klein (Penguin Group, 2007) and other sources. What if I ask you … An older woman stood up at the back of the hall and objected. She might …Story | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Riddle and MysteryTagged as: Belief, Mystery
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… me to go within for an answer,” the Mystic replied. After meditating … to embrace the totality of existence, she answered, “I do … I know that you and I are part of something so much larger than our …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Authority, Awe, Contemplation, Discernment, Freedom, God, Humanism, Immanence, Individualism, Interdependence, Mystery -
… proposed what later became known as the Big Bang theory of the origin of the Universe, based on work by …Story | May 13, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Birth, Earth, Earth Day, Growth, Humanism, Mystery, Nature, Progress, Reason, Science, Transformation
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… … A Parent and a Little Kid were at the beach on a nice summer day. … … just fine. Young children ask a lot of questions, that's all. … Parent: … Also, questions are a child’s way of making conversation. They don’t …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Riddle and MysteryTagged as: Mystery
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… something that would influence the rest of his life: If you keep a bug in a … on a new living thing. In mid-May of 1771, he popped a little mint …Story | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Earth Day, Interdependence, Mindfulness, Mystery, Nature, Reason, Revelation, Science, Transformation, Unitarianism, Wonder
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… geologist, paleontologist, and professional teacher. He took his … field trip. While sitting around the campfire, he brought out a bag, … beauty." He opened the two halves of the rock to reveal all the purple …Story | By Jose Ballester | July 20, 2012 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About for Young AdultsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Beauty, Character, Diversity, Earth, Earth-Centered, Growth, Kindness, Multiculturalism, Mystery, Nature, Multiculturalism -
… "We Got Here Together," by Kim Stafford, is reprinted by permission of the author from We Got Here … bumping a seal belly, bouncing off a seaweed leaf, rolling through …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: Awe, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Letting Go, Mystery, Nature, Transcendence, Wonder -
… kept following [Jesus], because they saw the signs that he was doing … Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he … would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” One of his …Story | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Awe, Challenge, Christianity, Community, Creativity, Food, Generosity, Limitations, Mystery, Teamwork, Thanksgiving, Transformation
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… Once the great Sufi holy man and wise … down the street when a group of women came running up to him. … him. As he approached the band of men, he began to shout, “Help me! …Story | October 29, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Family, God, Immanence, Islam, Mindfulness, Mystery, Playfulness, Presence, Spiritual Practice
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… Once upon a time there was a Teacher who was known … mastered all the great disciplines of a spiritual seeker. She wandered … Teacher noticed someone in the back of the crowd, someone not pushing …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Balance, Caring, Children, Education, God, Growth, Joy, Letting Go, Listening, Mystery, Prophetic Words & Deeds