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… A retelling of a story from Cherokee tradition. When the earth was first made, it was very dark, and the animals were afraid. One day Bear …Story | May 13, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Awe, Challenge, Community, Courage, Creativity, Failure, Indigenous American, Interdependence, Limitations, Summer Solstice, Teamwork -
… Tale from India. Martin, Rafe. The Hungry Tigress: Buddhist Myths, … Reprinted with the permission of the author. www.rafemartin.com … the forest was ablaze. Terrified animals ran wildly in every …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Buddhism, Caring, Challenge, Compassion, Conscience, Courage, Hinduism -
… (New Revised Standard Version) Now the Philistines gathered their … And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named … birds of the air and to the wild animals of the field." But David …Story | October 29, 2014 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Children, Conflict, Courage, Dignity, Doubt, Fear, God, Judaism, Justice -
… to Afro-Caribbean religions. The Orisha are gods that came … Nigeria, in West Africa, as part of the Yoruba religion. The gods … and streams ran dry. No crops grew; animals were dying. Humans, too. The …Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Beauty, Brokenness, Challenge, Commitment, Community, Courage, Diversity, Indigenous American, Justice, Limitations, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism -
… COLORING SHEET … "The Empty Pot" (PDF) Illustration: … Long, long ago, the Emperor of an ancient land was old and … big enough to produce food for many animals. By the time Chen’s turn …Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Challenge, Honesty, Humanism, Integrity, Leadership, Patience, Success, Suffering, Trust -
… 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
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… Long ago, it is said, there was a mighty flood, and the … They found themselves on the shore of a great ocean. The People broke … asked. Out of the group came two Animal People, Otter and Beaver. …Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Challenge, Commitment, Creativity, Earth, Indigenous American, Interdependence, Nature, Patience, Responsibility, Stewardship -
… By Polly Peterson This is the story of Theodore Parker, a … legendary. This is also the story of Millard Fillmore, whose actions …Story | By Polly Peterson | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, America, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Change, Choice, Compromise, Conflict, Conscience, Courage, Unitarianism -
… James Luther Adams, from "The Evolution of My Social Concern." Used with … by James Luther Adams In the summer of 1927, six years after Hitler …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Authority, Belief, Challenge, Change, Commitment, Community, Conflict, Conscience, Dissent, Economy, Unitarianism -
… working conditions. A week later, the predominantly Mexican American … to form the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), a group that used a variety of nonviolent resistance strategies …Story | January 26, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Challenge, Commitment, Community, Conflict, Courage, Dignity, Dissent, History, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Immigration -
… Botswana," by Annie Arnzen, on the "A Precious Cause" website. Used … my dad exclaimed. Gripping the arm of my seat, I gazed out the plane … time, I laid eyes on the country of Botswana. Over the years I had …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Brokenness, Challenge, Change, Commitment, Compassion, Courage, Faith, History, Interdependence, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Service, Unitarian Universalism -
… On July 27, 2008, people gathered in the sanctuary of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian … to watch the children and youth of the congregation present the …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anger, Blame, Challenge, Choice, Community, Conflict, Death, Despair, Fear, Freedom, Unitarian Universalism
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… Fannie lived with her older brother, George, and her older sister, … and painted pictures. Maybe some of you like to do those things, too. … if she did wear long skirts instead of pants and use kerosene lamps …Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Courage, Diversity, Equity, History, Inclusion, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarianism
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… Stories adapted from the Giraffe Heroes Project website … … in a shelter. When he dropped off the toys he said that he thought … in shelters and hospitals but many of them were afraid. "They are just …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Caring, Challenge, Change, Conscience, Courage, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds
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… 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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… In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first … openly gay man elected to public office in the United States. Milk …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Community, Conflict, Courage, Democracy, Equity, Ethics, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Prophetic Words & Deeds
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… by Erica Helm Meade in her book of wisdom tales, The Moon in the Well (Peru, … landholders owned great tracts of fertile land, while the poor were …Story | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Arrogance, Challenge, Character, Class, Commitment, Conscience, Courage, Food Justice, Generosity, Paganism, Redemption, Thanksgiving
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… leading 19th-century philosopher, father of the Transcendentalist movement. … Waldo followed in the footsteps of his father, William Emerson, a …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Authority, Belief, Challenge, Character, Choice, Conflict, Conscience, Discernment, Ethics, History, Unitarianism
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… God" (PDF) Illustration: Nancy Meshkoff Adapted from "Many Paths to God" … lands met near a mountain. The travelers had been told that if … God at the top. Around the bottom of the mountain were many paths to …Story | By Mary Ann Moore | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Challenge, Connections, Credo, Diversity, Individualism, Multiculturalism, Unitarian Universalism, Multiculturalism