3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth)
The third of Our Unitarian Universalist Principles calls us to affirm and promote "acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations."
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Tapestry of Faith: Curricula and Resources for Lifespan Faith Development
Signs of Our Faith, Grades 2-3
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The existence of a snowflake is a journey — like your life, which is a journey, too. It starts in a cloud. Clouds carry drops of water...
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Inspired by the ancient epic poem, "The Conference of the Birds," by the Persian Sufi Muslim writer Fariduddin Attar. Once upon a time, all...
Spirit in Practice
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Once upon a time there was a Teacher who was known far and wide as one who had mastered all the great disciplines of a spiritual seeker...
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Five people wearing blindfolds were once brought into a room in the middle of which stood an elephant. Each person was directed to a...
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Pablo Casals, born in Vendrell, Spain to a Puerto Rican mother, is thought by many to be the greatest cellist who ever lived. His...
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After many years in a congregation, she’d had enough. Knowing the people as well as she did, she knew that what they said on Sunday and...
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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 excitement and...
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Once upon a time there was a head. Just a head. By sheer force of will—or maybe it was some kind of psychokinetic energy—the head was able...
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Once the great Sufi holy man and wise fool Nasreddin Hodja was walking down the street when a group of women came running up to him...
Spirit of Life
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By Elie Wiesel, from The Gates of the Forest. When the great Rabbi Israel Ba'al Shem-Tov saw misfortune threatening the Jews, it was his...
The New UU
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"The Wind in Both Ears," by Angus MacLean, in The Wind in Both Ears (Boston: Beacon Press, 1965). Introduce the story by explaining that...
What Moves Us
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Adapted from multiple sources, primarily the Memoir of William Ellery Channing with Extracts from His Correspondents and Manuscripts, in...
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Based on multiple sources, particularly a letter from Margaret Fuller to Caroline Sturgis, October 22, 1840. The letter may be found at...
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By Forrest ChurchStories and reflections from, Bringing God Home: A Traveler's Guide (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2002). Used with permission. Church's...
What We Choose: Ethics for Unitarian Universalists
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Dr. Anthony Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University. He serves as a...
Wonderful Welcome
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By Kenneth W. CollierFrom Our Seven Principles in Story and Verse: A Collection for Children and Adults by Kenneth Collier (Boston: Skinner House Books, 1997)...
Uplift: Uplifting LGBTQ+ Experience Within and Beyond Unitarian Universalism
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By Michael J. CrumplerA new approach to Welcome Renewal has come! To learn how to begin the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal at your congregation, please attend one (or more) of our monthly orientations.
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By Jade SylvanAs we gather in the darkness and the light let us give thanks and witness to our chosen families who we have traveled a lifetime to find.
UU World
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By Sonja L. CohenImage credit: Pat Sturtzel works the long arm quilting machine for a collaborative quilt.
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Image credit: Part of open door with silver door-handle - Stock image
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By Doug MuderImage credit: Silhouette of man looking down with sunset in background.
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By Celie KatovitchImage credit: © 2014 Daniel Nevins
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By Sean Neil-BarronImage credit: © New Hope Community Bikes
Worship Lab: Posts on Crafting Worship
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By Erika A. Hewitt, Erica BaronIn our congregations, how often do we assume that preachers, music directors, and other worship leaders are there to fulfill our personal preferences?
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By Erika A. HewittFailing to use a microphone is a form of exclusion. “When I’m excluded, I feel invisible. It’s as though I’m on the other side of a window from the room where almost everyone else is, and they don’t even notice that I’m stuck outside of their conversation.”
WorshipWeb: Searchable Worship Collection
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By Mandie McGlynnRemind us every day, every moment, that we are beloved, beloved, beloved.
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By Ben SouleA feeling of being on the edge of something new. A time to welcome the new year and make the old year right before we lay it on our shelf of memories.
