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  • Adapted from Christian scripture. There once was a father, who had two sons. The younger son wanted to leave home and travel to distant lands. He asked to have his inheritance. So the father divided his wealth and gave each son his half. The older son stayed at home, continuing to work with his...
    Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Children, Christianity, Ethics, Family, Fathers, Home, Joy, Letting Go, Reconciliation
  • From Does God Have a Big Toe? Stories About Stories in the Bible (HarperTrophy, 1993). Used with permission. Jacob cried a lot. Jacob cried when he was happy. Jacob cried when he was sad. But mostly Jacob cried when he saw beautiful things....
    Story | By Rabbi Marc Gellman | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide Us
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Christianity, Gender, Judaism, Love, Men, Strength, Weakness, Women
  • From A Lamp in Every Corner: Our Unitarian Universalist Storybook. To make the story more engaging and to help make it very clear who is speaking during dialogues, try developing different voices for the different characters in the story, especially the father....
    Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful Journeys
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Christianity, Fathers, Forgiveness, Grace, History, Love, Salvation, Universalism