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Leader Resource | May 26, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles -
These earthquake lights were observed minutes before the 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, China in 2008. Photo is from a video posted on YouTube.Leader Resource | May 26, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles -
The photograph of ball lightning is reproduced from the HypeScience website. The 1886 illustration of ball lightning, “Globe of Fire Descending into a Room,” is public domain from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Leader Resource | May 26, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles -
Sources used for this story include: “Rai… Heaven: Where Rocks Go Wandering,” by Tim Cahill (National Geographic). The world still holds many wonders that science—so far— cannot explain. As you learn about the three mysteries described, see if you can hypothesize any scientific...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
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From the Climate Kids pages of the website of the Southeast Regional Climate Center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; used with permission.Leader Resource | May 19, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles -
You have a busy day planned, with chores and visits all over your community: Return 10 large books to LIBRARY. Deliver a donation of used clothing, in a large duffel bag, to UU CONGREGATION. Go to FRIEND’S HOUSE to meet their new pet. Buy a week’s worth of groceries for your family at the...Handout | May 19, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles
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Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.Handout | May 19, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles -
Tree rings tell us about the tree’s life. Each ring tells the story of a year. If you see a small ring, there was little rain that year. If you see a large ring, it shows a year when the tree grew a lot. Start from the middle, the tree’s first year. Count the rings. How old was this tree when it...Handout | May 19, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles -
Luís lived in the Arctic Circle with his parents who were researching the effects of global warming. Luís wondered about that as he went out for a walk. He didn’t think there was much global warming going on today. It didn’t feel warm to Luís, who was bundled up in a snowsuit, mittens, hat,...Story | May 19, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Awe, Change, Commitment, Earth, Earth Day, Ethics, Interdependence, Nature, Stewardship, Unitarian Universalism, Climate Justice
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Excerpts from Gil Bailie’s discussion of the Miracle of Fish and Loaves, in Violence Unveiled: Humanity at the Crossroads (New York: Crossroad, 1995). …Jesus seems to have found the popular appetite for miracles exasperating. At times he fled from crowds looking for a miracle worker, and he...Leader Resource | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles
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“The Story of the Loaves and the Fishes,” adapted by Patti Walzer, M.Ed. Narrator: Wherever Jesus went, thousands of followers would come to hear him teach and to be healed of sickness. He and his disciples decided to escape awhile so that they could rest together undisturbed by the crowds of...Leader Resource | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles
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By Janeen K. Grohsmeyer, in her book A Lamp in Every Corner: Our Unitarian Universalist Storybook (Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association, 2004)....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
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From Christian scripture, John 6:1-19, New Revised Standard Version (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1990). A large crowd kept following [Jesus], because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples....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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From Gathering for Gardner, a conference, foundation, and community of people connected to Martin Gardner, 1914-2010, who popularized the flexagon. Permission pending. Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.Leader Resource | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles -
From Robin Moseley’s Flexagon Portal website, which offers detailed instructions for working with this and many other flexagon shapes. Used with permission. Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.Handout | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles -
A Celtic pagan story from Ireland, told by Erica Helm Meade in her book of wisdom tales, The Moon in the Well (Peru, Illinois: Open Court/Carus, 2001). Permission pending....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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As a child, Joseph Priestley noticed something that would influence the rest of his life: If you keep a bug in a jar for too long, it will die. At the time Joseph Priestley didn’t understand why that was true—nobody did. No one really studied the air; it was something everyone took for granted.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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Melting Ice Experiment ...Leader Resource | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles
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This Korean folk tale, translated by Heinz Insu Fenkl, is similar to the European folk tale “The Frog Prince.” Used with the translator’s permission. Once there was a woman who had a son late in life, and much to her surprise, he was born as a snake. She covered him with the bamboo hat she...Story | May 18, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From MiraclesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Commitment, Compassion, Courage, Family, Identity, International, Reconciliation, Transformation, Vulnerability, Worth
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Tree and pinecone illustrations show Fibonacci patterns in nature, courtesy of the Fractal Foundation.Leader Resource | May 15, 2015 | For Multigenerational | From Miracles