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  • Recrafted with permission of the author, Francis Dorff, O. Praem, of the Norbertine Community of Alberquerque, New Mexico, from his story, "The Rabbi's Gift," which is copyrighted by The New Catholic World magazine. Mr....
    Story | November 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral Tales
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Community, Conflict, Connections, Diversity, Hospitality, Inclusion, Relationships, Respect, Transcendence
  • It was a hot, muggy morning. Christopher was not sure he really wanted to be out riding in a competition. His thoroughbred horse, Eastern Express, seemed a bit off, as if maybe he would rather be grazing in the field than doing the demanding work of running and jumping with a big, muscular man on...
    Story | November 7, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful Journeys
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Challenge, Courage, Dignity, Diversity, History, Inclusion, Limitations, Strength
  • Genesis 1: 1-31; 2:1-4 (New Revised Standard Version) In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was...
    Story | October 29, 2014 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew Scriptures
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Authority, Birth, Connections, Creativity, Diversity, Earth, God, Good, Interdependence, Judaism
  • Sometimes, freedom is a long time coming. It may take generations upon generations for justice to be won. Our Unitarian ancestor Reverend Theodore Parker said, "I do not pretend to understand the moral universe: the arc is a long one...
    Story | By Jessica York | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Heeding the Call
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Diversity, Equity, Freedom, Hope, Human Rights, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity
  • Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Harvesting Hope" Optional: Information about your congregation's partner church relationship Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Find out if your congregation has a partner church. If so, gather...
    Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the Power
    Tagged as: Connections, Diversity, History, Transformation, Unity
  • Adapted from a story by Janeen K. Grohsmeyer in her book Lamp in Every Corner: Our UU Storybook (Boston: Unitarian Universalist Association, 2004). Used with permission. In the city of Prague, in the land of Czechoslovakia, in the year nineteen hundred and twenty three, there was a church....
    Story | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds Us
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Beauty, Community, Diversity, Flower Communion, Interdependence, Joy, Simplicity, Unitarian Universalism
  • Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Respecting Others' Spiritual Practices Optional: Silhouette images of body prayer postures, from Leader Resource 1 Optional: Music, and music player Prayer Stations Work as Prayer....
    Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
    Tagged as: Diversity, Respect
  • Based on a Santerian story. Special thanks to Lesley Murdoch for her insights to Afro-Caribbean religions. The Orisha are gods that came originally from Nigeria, in West Africa, as part of the Yoruba religion....
    Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Beauty, Brokenness, Challenge, Commitment, Community, Courage, Diversity, Indigenous American, Justice, Limitations, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism
  • 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 vapor. Clouds also contain tiny particles of dust. Drops of the water vapor cling to the dust particles. When conditions are cold enough, the water freezes into...
    Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our Faith
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Aging, Community, Death, Diversity
  • At the Central Park Zoo in New York City, there were two penguins named Roy and Silo, who adored each other. It is typical for penguins to find a partner, a mate – one other penguin that is special to them. Usually, it is one female and one male penguin that like each other and become a penguin...
    Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Animals, Birth, Direct Experience, Diversity, Fathers, Love, Parents, Teamwork, Unity
  • A Lamp in Every Corner (Boston: Skinner House, 2004). On a day not so very long ago, in a place not so very far away, a grass seed lay waiting. All through the cold, dark days of winter the seed waited, covered by a blanket of earth....
    Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Death, Diversity, Earth-Centered, Food, Good, Growth, Interdependence, Nature, Science, Transformation
  • Adapted from a National Park Service website; used by permission of Wind Cave National Park. In this Native American legend, Lizard sings a happy song about his home: “Zole, zole, zole, zole, zole, zole, rock is my home.” Bear wants to learn the song. Lizard shares the song, but Bear keeps...
    Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Diversity, Earth-Centered, Happiness, Home, Integrity, Listening
  • Building the World We Dream About for Young Adults offers a process by which young adults can engage in honest and open conversations about race.
    Curriculum | By Mark Hicks | April 19, 2013 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About for Young Adults
    Tagged as: Adult Faith Development, Diversity, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism, Racial Justice
  • There was an extraordinary range of personal beliefs among the participants in my 2003 small group workshop in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. They were the delegates, staff and visitors attending the annual meeting of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists....
    Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves Us
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Awe, Belief, Caring, Community, Compassion, Connections, Diversity, Freedom, God, Unitarian Universalism
  • By Rev. Elizabeth Buffington Nguyen, Leadership Development Associate for Youth and Young Adults of Color. When I was 24, my father gave me a new name. I was learning Vietnamese in graduate school....
    Story | October 15, 2012 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About for Young Adults
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Brokenness, Character, Community, Connections, Diversity, Faith, Forgiveness, Hope, Kindness, Unitarian Universalism, Multiculturalism
  • Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Stickers or adhesive dots Preparation for Activity Research groups in your area that do good work that connects with the theme of "air power." This might include an organization that fosters people listening to one...
    Activity | August 16, 2012 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the Power
    Tagged as: Caring, Diversity, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism
  • The Highlander Research and Education Center is an 80-year-old popular education center in the mountains of East Tennessee, which serves as a catalyst for grassroots organizing and movement-building in Appalachia and the South....
    Story | By Elandria Williams | July 20, 2012 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About for Young Adults
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Change, Community, Courage, Direct Experience, Diversity, Growth, Hope, Inclusion, Justice, Multiculturalism
  • Russell was an amateur geologist, paleontologist, and professional teacher. He took his young charges on an overnight field trip. While sitting around the campfire, he brought out a bag, took out five rocks, and held up a round, grapefruit-size rock....
    Story | By Jose Ballester | July 20, 2012 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About for Young Adults
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Beauty, Character, Diversity, Earth, Earth-Centered, Growth, Kindness, Multiculturalism, Mystery, Nature, Multiculturalism
  • Dr. Anthony Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University. He serves as a trustee of Meadville Lombard Theological School. This article is abridged, with permission, from one published in Religious Humanism (Winter-Spring 1998)....
    Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We Choose
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Belief, Brokenness, Change, Community, Contemplation, Culture, Diversity, Doubt, Unitarian Universalism, Multiculturalism
  • Transgender individuals face much discrimination in the United States, in part because their struggles and their journeys are not well understood. In the spring of 2007, a public battle arose in Largo, Florida, around the struggle of one transgender person. Susan Stanton, then known as Steve, had...
    Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We Choose
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Authority, Community, Conflict, Democracy, Direct Experience, Diversity, Ethics, Governance, Human Rights, Identity