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Music is a spiritual discipline for me. And I only need to practice on the days I eat.Reflection | By Colleen M. McDonald | June 1, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Aging, Arts & Music, Education, Personal Stories, Spiritual PracticePage/Article -
A congregation bonds over its multiyear collaborative quilt project.By Sonja L. Cohen | June 1, 2018 | From LifeTagged as: Arts & Music, Community, GenerationsPage/Article -
Quilt made by members of Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, Louisville, Kentucky.By Staff Writer | June 1, 2018 | From SpiritTagged as: Arts & MusicPage/Article -
Music is my solace and my comfort, the one thing that’s always with me. I feel its vibration deep in my soul; it’s my spiritual practice. Music tells the story of my life.Reflection | By Connie Simon | May 23, 2018 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Arts & Music, Body, Creativity, Direct Experience, Music Sunday, Secular, Spiritual PracticePage/Article -
A post-fire redesign of this San José, California, church feels like ‘getting a hug from the building.’By Kenny Wiley | March 1, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Arts & Music, Facilities Management, UU HistoryPage/Article -
Daniel Nevins’s painting ‘Love Is a Fearsome Thing’ honors longtime UUA supporters.By Staff Writer | March 1, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Arts & Music, Generosity, StewardshipPage/Article -
“Now,” the yoga instructor said, “begin to chant GOD GOD GOD as you vigorously circle your arms.” Oh boy, I thought, Here we go. Of course it couldn’t just be arm circles.Reflection | By Tara Humphries | February 7, 2018 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Arts & Music, Challenge, God, Interfaith, Joy, Letting Go, Spiritual PracticePage/Article -
I wanted so badly to break free and let loose—but I just couldn't. I was stuck in my own false ideas of the congregation's expectations of me. Luckily, there’s still time.Reflection | By DeReau K. Farrar | January 16, 2018 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Arts & Music, Body, Direct Experience, Empathy, Freedom, Joy, Limitations, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Self-RespectPage/Article -
In our congregations, how often do we assume that preachers, music directors, and other worship leaders are there to fulfill our personal preferences?Leader Resource | By Erika Hewitt, Erica Baron | January 10, 2018 | From WorshipLabTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Arts & Music, Conflict, Covenant, Direct Experience, Leadership, Responsibility, Secular, Unitarian UniversalismPage/Article -
Three young ministers discuss Lady Bird, powerful storytelling, and hopes and possibilities for Unitarian Universalist ritual.By Aisha Ansano, Abigail Clauhs, Hannah Roberts Villnave | December 14, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Arts & Music, Culture, Growth, Parents, Spiritual Practice, Young Adults, Youth/TeensPage/Article -
Photography as a meditation.Image | By Anitra Lavanhar | November 1, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Arts & Music, CreativityPage/Article -
Encaustic and wax painting: figure and landscape.Image | By Jane Cornish Smith | November 1, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Arts & Music, CreativityPage/Article -
The chalice is the container— the space where the musicians and the listeners gather. The oil is the fuel— the hours of practice and the life experiences of everyone in the room. The wick is the instruments and vocal cords through which the music will flow. And the flame—the flame!— is the...Chalice Lighting | By Marnie Singer | October 24, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Arts & Music, Direct Experience, PlayfulnessWorship element -
Hush: Somebody’s calling your name— Can you hear it? Calling you to a past not quite forgotten, Calling us to a future not fully imagined? Hush, hush: Somebody’s calling our name. What shall we do? Note: this benediction is part of an entire Promise & Practice...Benediction | By Kimberly Quinn Johnson | October 15, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Arts & Music, Calling, Healing, Listening, Living Our Faith, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Reconciliation, ResponsibilityWorship element
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Joy Unspeakable is not silent, it moans, hums, and bends to the rhythm of a dancing universe…. For our free African ancestors, joy unspeakable is drum talk… For enslaved Africans during the Middle Passage, joy unspeakable is the surprise of living one more day… For Africans in bondage in the...Reading | By Kimberly Quinn Johnson | October 15, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Arts & Music, Community, Direct Experience, Joy, Living Our Faith, Multiculturalism, Personal Stories, Race/Ethnicity, Spiritual Practice, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
As Black trans people, we are a community often the target of criminalization, homelessness, murder and joblessness. As #BlackTransMagick, we ask ourselves “how do we protect our spirits and those of our loved ones who face so much trauma?”Poetry | By J Mase III | September 25, 2017 | From UpliftTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, #LGBTQ, #Pride, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Arts & Music, Coming Out, Contemplation, Creativity, Diversity & Inclusion, Faith, Healing, Interfaith, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Issues, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Meditation Practices, Multigenerational Faith Development, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Sexual Boundaries in Congregations, UU Theology, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
UU composer Darrell Grant honors 6-year-old’s bravery with new suite.By Kenny Wiley | September 1, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Arts & Music, Equity, HistoryPage/Article -
Image | By Kat Liu | September 1, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Arts & Music, SciencePage/Article -
The most important lesson pottery has taught me is to not be attached to the final product—the process matters more than the product.Reflection | By Tim Atkins | June 28, 2017 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Abundance, Arts & Music, Beginnings, Creativity, Direct Experience, Humanism, Playfulness, SecularPage/Article -
Learn how UU worship leaders can decenter whiteness, take apart models & habits that uphold white supremacy culture, and find new ways to create worship.Webinar | May 16, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Arts & Music, Direct Experience, Inclusion, International, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Respect, WorshipPage/Article