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When I was in middle school, I was taught that every person, to some extent, holds a set of prejudices that impact our perceptions of others. We were asked to think about what our prejudices might be, and how they might inform our relationships and our movement through the world....Homily | By DeReau K. Farrar | October 15, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Integrity, Living Our Faith, Money, Multiculturalism, Pain, Personal Stories, Privilege, Race/Ethnicity, Reconciliation, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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I play this moment over and over again in my head: the day I heard of the Thomas Jefferson Ball, hosted by Unitarian Universalists in 1993. As a person of color, raised in a UU congregation, I felt a shiver down my spine as I learned something new and unsettling about the faith that I call home....Homily | By Rebekah Savage | October 15, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Commitment, Direct Experience, History, Integrity, Listening, Living Our Faith, Multiculturalism, Pain, Personal Stories, Race/Ethnicity, Reconciliation, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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The summer of 2016 began as an exciting one for me: I was finally going to a beloved Unitarian Universalist conference and retreat center. I’d heard many wonderful stories about it, and I couldn’t wait to bring my three children with me. On the drive there, I felt excited about spending a full...Homily | By Rayla D. Mattson | October 15, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Community, Direct Experience, Multiculturalism, Pain, Personal Stories, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
Diverse. Multicultural. Inclusive. Welcoming. If I made a list of every single Unitarian Universalist congregation I have served, visited or worshipped at, they would have a few things in common—including the use of these words. Perhaps on the front of the Order of Service?...Reading | By Carol Thomas Cissel | October 15, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Health, Listening, Multiculturalism, Pain, Personal Stories, Race/Ethnicity, Reconciliation, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
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 -
When I started attending a UU church, I was excited by the promise of worship that would draw from the arts, science, nature, literature and a multitude of voices. Indeed, some of the voices that Unitarian Universalists hear in worship each week belong to Thoreau, Emerson, Ballou, and others....Reading | By Connie Simon | October 15, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Community, Direct Experience, Identity, Inclusion, Listening, Multiculturalism, Pain, Personal Stories, Race/Ethnicity, Reconciliation, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element
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We are all dependent on seeds, literally and metaphorically.By Jinny Batterson | September 1, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Abundance, Nature, Personal StoriesPage/Article -
Unlike many Unitarian Universalists, I was brought up openly racist. I’ve made progress, and I still have a long way to go.By Doug Muder | September 1, 2017 | From SpiritTagged as: Character, Personal Stories, Race/EthnicityPage/Article -
Rose Tanaka, a Denver UU, graduated high school at Manzanar, the infamous American internment camp for people of Japanese descent.By Kenny Wiley | May 15, 2017 | From LifeTagged as: Coming-of-Age, Human Rights, Immigration, Personal Stories, Social Justice, WarPage/Article -
Arranging flowers is a form of moving meditation.By Debra Burrell | May 15, 2017 | From SpiritTagged as: Nature, Personal Stories, WorshipPage/Article -
“Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.” —Alice Walker I had finally begun to relax—a bit. We were en route to Pennsylvania. My friend, a formal part of our “framily,” was visiting. We decided a visit to a crayon factory was the perfect winter outing for toddlers. The day was clear...Reflection | By Robin Tanner | March 1, 2017 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Atheism, Conflict, Contemplation, Direct Experience, Faith, Humanism, Humility, Personal Stories, Searching, Secular, WisdomPage/Article -
An awakening passed through the whole theatre, and as if touched by some invisible hand, the people stood, clapped, shouted with joy, laughed, and wept… It was blessed to be connected to—no, to be a part of a community—a people. —Volker Kühn, in his essay about a cabaret performance during...Reflection | By Sean Parker Dennison | December 14, 2016 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Arts & Music, Community, History, Personal Stories, Power, Responsibility, Self-Respect, Suffering, TraditionPage/Article -
Weird stuff is gonna happen, and you might as well get used to it.Story | By Jane Rzepka | October 24, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Nature, Personal StoriesPage/Article -
An atheist reckons with God, kids, and the Unitarian Universalist church.By Kris Willcox | September 1, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Faith, Family, Growth, Personal Stories, UU IdentityPage/Article -
Each of my communities of faith has valued listening to the part of ourselves that knows where and how to leap.By Heather Christensen | September 1, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Discernment, Growth, Personal StoriesPage/Article -
Clemmons looks back on his music career and his groundbreaking role on ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.’By Heather Beasley Doyle | September 1, 2016 | From LifeTagged as: Personal Stories, Race/Ethnicity, Racial JusticePage/Article -
Clemmons looks back on his music career and his groundbreaking role on ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.’By Heather Beasley Doyle | September 1, 2016 | From LifeTagged as: Arts & Music, Personal Stories, Race/Ethnicity, Racial JusticePage/Article
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I see my Unitarian Universalist and southern identities as strengths and gifts, not contradictions.By Meg Barnhouse | August 29, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: America, Culture, Personal Stories, UU IdentityPage/Article -
There is often a price to opposing a company town’s corporate master.By Jeffrey A. Lockwood | August 22, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Climate Justice, Environment, Personal StoriesPage/Article -
Don’t speak to me of “healing” racism, or “wounded souls” or the “painful hurt” until you are willing to feel the scars on my great-great-grandmother Laury’s back. Don’t speak to me of “values” or “justice” or “righting wrongs” until you are able to feel the heartache...Reading | By Adam Lawrence Dyer | May 17, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, America, Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Direct Experience, Healing, Identity, Justice, Personal Stories, Race/Ethnicity, Responsibility, Secular, ShameWorship element