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He's not where he is supposed to be. He should be practicing sprints in the desert sun with all the other aspiring Marines, but instead he is here, retreating into the quiet shade of the chaplain's office, the one person who won’t yell at him. Since he was seven years old, he wanted to be a...Reading | By Susan Maginn | July 10, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Calling, Choice, Direct Experience, Humility, Military, Psychology, Sacrifice, Secular, Service, Work, Young Adults, Youth/TeensWorship element -
Our Time for All Ages this morning is a time of make-believe. I’d like you to put your imagination caps on so that we can pretend together. Raise your hand if you've ever been to a baseball game. How many of you follow a team you think of as “your” team? Well, I have bad news. (Here’s the...Time for All Ages | By Erika Hewitt | April 2, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Belief, Choice, Courage, Generations, History, International, Living Our Faith, Partner Church Observation, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Psychology, SecularWorship element -
Loneliness does not come from having no people around you, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to you.Quote | By Carl Jung | October 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Despair, Empathy, Humanism, Meaning, Psychology, Relationships, SecularWorship element
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To repent means to turn in a new direction—not just to admit what we have done wrong, but to resolve to be a better person.Quote | By Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar | March 9, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Character, Choice, Growth, Integrity, Psychology, Transformation, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
"Can faith equal faith? Do gods of one faith take care of the believers of other faiths? Who will protect my god when he falters and his faith fails? Do the gods of one faith take care of the gods of other faiths?" These questions all come from the poem "Faith," by Justin Chin. In the poem, the...Sermon | By Kelly Weisman Asprooth-Jackson | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), God, Identity, Psychology, SearchingWorship element
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Ten years ago, I was asked to present a paper to a new ministers’ study group that was forming at Cedar Hill, a small conference center near Boston. The group had chosen a perennial topic for UU clergy study groups: "Science and Religion." My job was to review one of the books we’d read in...Sermon | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Growth, Psychology, Self-Care, SpiritualityWorship element
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Happiness is a deep, persistent and universal obsession for humanity. As one of my correspondents asked, "Why isn’t happiness the only thing that matters?" From the very beginning Americans (in particular) have made happiness a central piece of their national quest....Sermon | By Scott W. Alexander | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Generosity, Happiness, Psychology, Purpose, RelationshipsWorship element
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Blackmail, blacklist, black mark. Black Monday, black mood, black-hearted. Black plague, black mass, black market. Good guys wear white, bad guys wear black. We fear black cats, and the Dark Continent. But it's okay to tell a white lie, lily-white hands are coveted, it's great to be pure as the...Reading | By Jacqui James | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Balance, Psychology, Race/EthnicityWorship element
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The author, a member of a Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregation, reflects on living with bipolar disorder.Reading | By Anonymous | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Disability, Mental Health, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Psychology, Resilience, Self-CareWorship element
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Utility | January 8, 2015 | For Preschool | From Chalice ChildrenTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Direct Experience, Fear, Mystery, Psychology, Searching, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, Vision, WonderCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2014 | For Preschool | From Chalice ChildrenTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Community, Direct Experience, Fear, Halloween, PsychologyCurriculum page
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Based on Aesop's "The Belly and the Other Members of the Body."Once upon a time, the various parts of the brain got together to discuss their contributions to the uniqueness of the human being....Story | March 15, 2012 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: Choice, Discernment, Ethics, Psychology, ReasonCurriculum page