The Rev. Krista Taves believes children belong in worship. With adults. For more than 15 minutes. And for the past three years that’s what has happened at the 100-member Emerson Unitarian Universalist Chapel in Ellisville, MO, a suburb of St. Louis. For fully the first half of every service, all...

I am not sorry that I used to be ‘one of those angry women.’

A spiritual practice my wife and I cobbled together, the Unitarian Universalist way.

Saying goodbye to the home where I raised my children.

Your heart will be worn and joyous, wise and beat up, and full of sorrow and amazement.

People say, ‘Bloom where you’re planted,’ but things happen.

Going with the flow sounds nice, until the river tries to kill you.

Fireworks and church may not seem to go together, but in my family they do.

I decided that this was an auspicious moment to have a discussion with my older child about ‘nonmaterialism.’

Q. Our congregation is growing steadily and one of the most significant aspects of our growth is the addition of many young parents. To make it easier for them to participate we provide child care for most church functions. It costs money, of course, and some members feel the parents should be...