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god is no noun
god is no noun. and certainly not an adjective. god is at least a verb, and even that shrinks her.
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My physicist father drove me crazy. I would ask him what rainbows were made of, and by the time he had pontificated for 15 or 20 minutes I would be desperately bored, sorry I asked, squirming to get away.
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As part of trying to define who we are and what we are called to do, Unitarian Universalists have come up with not only seven Principles that list the things that we “covenant to affirm and promote” but also a list of six Sources of our living tradition.
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The other day I found myself in the home of the president of my congregation. The board of trustees was having its annual retreat, welcoming new board members, setting priorities, etc.
Read MoreFace to Face with Mystery
So you’ve got a bunch of really pressing, life-changing, love-soaked problems, and you’ve tied yourself up into knots of anxiety. Desperate for relief, perspective and a change, you take yourself to the foothills to walk.
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When my husband Eric and I traded in our old cell phones for iPhones we noticed a subtle but profound change in our lives.
Read MoreAdventures in Grace
My mother tells how when I was in grade school I wanted to take dance lessons, so she enrolled me in ballet. Although I approached the activity with forceful energy and my typical incorrigible enthusiasm, I lacked grace.
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There are many ways to experience the idea of divine “grace.”
Read MoreGrace-full Moments
Sometimes they just happen: grace-full moments; gifts from something beyond myself.
Read MoreAmazing Grace
Almost every Wednesday morning at my Lutheran school, we sang this song. No one taught us what the words meant, but over time I figured out that grace was somehow connected to a mysterious thing called the Holy Spirit, or, as I was first taught, the Holy Ghost.
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