From Your Minister
In “The Lanyard,” one of my favorite poems by Billy Collins, he describes making a plastic lanyard to give his mother.
Read MoreREsources for Living
What do you think of when you hear the word grace? Maybe a dancer who moves with elegance and ease, the picture of smooth and graceful motion.
Read MoreDid You Know?
That the CLF hosts a weekly chat show called The VUU?
Read MoreBestowers of Grace
It was my good fortune to grow up in the midst of human graciousness. I am reminded of my father, whose practice when visiting Mexico was to patronize street vendors and bargain up.
Read MoreMuddy Children
Hosea Ballou was a Universalist who believed in the grace of a loving God.
Read MoreThe Grasshopper and the Ant
It isn’t fair if someone who doesn’t work gets the fruits of someone else’s labor. But grace isn’t about fair.
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Read MoreAlways Evolving
It’s no secret that the CLF is willing to try new things and risk mistakes to reach more people with a Unitarian Universalist message of hope, love, and justice.
Read MoreThe Healing Moment
Each day I am newly reminded of my unworthiness: a dozen thoughts misspoken; another day when the good I do falls so far short of the good that I could do…
Read MoreThe Imperfectionist
The reason I’ve been able to
produce so much
is that I’m not a perfectionist—
I’m an imperfectionist.