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Unitarian Universalist Prayer Beads 2024

August 8, 2024 | Filed under: Spiritual Practice

I posted in 2011 about different ideas for Unitarian Universalist prayer beads, and it is one of my most read posts. So I thought I should update my idea, now that we have a newly-articulated set of values. My plan is to create a set of beads with six sections: …

Are you still UU? (A post-GA reflection)

June 30, 2024 | Filed under: Church Newsletter, Pastoral Care

I believe that it is part of being a Unitarian Universalist to eventually face the question: Am I still UU? Ours is not an easy faith. I am not UU because it aligns easy with who I am; I am UU because this faith pushes me and challenges me. I …

My Daily Log for Depression

Shared in my October 22nd sermon “Lessons from My Depression,” I kept a daily log during my episode of depression in order …

How to Evaluate the Minister

Congregations and ministers agree that periodic evaluations of the minister are part of a healthy congregational life, but HOW to evaluate the …

It’s Not About the Lattes: And Other Things Millennial Parents Want UU Congregations to Know

by Bethany Russell-Lowe (Millennial) and Sharon Wylie (GenX) This past March, we attended a gathering of UU ministers, a time for us …

How to Keep Your Minister: A Guide for the Thoughtful Layperson

As the church year came to a close this past June, Facebook groups of UU ministers filled with stories of congregations treating …

Exiting the Aircraft

As I write, over 50% of American adults have been fully vaccinated. In San Diego County, over 50% of residents have been …

Sermon: What I Know About Grief

The following sermon was shared at the July 30, 2017 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. To be a parish minister is …

Sermon: Addicted to the Sensational

The following sermon was shared at the July 9, 2017 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Human beings. We’re capable of great …

Sermon: Do Unto Others

The following sermon was shared at the December 4, 2016 worship service at Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation. “We must learn to regard people …

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