Forest Meditation

Last updated on: July 22, 2015 at 5:10 am By Allison Ehrman

I stop and think about how someday my molecules and atoms will be part of this place. It will look quite different then and I will be part of that difference. I will be the toads, frogs, chipmunks, birds, bugs, fish, and trees. I will feed the eagles. I will be the eagles. Read more

Solar or Earth-centered Spirituality?

Last updated on: July 21, 2015 at 5:00 am By Guest Contributor

Kalen Cap writes, "To me, earth-centered spirituality is anchored in a love of life on this planet. " Read more

What Have You Done for Me Lately?

Last updated on: July 20, 2015 at 5:00 am By Amy Beltaine

As we deepen our skills and resources, broaden our relationships, and act for justice, we are creating the vision of the world enlivened by Pagan and Earth-centered wisdom. Read more

The UUA's Future Lies with CUUPS

Last updated on: July 17, 2015 at 5:00 am By Peter Dybing

Without CUUPS and other groups that attract younger followers UUA congregations will shrink while maintaining their established infrastructure continues to be more costly. Is it not our responsibility as spiritual sisters and brothers to support those who have provided us sacred space and honored our beliefs? Read more

Gaia Community's Annual Patron

Last updated on: July 16, 2015 at 5:00 am By Kimberly Gier

Every year, we choose, or are called to serve and work with, a different god or goddess. The annual patron gives specific focus to our work, and we devote a lot of ritual, discussion, and learning to that deity, whomever they happen to be. Read more

Years, Seasons, Moons, and Weeks: The Holiness of Time

Last updated on: July 15, 2015 at 12:01 am By Rev. Catharine Clarenbach

Time is holy, and this is the time we have been given, the time we have, spend, kill, or inhabit. May we find time to remind ourselves of the sacredness of life, of the holiness of work and of rest, of mirth and of reverence, all bound together in the tapestry of time. Read more

New Moon Chalice Lighting – July 2015

Last updated on: July 14, 2015 at 5:00 am By Guest Contributor

May the light of this chalice give light and warmth to our community, when we are joyful and when we despair. Read more

Lughnassah: Deepening Community

Last updated on: July 20, 2019 at 2:09 am By Valerie Freseman

The themes of this holiday (which is also known as Lammas) in the Celtic-based tradition I learned were always community, harvest, and competition- with the last having more to do with displaying skills one has learned that just competition for competition’s sake. Read more

In Support of our own: understanding Unitarian Universalist Idealization

Last updated on: July 8, 2015 at 5:56 am By Guest Contributor

The UUA is currently grappling with changes in its ministerial formation process. Today's guest article by David Oliver Kling shows some of the reasons why change is so badly needed. Read more