Articles

The Necessity of Discomfort
Rev. Ruth MacKenzie
Recently, in preparation for my daily practice of mindfulness and prayer, I came across a stunning piece of information. Read more »
Transformation vs. Acceptance
Rev. Douglas Taylor
Transformation is part and parcel of most religious groups. The work of a faith community is to build a better world and to help each other become better people… Read more »
The Stream: A Sufi Story
Quest for Meaning
A stream, from its course in the far-off mountains, passing through every kind and description of countryside, at last reached the sands of the desert. Read more »
These are the Times that Grow Our Souls (Excerpt)
Grace Lee Boggs
The America that is best known and most resented around the world pursues unlimited economic growth, technological revolutions, and consumption, with little or no regard for their destructive impact on communities… Read more »
From Your Minister
Rev. Meg Riley
For the past several years, I’ve been part of a group called Transforming Families, in which families that include trans* kids come together for support, information sharing, and fun. Read more »
REsources for Living
Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar
I can well remember from my childhood that most adults had a very strange habit. Pretty much any time you saw one of your parents’ friends, or an out-of-town relative, they would greet you in exactly the same way… Read more »
Life’s Transformations
Quest for Meaning
To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story… —Barbara Kingsolver Read more »
Did You Know?
Quest for Meaning
That CLF’s online worship is now accessible on mobile devices? Read more »
Nighttime, January
Rev. Bill Neely
When breath catches in the crisp night air, and sight turns to stars, mind to moon, silence asserts itself, breathing the beauty of night into being… Read more »