Oops!
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In our June issue we thanked congregations that had supported the CLF in the past year. Unfortunately, we missed a couple of generous congregations in that thank you. Read more →
Ancestors
November 2018
You are the fairy tale told by your ancestors. —Toba Beta
Articles
A Way Out of No Way
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last speech is now called “The Mountaintop Speech.” Read more »
Spiritual Ancestors
Like many Unitarian Universalists of color (and many white allies), I get tired of white male dominance within our society and yearn for more diverse representation. Read more »
Nominating Committee Seeks Leaders
The CLF’s Nominating Committee seeks members to run for positions beginning June 2019. Read more »
Always
On the morning my grandmother died, I squeezed the juice out of citrus fruits and strained out the seeds with a fork so I wouldn’t drink them. Read more »
And When Ancestors Are Dishonorable?
Many people think of their ancestors as dead and gone, and therefore to be thought about only occasionally and with no real attachment, as if they have no claim on us who live. Read more »
From Your Minister
One sentence launched me into discovery about my ancestors. It’s the first line of a book, Tearin’ through the Wilderness, which my great-Aunt Marie researched, wrote and self-published in 1956, long before self-publishing was a thing. Read more »
REsources for Living
Our ancestors are the people gone before us—blood relations or family of mind and spirit—who guide and instruct and inspire us. Read more »
Audio Recordings
You can listen to audio recordings of Quest Monthly, read back issues or get electronic versions of the text to share with friends (and much more) at questformeaning.org Read more »
Oops!
In our June issue we thanked congregations that had supported the CLF in the past year. Unfortunately, we missed a couple of generous congregations in that thank you. Read more »
234: F-Bombs to Pipe Bombs: The Consequences of Political Contempt with Nate Walker
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As the nation grapples with the terrorist attempts of President Trump’s political adversaries, we will reflect on how the totalitarian rhetoric and behavior in the political discourse in the United States correlates with a startling rise in social hostilities and violence.
Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Walker is the community minister for religion and public life at the Church of the Larger Fellowship and can be reached via his website www.NateWalker.com.
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, with production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
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233: Collaborative Leadership with Deanna Vandiver
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We chatted live on The VUU about Collaborative Leadership with Rev. De Vandiver.
Link to Rev De’s article “Hate in the Offering Plate”:
View at Medium.com
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser and Christina Rivera, with production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers. The VUU streams live on Thursdays at 11 am ET.
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232: Coming Out Day!
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We celebrated National Coming Out Day live on The VUU with stories from our hosts and special guests, Lindasusan Ulrich, Dawn Fortune and Nori Rost.
The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
231: Stop Kavanaugh: The Protest in DC
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We chatted live on The VUU with Revs Wendy von Courter and Katie Romano Griffin about the Stop Kavanaugh protest in DC.
The VUU streams live on Facebook every Thursday at 11 am ET. We talk social justice, Unitarian Universalism, religion, spirituality, and whatever else is topical and interesting!
Hosts: Meg Riley, Michael Tino, Aisha Hauser, and Christina Rivera; production support provided by Jessica Star Rockers.
The VUU is brought to you by the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Offering Comfort and Support
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Across the decades, through changes in technology and staff, through world crises and institutional crises, the CLF has been there, offering people around the world comfort and challenge in the form of our liberal faith. Read more →
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Ra’s Army
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From a distance they look like miniature, yellow-helmeted soldiers marching along next to the fence, sort of an invasion of Ra’s army. Read more →
Persistence
October 2018
First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable…. Habit is persistence in practice. ―Octavia E. Butler
Articles
And Not Grow Weary
My son learned a song at Village Green preschool that he made me sing with him all the next day. Maybe you know it. Read more »
Perseverance
Until my stroke four years ago, at a very healthy 61 years of age, I did not know what perseverance was. Read more »
Offering Comfort and Support
Across the decades, through changes in technology and staff, through world crises and institutional crises, the CLF has been there, offering people around the world comfort and challenge in the form of our liberal faith. Read more »
Swimming Lessons
My first sermon at the first church I ever served (which is also the only church I have served) was called “Swimming Lessons.” Read more »
Cinders as Far as the Eye Can See
While I explored central Idaho’s Snake River Plain, I camped at Craters of the Moon National Monument. Read more »
From Your Minister
As another gardening season begins to come to a close, I offer gratitude for all of the lessons that I learn from my garden. Read more »
REsources for Living
I have a fairly big front lawn—or what passes for a large lawn in my suburban California location. If, that is, it passes for a lawn at all. Read more »
Audio Recordings
You can listen to audio recordings of Quest Monthly, read back issues or get electronic versions of the text to share with friends (and much more) at questformeaning.org Read more »
Ra’s Army
From a distance they look like miniature, yellow-helmeted soldiers marching along next to the fence, sort of an invasion of Ra’s army. Read more »
Persistence
First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable…. Habit is persistence in practice. ―Octavia E. Butler Read more »
