Quest October 2024
October 2024
“The land is the real teacher. All we need as students is mindfulness.” —Robin Wall Kimmerer
Articles
In an Ancient Forest
One of the most impactful trips I have ever been on in my life was with a friend to Olympic National Park in Washington State, specifically the Ancient Forest, an area that dates back to pre-contact, when only the indigenous people lived and thrived on this land, before the arrival of European settlers. Read more »
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Quest September 2024
September 2024
“We are collectively responsible for the covenant of our faith.” —Rev. Dr. Michael Tino
Articles
On Covenant and Accountability
Recently, I’ve heard more and more people wondering what is the place of covenant and accountability in Unitarian Universalism. Read more »
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Quest July/August 2024
July/August 2024
“Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” —Cornel West
Articles
Solidarity as Resistance
On November 15, 2015, the Minneapolis Police Department killed a black man named Jamar Clark. That night, community members, organizers, and activists formed an encampment outside the Fourth Precinct to demand the release of the body camera footage and justice for Jamar Clark. Read more »
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Quest June 2024
June 2024
“That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.” —Simone de Beauvoir
Articles
Leaning Into a Generosity of Spirit
My childhood consisted of navigating what it meant to grow up Egyptian in America. My mother spoke only in Arabic, and she very much passed on the traditions of our culture to my sister and me. Read more »
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Quest May 2024
May 2024
“Treating different things the same can generate as much inequality as treating the same things
differently.” —Kimberlé Crenshaw
Articles
Fully Accessible and Inclusive
Perhaps you have seen the widespread cartoon image that illustrates the difference between “equality” and “equity.” Read more »
An Artist’s Prayer
Seamus Vonn-Jernigan CLF member, incarcerated in OR Oh Great Creator, We are humbled to have been created by you and to witness your creativity flow through us daily. We understand that we are your instruments of peace, play and innovation, and intend to funnel your imagination through our very existence. We are your hands, that sculpt the clay and ...Read more »
Quest April 2024
April 2024
“When you become the image of your own imagination, it’s the most powerful thing you could ever do.” —RuPaul
Articles
Changing Together
When I think about transformation, I often think of when people say they had a “transformational experience,” or when, as religious professionals, we look for the ways in which ministry can be transformational for our congregants. Read more »
Your Transformations
Our transformations are our own, paths we choose but are never forced to take. Read more »
Transitioning
When I read that April’s theme was Transformation, I decided that it was time to share my story with the world for the first time. 2024 is a big year for me, as I have begun the Male to Female (MtF) transition process. Read more »
Transformation
Without darkness, nothing is born; Out of the midst of despair, a flame is kindled — hope. Read more »
Notice of the CLF Annual Meeting
Per Article VII, Sections 1 and 2, of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) Bylaws, the 51st Annual Meeting will be held via video/telephone conference call and screen sharing on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 6:45PM EDT/3:45PM PDT. RSVP to attend the meeting at www.clfuu.org/joinannualmeeting. Read more »
Quest March 2024
March 2024
“Pluralism accepts the moral reality of different kinds of truth, but rejects the idea that they can all be placed on a single scale, measured by a single value.” —Timothy Snyder
Articles
Embracing Pluralism
When my daughter was nine years old, she asked me which religion was the “right one.” Read more »
Chaos and Concord
Chaos and Concord battle in the collective mind. Chaos whispers to every tribe, religion, and race Read more »
Love Demands A Permanent Ceasefire Now
Recently, several people have taken the time to write to us about the ways in which we talk about Israel and Gaza, especially on our weekly talk show, Voices of Unitarian Universalism (aka The VUU). I thought that our wider community would be interested in my response. Read more »
Notice of the CLF Annual Meeting
Per Article VII, Sections 1 and 2, of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) Bylaws, the 51st Annual Meeting will be held via video/telephone conference call and screen sharing on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 6:45PM EDT/3:45PM PDT. Read more »
Quest February 2024
February 2024
“All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others.” —J.R.R. Tolkien
Articles
Our Place in the Web
Interdependence has been a central concept to our Unitarian Universalist faith since our current principles were adopted in 1985, and yet, too often Unitarian Universalists have focused on the implications this has for our relationship with the natural world around us, without understanding that we, too, are part of that web. Read more »
Thoughts on Love and Compassion
Love is the wish for all human beings to have happiness. Compassion is the wish for all human beings to be free of suffering and what causes suffering. Read more »
Would you like to represent the Church of the Larger Fellowship at General Assembly?
General Assembly (GA) is the annual gathering of UUs from churches across the country to worship together, learn together and make decisions about how we run the association of congregations, and what we stand for as an association of congregations. Read more »
Quest January 2024
January 2024
“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” —Maya Angelou
Articles
When Love is the Strength You Need
Recently a Young Adult Unitarian Universalist I know asked me “I know Love is at the center of our faith but how the hell am I supposed to love my oppressor?!” Read more »
This Trans Heart
Desperate and alone, this trans heart has been, forever seeking its needs in places bereft of such things. Read more »
Love at the Center: Exploring the New UU Values
If you’ve been tracking the next 6 months of Quest themes, you may have noticed something: we’re using these themes to explore the Values of Unitarian Universalism, as articulated in the proposed new Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bylaws. Read more »
Quest December 2023
December 2023
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” —Maya Angelou
Articles
Turn the Year Around (A Winter Solstice Story)
When the world was very young, there were not yet any seasons. There were not even any days — the Sun and the Moon shared the sky in harmony, quietly watching over the world together. Read more »
The Power of Story in Transformation
In the quiet moments of reflection, I find myself thinking about my own life story, each page revealing moments of growth, resilience, and transformation. Read more »
Storytelling & Stories that Shape Us
What are the stories that shape you? What role does storytelling play in your life? Read more »
Convict Chronicles: the stories that save us
“Corners,” my newest celly, is middle-aged and polite — the sort of man who carries the normal toil of the world. Read more »
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