Remembering our Beloved
In the March 2021 issue of Quest, Rev. Jennifer shared a prompt to send us remembrances of incarcerated loved ones whose deaths may have not been marked by the outside. Here are some of the names and reflections we received. Read more →
For Your Reflection
In this section, we offer questions for reflection based on the idea explored in this issue.
Quest April 2021
April 2021
But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That’s what I strive to do, that’s what I pray to do every day. —Barack Obama
Articles
Believing Grace
Does believing that God’s grace extends to everyone prove there’s an end to suffering? Read more »
Looking for Sandworms
One of my favorite books is Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic Dune. Read more »
CLF Votes to Ordain Ali K.C. Bell
In our UU tradition, ministers are ordained by congregations. Only the vote of a congregation can give someone the title “Reverend.” 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 48th Annual Meeting will be held via video/telephone conference call and screen sharing on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 6:30PM EDT. Read more »
Why Pray?
Growing up in a mostly secular family, I had very little exposure to prayer in my home. Read more »
Quest April 2021
But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in other people, and do our best to help them find their own grace. That’s what I strive to do, that’s what I pray to do every day. —Barack Obama Read more »
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In the Labyrinth
“Darling, the body is a guest house;
Every morning, someone new arrives.”
— jalal ad-din rumi
I do not espouse the theology that “everything happens for a reason.” I simply just don’t believe that. Read more →
What’s in VUU?
Since 2013, the VUU has been the weekly online talk show hosted by the CLF. It is recorded and broadcast live on Thursdays at noon ET. Read more →
The Power of Words on Paper
I’ve spent the first few months of my service with the Worthy Now prison ministry amidst large stacks of paper. Read more →
Quest January 2021
January 2021
Articles
Black Lives Matter vs. All Lives Matter
Since the bricks-and mortar congregation I serve first affirmed that Black Lives Matter and hung a banner with those words, we have had a steady stream of push-back to that phrase. Read more »
Unitarian Universalism Out Loud
I believe that our job as Unitarian Universalists is to love loudly. Louder than the hate in the world. Read more »
Learn More About Membership
We are so glad that so many people are receiving and loving Quest Monthly. Read more »
In the Labyrinth
I do not espouse the theology that “everything happens for a reason.” I simply just don’t believe that. Read more »
On Balance
On the subject of balance: many would imagine it as peace and harmony pervading throughout the sphere of life. Read more »
What’s in VUU?
Since 2013 the VUU has been the weekly online talk show hosted by the CLF. It is recorded and broadcast live on Thursdays at noon EST. Read more »
The Power of Words on Paper
I’ve spent the first few months of my service with the Worthy Now prison ministry amidst large stacks of paper. Read more »
For Your Reflection
Each month, we will offer a question or two for reflection based on the idea explored in this column. Read more »
Use Your Inside Voice
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In a congregation I once served was a man who’d been there many years—not a noisy person, but one who was pretty loud in his dislike of silence in the Sunday service. Read more →
Silence as a Spiritual Tool
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Silence is the tool that brings us back from fragmentation into wholeness. Read more →
