Miracles
April 2018
A miracle is when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. —Frederick Buechner
Articles
God, Jesus and the Tooth Fairy
My first conversation with my granddaughter Phoenix regarding the tooth fairy happened in a larger conversation about religion in general. Read more »
Notice of Annual Meeting
Per Article VII, Sections 1 and 2, of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) Bylaws, the 45th Annual Meeting will be held via video/telephone conference call and screen sharing on June 11, 2018 at 8:00pm ET. Read more »
The Miracle of Life
The miracle that I would like to share is the miracle of life, and what it means to me to be truly alive. Read more »
A UU View of Miracles
I have several dozen books about Unitarian Universalism in my home office. I looked through them all, and only three have any kind of entry in their index or table of contents for “miracles.” Read more »
Ordinary Miracles
I love a magic show, because the magician appears to do the impossible. But I also know that they deal in illusion and use specially-designed props. Read more »
From Your Minister
Through the years I have heard people use the word miracle to describe things that I would assign other names: good luck, good medicine, pure chance, hard work. Overall, I’m with the everything is a miracle camp, one of those people who use the word often and mean it. Read more »
REsources for Living
I’ve always loved the line from Alice Through the Looking Glass in which the Red Queen declares, “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” Read more »
Our Own Miracles
Sometimes we make our own miracles. Consider, for example, the existence of the CLF, a church without walls, available around the world, at any hour of the night or day, to anyone who comes seeking connection, compassion and spiritual growth. Read more »
Did You Know?
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 Quest for Meaning. Read more »
Miracles
A miracle is when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. —Frederick Buechner Read more »
The Spiritual Force to Combat Evil
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It was six years into my time at a previous settlement that it happened. I’d fallen in love with the congregation, with its can-do attitude, its involvement in the community, its history of justice work and its music. Read more →
On the Origin and Nature of Good and Evil
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We human beings are shaped and molded by the stories we tell one another, including those we tell our children. Read more →
Overcoming Evil
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I have always loved houses of worship, even when I was “unchurched,” so when I learned that the fourth largest Christian church in the world—the Cathedral of St. John the Divine—was in New York City, of course I had to visit. Read more →
From Your Minister
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I’ve attended ceremonies in a number of religious communities to welcome in new babies. Read more →
REsources for Living
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Not so terribly long ago the U.S. was shocked and horrified when a man used multiple high-powered rifles and vast quantities of ammunition to shoot out of his hotel window at the crowd below as they attended a country music festival. Read more →
CLF Helps Members
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Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It’s a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other. —Eric Burdon
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Did You Know?
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The Individual Who…
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The individual who wishes to have an answer to the problem of evil has need, first and foremost, of self-knowledge—that is, in the utmost possible knowledge of their own wholeness. Read more →
Evil
March 2018
The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. -Aleksandr Solzhenitzyn
Articles
The Spiritual Force to Combat Evil
It was six years into my time at a previous settlement that it happened. I’d fallen in love with the congregation, with its can-do attitude, its involvement in the community, its history of justice work and its music. Read more »
On the Origin and Nature of Good and Evil
We human beings are shaped and molded by the stories we tell one another, including those we tell our children. Read more »
Overcoming Evil
I have always loved houses of worship, even when I was “unchurched,” so when I learned that the fourth largest Christian church in the world—the Cathedral of St. John the Divine—was in New York City, of course I had to visit. Read more »
From Your Minister
I’ve attended ceremonies in a number of religious communities to welcome in new babies. Read more »
REsources for Living
Not so terribly long ago the U.S. was shocked and horrified when a man used multiple high-powered rifles and vast quantities of ammunition to shoot out of his hotel window at the crowd below as they attended a country music festival. Read more »
CLF Helps Members
Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It’s a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other. —Eric Burdon Read more »
Did You Know?
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 www.questformeaning.org Read more »
The Individual Who…
The individual who wishes to have an answer to the problem of evil has need, first and foremost, of self-knowledge—that is, in the utmost possible knowledge of their own wholeness. Read more »
Evil
The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. —Aleksandr Solzhenitzyn Read more »
