Did You Know?
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That you can participate in CLF worship live on Sundays at 8pm Eastern, or archived anytime? Read more →
From dust thou art, and to dust returneth.
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I’ve never been quite comfortable with the dryness of this expression. Read more →
Earth
February 2018
There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew. —Marshall McLuhan
Articles
Noah’s Ark
Those of you who went to Sunday school or Hebrew school when you were kids may have happy images in your head of Noah and the Ark… Read more »
To Praise the Earth
We gather to praise the Earth, to honor the soil, the sea, the swimmers and crawlers, the four-leggeds and the winged ones… Read more »
Dear Mother Earth
Dear Mother Earth, You are the great Earth, you are Terra, you are Gaia; you are this infinitely beautiful blue planet. Read more »
I am a Denizen of the Earth
On Christmas Day, 1832, Ralph Waldo Emerson, newly resigned from the burdensome constraints of ministry, rather impulsively boarded a freighter bound for Malta. He had declared in writing: “I will not see with others’ eyes…. I would be free.” Read more »
Strives to Inspire
The CLF strives to inspire all to embrace the power of purpose and love here on earth. Read more »
A Sacred Act
How do we live in honorable relationship with the other beings who share our planet? Read more »
The Way Your Dog Lies Down
Lie down on the grass with your dog the way your dog lies down… Read more »
The CLF Invites GA Delegates
Would you like to represent the Church of the Larger Fellowship at General Assembly (GA) this summer? Read more »
From Your Minister
I have described in earlier columns the deep and abiding joy I felt when I began to read Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, Braiding Sweetgrass. Read more »
REsources for Living
It is, I strongly believe, well worth it to make a direct, intensive study of earth-centered spirituality. Read more »
Did You Know?
That you can participate in CLF worship live on Sundays at 8pm Eastern, or archived anytime? Read more »
From dust thou art, and to dust returneth.
I’ve never been quite comfortable with the dryness of this expression. Read more »
Awake in the Dark
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I have been lying awake in the dark a lot lately. I lie there, really hoping to go back to sleep, wishing there was some way to forget what I know. But the darkness keeps calling me. Read more →
Resistors and Capacitors
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Our CLF community around the world is full of “resistors” and “capacitors”: people committed to resisting injustice and people committed to increasing the capacity of individuals and communities to respond with compassion and love in a difficult world. Read more →
Disobeying Herod
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While we tend to think of the Three Wise Men as part of the Christmas story, Epiphany—a holiday honoring the visitation of the Magi—is celebrated in January. Read more →
Resistance as Prophecy
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One of the most powerful images I have encountered to describe the symbolic location of the prophet is Richard Rohr’s concept of living on the outside edge of the inside. Read more →
From Your Minister
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There are many ways to resist. Some folks are in the streets or other strategic places, engaged in direct actions to shut down oppressive systems, and that kind of resistance is getting a lot of attention these days—for good reason! Read more →
REsources for Living
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One of the important ways of understanding this month’s theme of resistance is in terms of resisting injustice, or fighting back against the powers of evil, like the Resistance in the Star Wars movies. Read more →
Did You Know
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…that you can read blog posts from our ministers Meg and Lynn, as well as other UUs, on our website at www.clfuu.org?
