Who is Grace?
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Perhaps the very simplicity of grace is what makes it hard to describe. Read more →
Believing Grace
Does believing that God’s grace extends to everyone prove there’s an end to suffering? Read more →
Grace
I know her
In times of turmoil she is unexpected respite 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
Ali speaking during the February 28th online meeting in which the CLF voted to ordain xer to Unitarian Universalist ministry.
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
To all members of the Church of the Larger Fellowship, Unitarian Universalist:
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 →
Grace
June 2015
“For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.” —Elie Wiesel
Articles
Grace
“For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.” —Elie Wiesel Read more »
Everyday Grace
Grace is one of those words whose meaning has been diffused by so many strands of religious tradition that it is hard to use without confusion. Read more »
Adventures in Grace
My mother tells how when I was in grade school I wanted to take dance lessons, so she enrolled me in ballet. Although I approached the activity with forceful energy and my typical incorrigible enthusiasm, I lacked grace. Read more »
Grace-full Moments
Sometimes they just happen: grace-full moments; gifts from something beyond myself. Read more »
Amazing Grace
Almost every Wednesday morning at my Lutheran school, we sang this song. No one taught us what the words meant, but over time I figured out that grace was somehow connected to a mysterious thing called the Holy Spirit, or, as I was first taught, the Holy Ghost. Read more »
Executive Director to Retire
No one has ever had more inspiration or fun at their job than I’ve had over my almost-fifteen years with CLF. My colleagues on the staff are downright fabulous—so caring and committed, so daring, so willing to experiment and fail forward. Read more »
From Your Minister
In “The Lanyard,” one of my favorite poems by Billy Collins, he describes making a plastic lanyard to give his mother. Read more »
REsources for Living
What do you think of when you hear the word grace? Maybe a dancer who moves with elegance and ease, the picture of smooth and graceful motion. Read more »
Bestowers of Grace
It was my good fortune to grow up in the midst of human graciousness. I am reminded of my father, whose practice when visiting Mexico was to patronize street vendors and bargain up. Read more »
Everyday Grace
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Grace is one of those words whose meaning has been diffused by so many strands of religious tradition that it is hard to use without confusion. Read more →
Adventures in Grace
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My mother tells how when I was in grade school I wanted to take dance lessons, so she enrolled me in ballet. Although I approached the activity with forceful energy and my typical incorrigible enthusiasm, I lacked grace. Read more →
