Articles

Grace
Quest for Meaning
“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
Matt Alspaugh
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
Barbara Stevens
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 »
Divine Grace
Quest for Meaning
There are many ways to experience the idea of divine “grace.” Read more »
Grace-full Moments
Dawn Cooley
Sometimes they just happen: grace-full moments; gifts from something beyond myself. Read more »
Amazing Grace
Kat Liu
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
Lorraine Dennis
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
Rev. Meg Riley
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
Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar
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 »
Did You Know?
Quest for Meaning
That the CLF hosts a weekly chat show called The VUU? Read more »
Bestowers of Grace
Karen Gustafson
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 »