uuworld.org: latest stories from "uuworld.org: liberal religion and life," the weekly online magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations 2009-12-17T07:31:52-05:00 Chris Walton world@uua.org http://www.uuworld.org/images/uuworldlogo.gif http://www.uuworld.org/favicon.ico http://www.uuworld.org/feeds/latestatom.xml Thick stories http://www.uuworld.org/spirit/articles/199572.shtml Christine Robinson and Alicia Hawkins © 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations listening from the heart (Ryoichi Yotsumoto/Stock Illustration Source)

SPIRIT: In Soul to Soul groups, silence can connect us more deeply than using words or questions.

 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 Photography exhibit focuses on lesbian life in Deep South http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/199734.shtml Donald E. Skinner © 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations portrait of Hanne Harbison, Anna Koopman, and their son Amon

NEWS: Photographs at Birmingham, Ala., civil rights museum include four UU families in show about inclusion and equality.

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NEWS: 119 youth and adults attend three-day UU-UNO conference in New York.

 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-14T00:00:00-05:00 Dallas church raises $20K for wells in South Sudan http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/199596.shtml Donald E. Skinner © 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Bol Deng Malual

NEWS: “Lost Boy” inspires congregation to give up drinks during Lent to provide water for villages.

 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 Bring General Assembly home with you http://www.uuworld.org/life/articles/199507.shtml Peter Morales © 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations UUA President Peter Morales

LIFE: The true test of this year's GA is what our congregations in every state do five years from now.

 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 Service is our prayer http://www.uuworld.org/life/articles/192582.shtml Molly Howes © 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations volunteers in New Orleans

LIFE: Acts of service have spiritual and psychological dimensions, too.

 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 Nautilus http://www.uuworld.org/spirit/articles/192667.shtml Nancy Norton © 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Nautilus (Nancy Norton)

SPIRIT: 'Paradoxically simple in its beauty and complex in its engineering.'

 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 2012-05-07T00:00:00-05:00 Forrest Church's spiritual odyssey http://www.uuworld.org/ideas/articles/192704.shtml Kay Montgomery © 2012-04-30T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations Forrest Church

IDEAS: Biography reveals moving model for spiritual growth.

 2012-04-30T00:00:00-05:00 2012-04-30T00:00:00-05:00 How old are Unitarian Universalist congregations? http://www.uuworld.org/ideas/articles/192705.shtml Christopher L. Walton © 2012-04-30T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations pie chart

IDEAS: Some date back to the 1600s, but 59 percent were founded in the last sixty years.

 2012-04-30T00:00:00-05:00 2012-04-30T00:00:00-05:00 Board OKs search for new Boston headquarters http://www.uuworld.org/news/articles/199456.shtml Michelle Bates Deakin © 2012-04-30T00:00:00-05:00 Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations UUA headquarters in Boston

NEWS: At April meeting, UUA trustees also prepare for Justice GA, change MFC appointment process, and approve all monitoring reports.

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