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12-04-2011 — |
SALVATION BY CHARACTER: A Reflection on William Ellery Channing, Ethics, and Social Activism Within Liberal Religion
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-27-2011 — |
SAYS WHO? AND SO WHAT? Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, Transcendentalism, the Question of Authority Within Unitarian Universalism, and Where it All Takes Us
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-13-2011 — |
THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES: A Meditation On Liberal Religion and a Call to an Ecological Consciousness
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-06-2011 — |
HOW TO GROW A SOUL: A Meditation for Unbelievers
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-09-2011 — |
AN AMERICAN AUTUMN? A Yom Kippur Meditation
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-02-2011 — |
A LOVER’S QUARREL: A Meditation on the Nature of the Unitarian Universalist Association
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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09-25-2011 — |
TELLING STORIES: A Consideration of Human Liberation
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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09-18-2011 — |
SHOWING UP: The Practice of Presence Within Liberal Religion
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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09-11-2011 — |
Message for All Ages
by DRE Cathy Seggel |
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09-11-2011 — |
Ten Years After: A Meditation on 9/11
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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06-26-2011 — |
Music and Community
A meditation by Joseph Grady |
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06-12-2011 — |
Changsha Goes on a Picnic
A meditation by James Ishmael Ford & Cathy Seggel |
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06-05-2011 — |
THE WAY OF THE LARGER HEART: A Report from the Front Lines of the Struggle for Marriage Equality in Rhode Island
by Eugene Dyszlewski & James Ishmael Ford |
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05-15-2011 — |
ENGAGING FAITH: A Muslim & Unitarian Universalist Conversation
by R. David Coolidge & James Ishmael Ford |
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05-01-2011 — |
A HYMN TO THE MOTHER: A Case for A Spiritual Environmentalism
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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04-24-2011 — |
IT’S ALL ABOUT HOPE: Easter Meditations
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford, DRE Cathy Seggel |
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04-17-2011 — |
DREAMS & DENIAL: A Meditation on the Armenian Genocide
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford, Janice Okoomian |
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04-03-2011 — |
THE WAY OF LIBERAL RELIGION: A Meditation on Unitarian Universalism’s Principles & Purposes
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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03-27-2011 — |
A RELIGION FOR OUR TIMES: The Case for a Buddhist Unitarian Universalism
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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03-06-2011 — |
RENDER UNTO CEASAR AND THE WIDOW’S MITE: A Meditation on Money and Spirituality
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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02-27-2011 — |
THE ROYAL ROAD TO ROMANCE: A Meditation on the Pilgrim Path and an Invitation
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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02-20-2011 — |
KNIT ONE, PURL TWO: A Meditation On Knitting a Life
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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01-30-2011 — |
DAMON & PHYTHIAS & THE BELWILDERMENTS OF FRIENDSHIP
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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01-23-2011 — |
STANDING AT THE TIME OF FULFILLMENT: And Why Marriage Equality Is So Blessedly Important
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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01-16-2011 — |
MARTIN LUTHER KING’S LIBERAL GOD: A Meditation on the Soul’s Longing
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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01-09-2011 — |
TREMBLING BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD: A Meditation on the Attempted Assassination of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the Necessity of Speaking Truth in Violent Times
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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12-12-2010 — |
A House of Dance & Feathers and A House for Hope
by Cathy Seggel, Director of Religious Education |
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12-05-2010 — |
ON WRITING A LETTER TO A DICTATOR: A Meditation on a Letter Writing Campaign as a Spiritual Practice
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-28-2010 — |
THOUGHTS WHILE HOLDING A CANDLE IN THE DARK: A Sermon on Hanukkah Anticipated
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-14-2010 — |
AND THE FIRE AND THE ROSE ARE ONE: A Reflection on T. S. Eliot & the Spiritual Journey
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-07-2010 — |
RACE MATTERS: A Meditation on the Arc of History
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-24-2010 — |
OPEN SECRETS: A Reflection on the Nature of Friendship
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-17-2010 — |
BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON: A Meditation on Our Heart’s Longing
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-03-2010 — |
INTIMATIONS OF A NEW UNIVERSALISM: A Reflection on the Whence and Whither of Unitarian Universalism
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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9-26-2010 — |
GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME: A Religious Call for Marriage Equality
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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9-19-2010 — |
THE DOORS OF PEACE: A Yom Kippur Meditation
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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9-5-2010 — |
JESUS WAS A CARPENTER: A Sermon on Religion and Politics
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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7-18-2010 — |
Synchronicity and Serendipity
by Melissa Guillet |
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6-27-2010 — |
Unsolved Cases from the Files of a Soul Detective
by Rick Richards |
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6-6-2010 — |
THEFT: A LOVE STORY
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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5-30-2010 — |
WHAT PART OF ILLEGAL DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND? A Meditation on America’s Immigration Debate and the Ocean of Longing
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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5-16-2010 — |
RAISING UP DEVASTATIONS FROM OLD: A Meditation on the Work of Justice
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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5-2-2010 — |
Sabbatical Reflections
by Cathy Seggel, Director of Religious Education |
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4-18-2010 — |
GOD IS NOT YOUR UNCLE
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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4-11-2010 — |
THE ART OF THE DEAL: The Work of Articulating a Congregational Covenant
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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4-4-2010 — |
OVERFLOWING GRACE: Three Easter Stories
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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3-28-2010 — |
NEXT YEAR IN JERSUALEM: The Immigrant Dream and the Quest for a Promised Land
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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3-21-2010 — |
DEMETER’S JOURNEY, AND OURS: A Hymn to the Goddess
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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3-7-2010 — |
THIS SECOND DAY OF JULY ANNO DOMINI 1722, IN THE EIGHTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF OUR SOVERIGN LORD GEORGE... Reflections on the First Unitarian Church of Providence
by Cyrus O’Neil and James Ishmael Ford |
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2-28-2010 — |
LEGENDS OF THE DRUNKEN MASTERS: Intoxication and the Spiritual Life
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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2-14-2010 — |
A MINISTRY OF LOVE
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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1-31-2010 — |
GREAT TRANSFORMATIONS: Of Axial Ages and the Transformative Possibility of the Human Imagination
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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1-24-2010 — |
WHAT DOES SEX HAVE TO DO WITH IT?: A Consideration of Human Sexuality and the Spiritual Life
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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1-17-2010 — |
OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR MAY BE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR: A Sermon for Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Claudia J. Ford and James Ishmael Ford |
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1-10-2010 — |
CROSSING THE RUBICON: The Covenants of the First Unitarian Church of Providence
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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1-3-2010 — |
WHO IS THE TRUE CHIEN?: And Other Ghost Stories About Our Lives
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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12-13-2009 — |
Waiting for the Ninth Wave
by DRE Cathy Seggel |
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12-6-2009 — |
THE DAY BEFORE PEARL HARBOR: A Meditation on the Spirituality of Social Justice
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-29-2009 — |
ARJUNA’S DILEMMA: A Reflection on Killing, the Spiritual Life and the Quest for Meaning
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-8-2009 — |
A MEDITATION ON ROSIE THE RIVETER: The Divine Feminine and Liberal Religion and a Vision for a New World
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-1-2009 — |
THE STORY OF THE ELDEST PRINCESS: A Life in Stories
A story loosely adapted from A.S. Byatt’s story, together with a Homily by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-25-2009 — |
TO BE OF USE: Finding the Heart of Work
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-18-2009 — |
LET THE SOFT ANIMAL OF YOUR BODY LOVE WHAT IT LOVES: Reflecting on Spirituality Within the Liberal Tradition
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-11-2009 — |
THE ART OF CONVERSATION: A Reflection on Spiritual Practices in Liberal Churches
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-4-2009 — |
FILTHY LUCRE: A Meditation on the Divided Heart and Its Healing
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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9-27-2009 — |
STANDING ON THE SIDE OF LOVE: A Sermon for Yom Kippur
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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9-20-2009 — |
FAITH IN A CHAIR: A Consideration of Covenant as a Spiritual Endeavor
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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9-6-2009 — |
THE BALLAD OF TOM JOAD: A Reflection on That One Big Soul
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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8-30-2009 — |
Surrender
by Erik Resly |
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8-23-2009 — |
Voyage of Discovery
by Claudia J. Ford |
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8-9-2009 — |
Born Again Atheist
by Ted Martin |
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8-2-2009 — |
Rapt in Awe
by Pete Peterson |
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7-26-2009 — |
Finding God in Neuroscience
by Lach Franquemont |
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6-28-2009 — |
On Seeking Common Ground
by Rick Richards |
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6-21-2009 — |
I Spoke to God This Morning, and She Said "Hi!"
by Ryk McIntyred |
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6-14-2009 — |
Forbidden Books: A Reflection on the Summer, and the Reading of Summer Books
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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6-7-2009 — |
To Be Perfectly Honest: Another Reflection on Truth
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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5-31-2009 — |
Wrestling with God: A Sermon on Ministry
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford, for the Ordination of Catherine Senghas to the Unitarian Universalist Ministry, First Parish, Framingham |
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5-3-2009 — |
From Providence to Katmandu and Back Again: Reflections on a Spiral Path
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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4-26-2009 — |
On Purchasing a Tie: The Gifts of Spiritual Community
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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4-19-2009 — |
Born in Blood: The American Revolution, Thomas Paine and the Beginnings of Unitarian Universalism
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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4-12-2009 — |
The Faith and The Love and The Hope Are All in the Waiting: Passover, Easter & the Rites of Eternal Return
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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3-29-2009 — |
The Quick and the Dead: A Reflection on Death and the Spiritual Path
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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3-15-2009 — |
Doing Justice, Loving Mercy, & Endeavoring To Make Our Fellow Creatures Happy: A Reflection on Social Justice as a Spiritual Practice
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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3-8-2009 — |
For Faith Is the Gift of God: Reflection on Meeting Transylvanian Unitarians
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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2-22-2009 — |
Churning The Ocean: Hindu and Unitarian Universalist Encounter and Transformation on the Way Toward a New Universalism
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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2-15-2009 — |
Valentine's Arrows: A Sermon on the True Nature of Friendship
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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2-8-2009 — |
I and Thou: A Buddhist Perspective
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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1-25-2009 — |
Like Someone in the Middle of the Night Reaching Behind Her Head for the Pillow: What Buddhism Teaches Me About Being a Unitarian Universalist Minister
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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1-18-2009 — |
Conditional Beings
by John Green |
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1-11-2009 — |
It is Hard To Believe a Man Is Telling the Truth When You Know that You Would Lie if You Were in His Place: A Reflection on Truth, Lies and Meaning
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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12-28-2008 — |
That Last Night: A Hanukkah Sermon
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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12-7-2008 — |
To Light One Candle: Amnesty International as a Guide to a Complete Spiritual Life
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-30-2008 — |
Not Knowing Is Most Intimate: Thomas Huxley, Deep Agnosticism & an Emergent Liberal Spirituality
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-16-2008 — |
Love Your Mother: Reflecting on the Nature of the Divine
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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11-9-2008 — |
Spirituality and Social Justice
by Rev. Dr. William R. Murry |
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11-2-2008 — |
Days of The Dead: An All Hallows Reflection
by Cathy Seggel & James Ishmael Ford |
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10-26-2008 — |
Written On Our Hearts: A Religious Liberal in Quest of a Natural Moral Law
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-14-2008 — |
Come, Come Whoever You Are: Reflections on the Spiritual Life Within a Liberal Faith
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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10-5-2008 — |
The Art of Conversation: Reflecting on Spiritual Practices Within Liberal Congregations
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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9-28-2008 — |
Beginning Again: Reflecting on Second Chances
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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9-21-2008 — |
We are What We Do: And other Conundrums of the Spiritual Life
by Rev. James Ishmael Ford |
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8-24-2008 — |
Building the Kingdom
by Kevin Carson |
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8-10-2008 — |
Charity Is a Good Thing... Isn't It?
by Ann L. Boyd |
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8-3-2008 — |
Searching for Truth, Starting from Stillness
by Neil Bartholomew |
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7-20-2008 — |
Choosing Our Food; Choosing the Future
by Polly Walker, MD |
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6-29-2008 — |
Praying for the Success of Atheism: The Role of Secular Humanists in the UU Church
by Bruce W. Boucek |
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6-22-2008 — |
Passion, Patience and Principles
by Joan L. Richards |
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6-15-2008 — |
Fathers of Unitarian Universalism
by Kevin Carson |
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6-8-2008 — |
From Generation to Generation
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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6-1-2008 — |
Priming the Pump
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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4-13-2008 — |
The Ten Commandments
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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3-30-2008 — |
My Report to You
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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3-23-2008 — |
The Easter Question
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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3-16-2008 — |
What About Jesus?
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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2-24-2008 — |
Parables for Liberals
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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2-10-2008 — |
Creating Perfect People
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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1-20-2008 — |
Tracked Down by the Zeitgeist
by John Green |
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1-13-2008 — |
How To Be Mature
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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1-6-2008 — |
Taking Time Seriously
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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12-23-2007 — |
Filling In the Manger
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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12-9-2007 — |
Mr. Dickens Holiday
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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11-25-2007 — |
Your Wilderness Experience
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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11-4-2007 — |
The Elevator Question
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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10-21-2007 — |
Your Next Minister: Some Things You Need to Know
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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10-14-2007 — |
That "Love Passage"
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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10-7-2007 — |
Your Application To Become God Has Been Rejected
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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9-30-2007 — |
How to Raise Sturdy Enough Children and Grandchildren
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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9-23-2007 — |
Why Religion Is Funny
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
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9-16-2007 — |
Remembering Jonah
by Rev. John H. Nichols |
