Recent Stories

The church and the unicorn
One of them is a mythical creature worth believing in.
By Meg Barnhouse 10.13.08

How it feels to be 80
The only really upsetting thing about being old is realizing that I'm not going to see how everything comes out.
By Richard D. Leonard 9.15.08

Love can't fix everything
I knew the gunman who killed two in a Knoxville church, but I can't fathom his choice.
By Meg Barnhouse 8.25.08

Biggest coffee hour imaginable
First impressions of a first-time General Assembly goer.
By Kimberly French 8.18.08

Prayer in the aftermath of hate
Words of grief and consolation after a deadly attack on the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville.
By Stephen M. Shick 8.4.08

PostSecret Project reveals our common humanity
People keep secrets for all kinds of reasons.
By Doug Muder 7.21.08

Letter to a new parent
Your heart will be worn and joyous, wise and beat up, and full of sorrow and amazement.
By Meg Barnhouse 6.30.08

Reading for the day
Love the gift of your life and do no harm.
By Mark Belletini 6.16.08

Love and death
Facing cancer with lessons learned from my parishioners.
By Forrest Church 5.26.08

Universal love
'And what church did you say you attend?'
By Esther Hurlburt 4.28.08