A drug-induced psychosis, during which she almost killed a carload of children, inspired "Can we designate some people as evil?" Her childhood shame at being labeled selfish informs "Our First Principle: the inherent worth and dignity of every person". Her political rage at the growing power of the extreme right inspired "Liberals in the Bible Belt: what do we do with our anger?" This collection is both an exploration of the moral foundations of...

This book is a guide for selecting, training, and supervising lay pastoral care providers in churches and other faith communities. It was written primarily for liberal religious faith communities.

An essay on the questions of God's Love and Justice in relation to man's fate on earth. Many people doubt that God is Perfect or has a hand in the affairs of men because they have failed to look and understand how His Power as expressed in the Perfect working of Nature; hence the Natural Laws direct and detemines man's fate. However because man possesses free will he can choose to act in a noble or debased manner; therby helping himself or harming...

Editor Erin J. Walter and contributors offer essays, interviews, and resources to revolutionize our understanding of ministry by lifting up the rich diversity of community ministries. Community ministry is the fastest growing type of ministry in Unitarian Universalism and many ministers serve in some combination of parish and community work. But what is community ministry? It's not often clearly understood, and nonprofit work, justice movement leadership,...

Entendiendo el Poder del Espíritu Santo provee una enseñanza profunda sobre el poder del Espíritu Santo y cada uno de los dones espirituales que Dios le da a los creyentes hoy en día para poder ser testigos de Él. El libro incluye versículos bíblicos claves para equipar a los creyentes sobre lo que constituye el Bautismo, los dones, y el fruto del Espíritu Santo. Además da un entendimiento sobre el pecado o la blasfemia en contra del Espíritu...

As a Man Thinketh is James Allen's third book, first published in 1903. In it, he details how man is the creator and shaper of his destiny by the thoughts which he thinks. He rises and falls in exact accordance with the character of the thoughts which he entertains. His environment is the result of what he has thought and done in the past, and his circumstances in the future are being shaped and built by his present desires, aspirations, thoughts...

Chastity thought she had it all figured out. She knew she was on the perfect path of ethical veganism and celibacy. She knew who she was and life seemed pretty good, but Honesty the Unicorn had warned her once before that she would in the future be tested even beyond anything she had experienced. She wondered what this test could possibly be and wondered if perhaps there was still some great fear or challenge coming that would break her soul. She...

Editor and scholar Qiyamah A. Rahman collects and explores the unique journeys of Black Unitarian Universalist clergywomen, celebrating their wisdom, resilience, and contributions within and beyond Unitarian Universalism. In “The Rough Side of the Mountain: Black Women's Ministries in Unitarian Universalism”, editor and scholar Qiyamah A. Rahman collects and explores the unique journeys of Black Unitarian Universalist clergywomen, celebrating...

In her latest book, Genevieve Chavez Mitchell shares her own Sacred Money journey and brings a revelation:Money is not just a transactional tool, but a potent catalyst for profound spiritual transformation and societal change.Mitchell shows readers how to explore the uncharted waters of wealth in their day-to-day life. This journey isn't so much about walking the straight path, but rather finding beauty and magic along the tangled, crooked road to...