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A Promise of Love

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Unitarian Universalism has been described as “a covenantal faith”, based on promises of action rather than adherent to a specific faith.  Here at Thomas Paine we begin many business meetings by reading our “Covenant of Good Relations” (tpuuf.org/about-us/covenant-of-good-relations).  What does living in covenant with others mean?  More importantly, what happens when our promise of love … Continue reading A Promise of Love

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The Wonder of Hanukkah

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Although December is a winter month of darkness and cold, it is also a time filled with holidays celebrating light and warmth.  Starting tonight is Hanukkah, The Festival of Lights.  It is at its root a celebration of light as both miracle and wonder, the miracle of lasting light and the wonder of light in … Continue reading The Wonder of Hanukkah

Thomas Paine UU Fellowship

I Wonder As I Wander

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We come from the unknown at birth and we go back into the unknown at death.  How can we help but wonder as we wander through the time between those two great unknowns?  We wander and wonder together, through the mystery that surrounds us and encircles our very being.