A Continual Remembrance
Vince Amlin
As I packed my office at my last church, I gathered loose index cards from every conceivable surface.
Sacred Voting
Jennifer Brownell
Here we are in the very first chapter of the very first book about the very first church, and just about the very first action those very first believers undertake is…an election
Authority
Matt Laney
The last time you received communion the pastor might have said something like, "The body and blood of Christ given for you" or something less graphic, more poetic, and just as appropriate such as: "The bread of life and the cup of hope."
The UCC Anti-Jesus
Quinn G. Caldwell
There never was a less-UCC vision of Jesus than this one.
Heard Mentality
Molly Baskette
Jesus, no fewer than six times in the gospels, utters his now-famous dictum, "He who has ears, let him hear."
Remember
Tony Robinson
"I don't need, every Sunday, to be reminded of my responsibilities,"
Hidden in Plain Sight
Donna Schaper
In 1940, the entrance to the ancient French Lascaux Cave was discovered by 18-year-old Marcel Ravidat.
Out of Sync
Rachel Hackenberg
Many of us are notoriously capable of functioning out-of-sync, of living contrary to the rhythms of our own bodies and spirits.
For Joy
Mary Luti
So it was all about joy.
We're Still Learning
Richard L. Floyd
The disciples had expected great things from Jesus when he ushered in God's glorious new reign on earth.