Commentary: Not a Place for Guns
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil.” (Psalm 23:4,...
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JPANet September 2019 Newsletter
September Newsletter Getting to the Root of It We’ve asked UCC advocates to help us unpack the...
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The Earth Shall Mourn – Just Peace Sunday 2019
On Sunday September 15th, many of our churches will observe Just Peace Sunday. The theme for 2019,...
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Into the Mystic: Rest in Thee
Be Thou My Vision and Van Morrison Augustine once wrote that “our heart is restless until it...
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Commentary: Love Is Justice Embodied
According to Omid Safi, “love is justice embodied.” When following Jesus’ teachings to love...
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Into the Mystic: For Whom the Bell Tolls
2019 Marks 400 years since enslaved Africans arrived in English-occupied North America On Sunday,...
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Come Together to Pull Back from the Brink
If the General Synod of the United Church of Christ passed a resolution in support the "Back From...
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Creation Care Moment: A Practice for Each Sunday
At Weybridge Congregational Church, the beginning of worship every Sunday includes a Creation Care...
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Green New Deal Reading Challenge
Have you read the Green New Deal? The United Church of Christ chose to endorse it at its General...
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Commentary: Finding Freedom Among Wild Things
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of traveling with UCC National staff colleagues to the Wild...
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Into the Mystic: In Search of Kindness
“Love Your Neighbor” is not just one of the greatest commands, but also the greatest...
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Commentary: It’s Raining
On Tuesday, August 6, with much of the news understandably focused on the aftermath of the tragic...
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Into the Mystic: For Peace
An appeal and a prayer for peace, in a world where it seems hard to come by. In a world where it...
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Commentary: “Why don’t they go back?”
In July, the U.S. President reacted to four U.S. Congresswomen’s critiques of certain...
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UCC’s General Minister and President Responds to the Latest Mass Shootings I did want to take an...
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Commentary: Shall We Gather at The Table?
One of the things I love most about the United Church of Christ is the professed wideness of our...
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Into the Mystic: How Majestic
Psalm 8 begins "O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the Earth." I have experienced...
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JPANet August 2019 Newsletter
Friends -- As Congress heads out of town for August Recess, the UCC Justice and Peace Action...
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Prepare for the Advocacy Marathon
Thank you for your advocacy and witness in these challenging times... Over the past six months, you...
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Jesus as an Anti-Colonialist: Why It Matters Today
If someone were to ask me why I am Christian, the scripture that comes to mind first is a passage...
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