Episode 28: Biking
I used to do a lot of running. And then my knees gave out on me and told me to stop doing that....
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Commentary: Of Blessings and Boycotts
When you give thanks for the hands that prepared your meal, remember not just those in the kitchen...
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Church Habitat Restoration 101
Part of an ongoing series on best practices for Creation Justice Churches A church can become...
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God’s Abiding Presence in the Prophetic Action of 21 Young People
As a Mother of One of the Plaintiffs, a UCC Minister Reflects “This is the best time to be...
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Commentary: REPARATIONS for African Descendants… Is the U.S. there yet?
Recently I was in a denominational business meeting where someone asked, “What mission projects...
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Commentary: Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage in the United States
During May, we celebrate the heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders...
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May Flowers… and November Elections
Perhaps those words, “November elections,” and the long campaign leading up to them, give you a...
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Commentary: HB2
I am not transgender.I cannot know what the struggle is like to claim your identity in a culture...
Read MoreCommentary: In Praise of House Parties
The first environmental gathering I ever attended was a house party. The plan was to watch a live...
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People of Faith Walking for the Climate
Art as a tool for climate activism has engaged young and old alike in our local UCC church and in...
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The “Father of Oregon Schools” was a New England Congregationalist
It was October, 1847, when George and Nancy Atkinson, commissioned by the American Home...
Read MoreKeep It In the Ground
To mark Earth Day and save the planet, join the movement to keep 80% of fossil fuels in the...
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Commentary: My Brother’s Keeper
Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my...
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Commentary: Home of the Brave?
“Fear is the foundation of most governments,” John Adams wrote in his 1776 pamphlet Thoughts on...
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Pioneering Woman Preacher
In March 1883 Emma Newman, alone in the middle of the prairie, was driving her one-horse buggy...
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Would Jesus Give Up on Us?
Remember the bumper sticker, “Who would Jesus bomb?” It came to my mind recently as I read a...
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“Other Flints”—Environmental Injustice in North Carolina
In February, I met with Brooks Berndt, the UCC’s Minister for Environmental Justice, to discuss a...
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Commentary: “Never Again On Our Watch”
A couple of weeks ago I rewatched Hotel Rwanda. It has been at least ten years since I first...
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Commentary: Breaking News!
Working in Washington D.C., I consume a lot of news. Over the past couple months, I feel like the...
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