A Holy Week reflection of hope and resurrection
Gentle reader,I recently returned from a 12-day trip to the Middle East to visit our mission...
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Commentary: Can We Heal Our Fractured Nation?
Our nation is fracturing. In one piece, people find opportunity and successful careers. In another,...
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Creation Care Challenge
With the water crisis in Flint and the ongoing damage to our climate, our country is undergoing an...
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Commentary: Foolish, Stubborn, Underfunded Christians
In 1996, while I was pastor of Zion United Church of Christ in Henderson, Ky., our small...
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Keep It in the Ground: Preach It, Teach It, Do It
On Sunday, April 24th, UCC preachers around the country will proclaim from their pulpits a simple...
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Commentary: From Social Justice to Action to Ministry
The United Church of Christ continues to shape the way politics, policy and ministry unfold. Driven...
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Money & Politics: We Need to Take Our Democracy Back from Corporations
“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.” Proverbs 22:7,...
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Women Have a Lot Riding on this Election
When the topic turns to women and the issues affecting women’s lives during this election season,...
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Women Have a Lot Riding on this Election
When the topic turns to women and the issues affecting women’s lives during this election season,...
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A Gentleman who Cared and Trusted
In 1888 a wealthy New England businessman from Guilford, Connecticut, astonished people in the...
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Commentary: Racial Justice
Racial justice is the systemic fair treatment of all people that results in equal opportunities and...
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California’s Dirty Secret Comes to Light: Environmental Racism Meets “Black Lungs Matter”
In December, news outlets ranging from the New York Times to Mother Jones magazine were touting...
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Whether it is taking on climate change or addressing the lead poisoning of children, environmental...
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Commentary: Silence = Death. Let’s raise our voices!
As citizens of this great republic, we know that one way to ensure our voices are heard is in the...
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Commentary: Wisdom over power: a political lesson from a Mayan community
I am sure that most of us stayed awake until late hours waiting for the U.S. Presidential primary...
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Commentary: You might say religious liberty is in my blood
I’m a Mayflower descendant. My maternal grandmother was Delores Howland, some 16 or so...
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Welcoming New UCC Justice Leaders
With the start of 2016 we have welcomed two new leaders to our UCC Justice & Witness Ministries...
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Commentary: We Have a Heart Condition
With the 2016 presidential campaign accelerating into high gear, and spring primary elections not...
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Flint’s Water Crisis: A Story of Racial Injustice
In Psalm 94:20, the Psalmist speaks against rulers “who make injustice legal.” Before these...
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