Episode 4: Hope Against Hope
I am a part of the first generation born into a world aware that life as we know it on this planet...
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Commentary: Holiday Spirit
I recently had a conversation with someone lamenting the powerlessness she felt in the face of...
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Commentary: A New Ball Game: Race, Power & Mizzou
I attended Gary Pinkel's first game as the coach of the Missouri Tigers. It was in 2001 and they...
Read MoreUCC Voices to #StopFundingFossils
On November 14th, the UCC joined an international day of action to call upon governments to stop...
Read MoreEpisode 3: Repairers of the Breach
Sometimes, things fall apart. They break. It could be by accident. It could be with cruel intent...
Read MoreEpisode 2: Laughter
It often catches us by surprise. There is something healing about the spontaneity of a moment that...
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Make the El Niño Connection this Advent: Proclaim Hope Amid Climate Change
Did you know that El Niño, the name for the monster weather event so often in the headlines, also...
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Shaking My Head in Tears
Each year, during this season, I find myself shaking my head in wonderment as holiday...
Read MoreEpisode 1: My Little Toil Of Love
John DorhauerIn one of her most breathtaking poems, Emily Dickinson writes: "my little toil of love...
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Commentary: A Back to the Future Church
If you follow pop-culture, you know that October 21st 2015 was the long-awaited "Back to the...
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Veterans Day: Understanding Moral Injury
“In the midst of war our wounds were as undeniable as the blood-stained hands that kept pressure...
Read MoreCommentary: Fair, Transparent, and Good Governance for All Peoples
Every election season, I am reminded of my great-grandmother, Mrs. Mattie Belle McClain McDowell,...
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Stop Funding Fossil Fuels: Day of Action
On November 14th, help expose fossil fuel handouts. Learn more about the #StopFundingFossils Day of...
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Commentary: Human Problems, Human Solutions
In 1938, Stanford graduate student in statistics George Dantzig arrived late for class. Finding...
Read MoreCommentary: When you hear the term “Reproductive Justice,” what comes to mind?
My hope is that this phrase creates a beautiful vision in your mind of a world where not only are...
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Faith That Saves Mountains
On the kitchen windowsill in front of where she washes dishes, Pat Hudson keeps a piece of coal...
Read MoreOngoing Injustice: The Bureau of Indian Education
In the coming weeks we will mark Indigenous Peoples Day and Native American Heritage Month. While...
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My “Conversation” with the Pope: Ecumenical Bonding over Creation Care and Coffee
In his encyclical on the environment, the pope says that he wants to be in “dialogue with all...
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A day of listening to mark Katrina’s 10th anniversary
As the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, an implied question arises from the...
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Commentary: Why I Stand with Planned Parenthood
I hold strongly to the values that life is sacred and good, and that in circumstances when...
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