Steven (Steve) Liechty, Author at United Church of Christ

Beauty without Utility

There is a Latin phrase: ars gratia artis. It means art for the sake of art. Sometimes, we are...

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Jonathan Edwards: A Theological Grandparent

Congregational settlers in colonial New England fled Europe in the 1600s seeking religious freedom....

New

On this new year, no New Year’s resolutions. Instead, a litany of new things I wish for us all in...

Joy

It is the third week of Advent. I would like to use this opportunity to reflect on joy. I do so...

United Church of Christ News

Call to General Synod 32 — Join us in Milwaukee!

I am officially calling all delegates, visitors, and friends of the United Church of Christ to join...

Come

Here we are again – my favorite liturgical season: Advent. I love this time on the liturgical...

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She became a “Pilgrim Circuit Rider”

In the 1920s a young high school teacher, born and raised on an Illinois farm, wanted to be a...

Australia

There’s a good chance that as you read this, I will be on a plane headed to Australia. If not,...

Thanksgiving

For the 35 plus years I have had with a woman I love, and whom I still delight in seeing and...

I’m tired

Last week, the long-awaited mid-term elections were held. Some of what happened delighted me. Some...

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James O’Kelly

Revolution was in the air. Between 1775 and 1783 colonial settlers in America fought a war that...

When Love Matters

This past weekend, I spent another long weekend in Maine. I did that a year ago. Once again, we...

They Too

One of the first things I ask ecclesial bodies when examining a candidate’s fitness for ministry...

Longsuffering

“With all humility and gentleness, with longsuffering, bear with one another in love.” So wrote...

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Mahlon Van Horne

He was only 26 years old—born in Princeton, New Jersey, and educated at Lincoln University in...

The Daughters of Zelophedad

I am indebted to Manda Adams in Dallas for this podcast. While driving me to my workshop last...

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gOD-Talk: A Black Millennials and Faith Conversation

gOD-Talk: A Black Millennials and Faith Conversation Millennials are finding and creating new...

With Thanks for the Ordinand

I spent the weekend at a church in Maryland. It was a delight. There is something about visiting...

Avocation

What do you do to waste time? I have a few hobbies I love to waste time with. Waste may be the...

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The First Woman Ordained in the Evangelical and Reformed Church

In 1945, she was only 22, but she had theological questions. She wanted to talk with educated...