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When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to...
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JPANet January 2021 Newsletter
JPANet January 2021 Newsletter January Newsletter Getting to the Root of It There are few words...
Read MoreA Fraying Hope: Steps to Repairing Democracy
The 2020 elections reminded us in stark terms of the fragility of our democracy. As former...
Read MoreWhat Then Are We to Say….
https://soundcloud.com/theucc/what-then-are-we-to-say “What, then, are we to say about...
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Giving Our All to God
Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into...
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Christmas Lens
I have an eye exam coming up this week, and I am really looking forward to it. I am curious to...
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Abolish the Death Penalty
I will never forget the night when I sat in the damp and cold dungeon known as Missouri’s death...
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Digital Potluck: Vegan Chickpea & Rice Soup
Growing up in Kentucky, one of my family’s main holiday meals was chicken and rice. We all...
Read MoreInto the Mystic: Peace
It is the second week of advent.That comes with a prayer for peace.Well, as I have prayed since as...
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This Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, our little family did not make our traditional trek to Florida to see...
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JPANet December 2020 Newsletter
December Newsletter Getting to the Root of It Phew, not sure about you, but we are tired. It has...
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Advent: A Season of Preparation: Faith-Based Organizing for Justice
What will the world look like when justice comes? And how do we prepare for its...
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United Church of Canada Takes Climate Action
For immediate release from the United Church of Canada The United Church of Canada made a...
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From Active Hope to Sacred Circle
Our journey to becoming a UCC Creation Justice Church (designation awarded in November 2020)...
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Community Supported Agriculture and Churches
To begin the classes she teaches, author and activist, Anna Lappé will often ask students their...
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Safe and Sustainable Landscape Practices for Churches
As a newly recognized Creation Justice Church and as a Whole Earth Church for the past 26...
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Scott Libbey: A Global Servant for the World-Wide Church
Most clergy spend the years of their ministry as pastors serving the needs of local...
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Into the Mystic: Give Thanks in all Circumstances
Even if you are making painful sacrifices for the health of your family during this pandemic, there...
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Tear Down the Wall
I live in the Sonoran Desert on Tohono O’odham land in what is now called Tucson, Arizona. It is...
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Into the Mystic: God Will Be There
Faith says that after trouble, pain or, death, God will be there. In what has become one of the...
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