Into the Mystic: Winners and Losers
Unless we purposely show mutual respect for one another, and cease to shame and inflame, healing...
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Watch it Spring Forth
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world as we know it. The vulnerabilities of the world are on...
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Permaculture as a Climate Resilience Strategy
When the UCC's Council for Climate Justice issued "A Kairos Call to Action: 10-Years of Church...
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Digital Potluck: A Holiday Recipe
When I was a kid in South Carolina, Thanksgiving and Christmas included meals to look forward to....
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Time to Again Support the Carbon Dividend Act
In June 2019, the General Synod of the United Church of Christ voted in favor of a resolution to...
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Into the Mystic: Towards None Being Excluded
As votes are tabulated during this season of election, let us pray that whatever the results, that...
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JPANet November 2020 Newsletter
November Newsletter Getting to the Root of It While we still eagerly await results of this week's...
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With Gratitude, Healing, and Hope
Even as we sort through the implications of Election Day and begin to think about where we go...
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Liberation, Freedom, Equity and Justice for All
When in the company of the Spirit of God, one should leave one’s practice of prayer and deep...
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Into the Mystic: A Sleepless Night
Bring God into the room with you. Ease your mind and eventually sleep. One of the questions I...
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Get Ready to Count Every Vote
Increasing uncertainty around the election and what happens after is totally normal; we’re...
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The Call to Action for Election Engagement
We are just a few days away from Election Day, and already more than 68 million ballots have been...
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Human Rights on the Ballot
With every day approaching November 3rd, it has felt increasingly true: this is a critical election...
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Wherever you are when you are reading this, we hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well...
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Commentary: On Bobbins, Geese, and Tomatoes
Often, the chance to write for Witness for Justice is one I enjoy. Mostly I write dry(ish) policy...
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The UCC Believes in the Right to Vote
The United Church of Christ Believes in the Right to Vote Vote: Act of Resistance and Spiritual...
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Into the Mystic: Wherein Hope
God gives us hope that grief and fear will not overcome us because God is light in the...
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A disagreement has arisen between a newly called minister and a congregation. The church is...
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Healthy Eating
The old adage, “You are what you eat,” is orthodoxy now among health food advocates, but...
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Kiss the Ground: Documentary Review
At the beginning of this Netflix documentary, the famous actor Woody Harrelson makes the following...
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