JPANet November 2019 Newsletter
November Newsletter Getting to the Root of It We’ve asked UCC advocates to help us unpack...
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Our Faith, Our Vote, Our Voice
Elections matter – local, state or national, in a presidential election year or not. The outcomes...
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Into the Mystic: Mom and Molly
Sacred time with loved ones is made more precious by distance Of the many people who are dear to...
Read MoreOur Window of Opportunity: A Time to Act
A liturgical resource for congregations undertaking focused on Kairos mobilization. Based on Luke...
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Commentary: They Shall Beat their Swords into Healthcare
They shall beat their swords into plowshares,and their spears into pruning hooks;nation shall not...
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Into the Mystic: Connected
Being disconnected is unsettling. Stay connected and groundedI had a harrowing experience last...
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Entre dos Mundos
Mis amig@s y yo estamos planificando comenzar una campaña del juego Dragones y Calabozos. Estoy...
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Commentary: Legislating Injustice
Woe to those who make unjust laws,to those who issue oppressive decrees,to deprive the poor of...
Read MoreOctober 2019
Cheryl (not her real name) has a calling to the specialized work of intentional interim ministry in...
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Downton Abbey and the Divided World of the Climate Crisis
After much anticipation, the Downton Abbey movie has arrived. For six seasons, beginning in 2011,...
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A Climate Kairos Confession
A Kairos moment may be pregnant with possibilities or stillborn with paralysis. Christians use the...
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Suffering from Climate Burnout? Learn from a Burnt Out Moses
After a couple of recent conversations with friends who confided that they were suffering from...
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Caring for the Trees: An Urban-Rural Divide
When it comes to caring for God’s creation with regard to our nation’s wooded lands, there is...
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Commentary: In Leadership and Life, Trust Matters
During the past weeks, as I have watched the leaves turn to vibrant shades of red, yellow, orange...
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Into the Mystic: Autumn
The changing of the seasons often evoke fond memories, as temperatures drop and days get...
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JPANet October 2019 Newsletter
October Newsletter Getting to the Root of It We’ve asked UCC advocates to help us...
Read MoreCommentary: Clergy Picking Up our Grandmothers’ Picket Signs for Access to Abortion
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases about abortion in the next several months. For me and...
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Into the Mystic: My Beloved
We experience God’s love through loving--and being loved by--the people in our livesEight days is...
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A Call to Action in a David and Goliath Struggle
Dear Friends and Churches, I am pastor of East Weymouth Congregational Church, United Church of...
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Commentary: Woe to the Unambitious: Greta as Prophet
Prophets provoke a reckoning, a moment of truth that cannot be denied. The illusion of...
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