Dear Dr. Ford
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and brings valued attention to the issue of intimate...
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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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Commentary: How long, O God?
An article about the prevalence of rape in the U.S. recently came across my news feed. I’m not...
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Into the Mystic: Witness
The United Church of Christ serves in almost 90 countries as an act of love and faith By the time...
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Commentary: Supporting our Schools
On September 11, the national staff of the United Church of Christ participated in a day of...
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Into the Mystic: Just for Fun
Don’t be afraid; have fun! For a long time now, if asked what my favorite scripture verse is, I...
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This month’s COMma offers a slightly different perspective – a personal story from Rev. Stephen...
Read MoreA story from Plymouth Congregational Church in Kansas
At the start of 2018, Plymouth found itself faced with the opportunity to help one of our community...
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Into the Mystic: Mercersburg
No Matter How You Worship, You Are Welcome Here In central Pennsylvania there are a group of...
Read MoreStories from the Southeast Conference
Birmingham, AL Five UCC clergy-persons from Alabama were among nearly 50 religious leaders in the...
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“Our work in the immigration crisis began in 2006 and has continued to the present. The first...
Read MoreOklahoma City
In January 2018, our congregation started a weekly vigil for immigration justice outside an...
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Commentary: Not a Place for Guns
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil.” (Psalm 23:4,...
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JPANet September 2019 Newsletter
September Newsletter Getting to the Root of It We’ve asked UCC advocates to help us unpack the...
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The Earth Shall Mourn – Just Peace Sunday 2019
On Sunday September 15th, many of our churches will observe Just Peace Sunday. The theme for 2019,...
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Into the Mystic: Rest in Thee
Be Thou My Vision and Van Morrison Augustine once wrote that “our heart is restless until it...
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Commentary: Love Is Justice Embodied
According to Omid Safi, “love is justice embodied.” When following Jesus’ teachings to love...
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Into the Mystic: For Whom the Bell Tolls
2019 Marks 400 years since enslaved Africans arrived in English-occupied North America On Sunday,...
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Come Together to Pull Back from the Brink
If the General Synod of the United Church of Christ passed a resolution in support the "Back From...
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Creation Care Moment: A Practice for Each Sunday
At Weybridge Congregational Church, the beginning of worship every Sunday includes a Creation Care...
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